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16
Jul

An Overview of Heart Diseases and Disorders Part II of II

An Overview of Heart Diseases and Disorders Part II of II   Arrhythmias that originate in the ventricles are:    Ventricular Tachycardia (VT)  Ventricular tachycardia is a life threatening arrhythmia that occurs more often with other serious heart disease; however, sometimes it happens in people with normal hearts.   It is a serious condition that needs follow-up and aggressive treatment, [...]

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13
Jul

An Overview of Heart Diseases and Disorders Part I of II

An Overview of Heart Diseases and Disorders Part I of II   At some point in their lives, millions of people experience irregular heartbeats, called arrhythmias.   They are harmless most of the time and occur in healthy people free of heart disease.   However, there are some abnormal heart rhythms that can be serious or [...]

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28
Jun

How to Prevent Arrhythmias

How to Prevent Arrhythmias It’s easy to diagnose an arrhythmia.  Simply wear a Holter monitor or a 2 week loop monitor and it is likely the physician will catch it.    Treating arrhythmias is also doable with an EP study that involves placing EP Catheters in the heart and destroying the pathway that is causing it [...]

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10
Jun

Heart Healthy Diet: Eight Easy Steps to Prevent Heart Disease, Part IV of IV

6. Reduce the amount of sodium in your food   Eating large amounts of sodium contributes to high blood pressure, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.   Therefore it is important to reduce sodium to achieve a heart healthy diet.  It is recommended to: Healthy adults consume no more than 2,300 milligrams (mg) of sodium [...]

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07
Jun

Heart Healthy Diet: Eight Easy Steps to Prevent Heart Disease, Part III of IV

4. Reduce unhealthy fats and cholesterol (con’t) The best way to reduce trans fats and saturated fats from your diet is to limit the solid fats like butter, shortening and margarine you add to food.   Also you can limit the amount of saturated fat by trimming fat off your meat or choosing leaner meats [...]

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04
Jun

Heart Healthy Diet: Eight Easy Steps to Prevent Heart Disease, Part II of IV

A visit to the Cath lab or Electrophysiology lab is not exactly a good time nor is being strapped to a 24 hour Holter monitor or 2 week loop recorder.   Before a cardiac event occurs why not be proactive and alter eating habits to reduce the chances of needing a cardiac event monitor or [...]

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01
Jun

Heart Healthy Diet: Eight Easy Steps to Prevent Heart Disease, Part I of IV

We know how hard it is to change your eating habits.   To make it easier, start with these eight strategies to be on your way towards a heart healthy diet. A visit to the Catherization lab or electrophysiology lab is not exactly a good time nor is being strapped to a 24 hour Holter [...]

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