Category: heart

What is coronary heart disease? Share Your Story Coronary heart disease or coronary artery disease (CAD) screening tests can be used to potentially prevent a heart attack or cardiac event in a person without heart disease symptoms, and can assist in diagnosing heart disease in individuals with heart disease symptoms. Coronary heart disease tests can...

What is pericarditis? Pericarditis is an inflammation of the tissue called the pericardium, that surrounds your heart. Sometimes your pericardium can weaken enough that it develops infection and inflammation. Pericarditis is an inflammation of the tissue that surrounds your heart. This tissue, a fluid-filled sac called the pericardium, protects your heart from over-expanding, keeps your...

What is Carospir (spironolactone), and how is it used? Carospir (spironolactone) oral suspension is an antagonist of aldosterone used to treat heart failure and reduced ejection fraction to increase survival, manage edema, and reduce the need for hospitalization for heart failure. It is also used as an add-on therapy for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering...

What is cholesterol? There are two types of cholesterol in your body. Doctors cannot remove plaque completely from your arteries, but treatments can reduce the size of a blockage. When your blood cholesterol levels are high, plaque begins to build up in your arteries. This leaves you at a greater risk for heart diseases like...

Five health measurements There are many signs that your heart isn’t healthy, but what are signs that your heart is healthy? Learn how to gauge the overall health of your heart with these tips. There are five health measurements that indicate your heart is healthy. If you maintain strong numbers in these five areas, there...

What is Verquvo (vericiguat), and what is it used for? Verquvo (vericiguat) is a prescription medicine used in adults who are having symptoms of their chronic (long-lasting) heart failure, who have had a recent hospitalization or the need to receive intravenous (IV) medicines and have an ejection fraction (amount of blood pumped with each heartbeat)...

These premature discharges are due to electrical “irritability” of the heart muscle of the ventricles and can be caused by heart attacks, electrolyte imbalances, lack of oxygen, or medications.Source: iStock What are premature ventricular contractions (PVC)? Readers Comments 22 Share Your Story Premature ventricular contractions (PVC) are premature heartbeats originating from the ventricles of the...

Pulse pressure is the difference between your systolic and diastolic blood pressure numbers and can help determine your risk of heart disease Pulse pressure is the difference between your systolic (upper) and diastolic (lower) blood pressure numbers. When you measure your blood pressure, your reading has two numbers: Systolic blood pressure: Pressure exerted by blood...

Left bundle branch block (LBBB) is an abnormality in the heart’s electrical conduction system. Learn about symptoms and treatment Left bundle branch block (LBBB) may not be serious if you do not have any underlying heart conditions. Many people with LBBB have no symptoms, and some don’t require any treatment at all. However, whether or...