TAVR,- breakthrough treatment for Aortic stenosis- may replace surgical treatment in 21st Century

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Aortic stenosis is narrowing of the main valve , impeding blood  flow circulation  from the heart to the aorta. More than 1.5 million of people live in US with aortic stenosis, and the current, standard  treatment is surgical replacement of the valve, through open heart surgery. The risks of open heart surgery precludes this treatment

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Flu Virus increases the Risk of Heart Attack

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As flu season continue to unfold, ” cardiac world” is seeing an increase in Heart failure decompensation, and an unexpected increase in Heart attacks.   A recent study published in New England Journal of Medicine a few weeks ago draws the attention of a interesting new connection between Influenza and Heart attacks. Even though the

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Cardiac Pacemakers What my patients need to know before implant

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What is a pacemaker and how it works A small device implanted under the skin, designed to mimic the heart’s natural pacemaker When the heart natural ” battery” becomes depleted , the artificial pacemaker is implanted to take over. A Pacemaker has two purposes Pacing- sending  an impulse when your own heart rhythm is too

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The Mystery of Atrial Fibrillation. What my patients need to know

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Atrial Fibrillation, an abnormality of the electrical system of the heart, is more prevalent after 60 years old. I found the explanations about cause, treatment, prognosis to be inefficient in our daily office visits, and misunderstanding and confusion lead to noncompliance with treatment. Social media advertising regarding anticoagulation therapy, – Xarelto, Pradaxa, Eliquis and coumadin,

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Cancer therapy and the risk of Heart Disease

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 The Breast Cancer survivor of today, should not become the Heart Failure patient of tomorrow.  Cardio-Oncology Partnership.   As a women cardiologist, I see many patients in different stages of Breast Cancer treatment,  cancer free ,or  years in remission. I was always puzzled by finding some form of heart disease in these patients, when there was

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Why Heart Disease is different in Women

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“The community has viewed women health almost with a “bikini” approach, looking essentially at breast and reproductive system,ignoring the rest of the women as part of the women’s health ” Nannette Wagner, MD Screening guidelines for cancers allows early recognition ,improving detection , treatment and cure. Women education about mammograms and pap smears led to

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