Blood Pressure Heart Attack Ultrasound 
DAIC
MARCH 18, 2024
milla1cf Mon, 03/18/2024 - 08:00 March 18, 2024 — The Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai recently became one of four institutions in the U.S. and the first on the West Coast to use a new device aimed at lowering blood pressure in patients with difficult-to-treat hypertension. Florian Rader, MD, MSc.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
DECEMBER 19, 2023
In general, the more calcified or fibrous a plaque is, the less dangerous it is, as it is less likely to rupture and cause a heart attack. Fatty or necrotic plaque is often described as ‘vulnerable’ plaque, with the vulnerability being related to the risk of a heart attack. Springer, Cham. Am J Cardiol.
Wellnest
DECEMBER 18, 2023
These groundbreaking developments offer a paradigm shift in the management of resistant hypertension, especially when it is extremely difficult to achieve blood pressure control through conventional means, such as lifestyle modifications and various drug therapies.
Dr. Paddy Barrett
OCTOBER 4, 2024
Managing blood pressure. mmol/l (197 mg/dl) with normal blood pressure who is a little overweight, does not smoke or have diabetes and has a family history of heart disease. Suddenly, a 43% chance of a heart attack or stroke becomes a 19% risk. Eur Heart J. Being active. Good nutrition.
All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders
APRIL 25, 2024
If the amount of fluid is large or there is a rapid increase in the rate of fluid collection, the compression of the heart prevents its proper filling. An unfilled heart is not able to pump out blood well and the blood pressure falls. This serious condition is known as cardiac tamponade.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
DECEMBER 19, 2022
If the pump is unable to pump blood out (either because it is defective or because something is making it more difficult to pump blood out in some way) then less blood goes around and this can damage our vital organs and be dangerous. So what tests tell us about the heart as a pump?
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
DECEMBER 19, 2022
If the inflammation spreads to the surface of the heart itself, it is termed myopericarditis. About 5% of patients who present to A+E with chest pain which is not deemed to be a heart attack or angina are ultimately diagnosed with pericarditis. Also recent cardiac surgery and a recent heart attack can present with pericarditis.
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