Do we need stents if we see clogs in our hearts? Not always. In the setting of the ACUTE HEART attack, you will need an urgent treatment which requires a stent often.
But in those people with stable symptoms, non-emergent, you don’t necessarily need a stent. It depends.
Do you know what the word heart plaque means? The job of blood vessels is to expand and constrict, depending on whether you need more or less blood to your organs.
If you have risk factors, your soft blood vessels can get damaged. Your body creates a band aid over the damaged area. Then cholesterol connects to the band aid and plaque is formed. This is the start of heart disease.
Have you ever heard of coronary arteries? When we are talking about coronary arteries, we are thinking about heart attacks, clogs or stents in the heart. The coronary arteries sit on the heart and provides blood flow to the heart. If you don’t get good blood flow, then the heart can die in the area causing a heart attack.
Do you get flutters in your chest that you worry about? Palpitations are extra heart beats that people feel occasionally. Many people have them when they drink alcohol or caffeine. They can also be associated with stress, dehydration and illness. If you have frequent symptoms, you should see your physician.
Does the term heart disease confuse you? Heart disease is an umbrella term for many heart conditions. But classically, heart disease refers to when arteries in the heart get clogged.
Have you all heard about Jane Esselstyn’s annual event? This year the focus is: Women vs. Inflammation: Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease and Inflammation. Jane does a great event each March and I have been privileged to be part of several of them. This was will be a virtual event. I will be speaking about …
Episode 150 with Switch4Good Podcast hosted by Dotsie Bausch and Alexandra Paul We needed another episode to get it all in! Here we talk about heart disease and how to heal from heart disease. Click here to listen!
Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women. In fact, heart disease will kill more women than men. While we are getting better at decreasing heart disease deaths with improved medical care, prevention is the key to the improvements. People often believe that they can eat whatever they want when they are …
People ask me all the time about how I get my protein without eggs, meat and cheese. I just had this question today in clinic. In America, we are fixated with our protein sources. There is plenty of protein in beans and lentils that I promise you. You do not need animal products to get …
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