Varicose and Vein disorder Symptom recognition. Diagnosis and treatment plan

Vein disorder and varicose veins. Symptom recognition. Diagnosis and treatment plan Venous disease is a progressive disorder , but its symptoms can be treated and the progression of the disease can be halted by outpatient procedures. Vein disease manifests as a cosmetic nuisance or can progress to significant skin changes , recurrent skin infections difficult

Memorial Day Parade . What’s new around zip 60010o

Memorial Day Parade . What’s new around zip 60010 The Memorial Day Parade starts at 10:30 am from Park Ave. and proceeds to Evergreen Cemetery . Barrington High School Students enrolled in “Healthy Hearts – Youth to Youth – will Join the community in honoring veterans and those who lost their lives serving our country

Cardioversion

“Electrical cardioversion” is a cardiac procedure that shocks the heart to convert an irregular rhythm back into a normal sinus rhythm. Most often is used to convert Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter into normal rhythm How do you prepare for cardioversion Fast (not eat or drink anything) for 6 hours before the procedure.  If you take

New kind of beauty; my “great blue lady”

My new kind of beauty I met yesterday a new kind of beauty : a strong willed, late 40’s woman with Down syndrome and uncorrected congenital heart disease; the one that gives the “blue” appearance, associated with long life living with low Oxygen . Ill call her my “great blue lady “ because she is

Nuclear Stress Test . Procedure instructions

What is a nuclear stress test A nuclear stress test uses radioactive dye and an imaging machine to generate pictures of the blood flow to your heart. The test compares blood flow while you are at rest to the blood flow while exercising , showing areas with poor blood flow or damage in your heart.

Pacemaker implant – post procedure instructions

After implant ,you may go home the same day , or may stay overnight, depending on your age and other medical conditions A preventive antibiotic will be prescribed for the next 5 days. You will be given an ID card that contains information about your pacemaker. You will receive instructions about remote monitoring of your

Healthy Hearts – Youth to Youth Club

Healthy Hearts is a group of high school students who promote blood pressure screening , early recognition of hypertension in youth and healthy eating tips to control blood pressure .  All our proceedings will be donated to The Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township The Boys & Girls Clubs of Dundee Township is one

TAVR – new device “LOTUS” gets approved for treatment of Aortic Stenosis

https://youtu.be/5Qy4UMLxk-E Lotus joins the Sapien and CoreValve/Evolut families of TAVR devices in that indication. It is unique in being repositionable and retrievable after full deployment A fourth competitor in the TAVR space, the JenaValve, is in a pivotal study Aortic stenosis is narrowing of the main valve , impeding blood  flow circulation  from the heart to

Healthy Hearts – Youth to Youth .

Healthy Hearts is a group of high school students who promote blood pressure screening , early recognition of hypertension in youth and healthy eating tips to control blood pressure . Our Mission  To offer FREE  blood pressure screening to all students (not just athletes) to detect hypertension in youth To educate the community about Hypertension –

Atrial Fibrillation Clinical Practice Guidelines (2019)

Atrial Fibrillation Clinical Practice Guidelines (2019) American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society February 26, 2019 A focused update of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2014 guidelines for the management of patients