Text Size:   Increase Text Size   Decrease Text Size
Home > Health > Heart Disease > Articles/Stories

Articles/Stories

Heart Disease: Q & A with Dr. Saurabh Gupta

Questions include: My father recently had a heart attack and now is afraid to exercise. Is exercise dangerous after a heart attack?  My mother says there’s nothing she can do about her heart disease, so she doesn’t want to “waste her time trying to get healthy.” Can heart disease be cured?
Read Full Article...

Cardiac CT Scan

Cardiac CT scan is the newest type of imaging used to detect heart disease. It allows us to take pictures of the coronary arteries in a non-invasive fashion. Cardiac CT has been around for about ten years, but in the last four years, it’s advanced to the point that it’s now being used in clinical routine.

Typically, when we need to see someone’s coronary arteries in order to detect any possible blockages, the patient has to undergo an invasive coronary angiogram. This is a procedure where a catheter is placed in a patient’s artery in the leg, and then ultimately that catheter is inserted into the coronary arteries.
Read Full Article...

Preventative Measures You Can Take Now

Living a healthy lifestyle will make a difference for anyone at any stage of their lives – from a toddler just starting out to an elderly person. Eating healthy foods and doing even mild exercise helps everyone feel better, have more energy, and lower their risk for heart disease as well as many other types of disease. If you’re a caregiver, this dose of prevention applies to you just as much as it applies to your parents and loved ones.
Read Full Article...

The Ups and Downs of High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure doesn’t cause painful symptoms, but left untreated it can cause stroke, heart failure, or heart attack. As a caregiver, you probably know it’s important that you help your parents or loved ones control their blood pressure. You also need to make sure your own blood pressure is within normal range. Officially, normal blood pressure is 120/80. Exercise, diet, and the right medications can help control it – and lower the risk factors considerably.
Read Full Article...