Coronary Artery Disease in Physically Fit Middle Age People
How could it be possible for a physically fit person in middle age to have significant coronary artery disease: dangerous blockages in their heart’s arteries? […]
Five Ways to Lower Resting Heart Rate without Drugs
If you want to lower your fast resting heart rate without drugs that can cause side effects, there are at least five natural ways to do this. […]
How Much Strength Training a Week Lowers Heart Attack Risk?
Strength training will lower heart attack and stroke risk. […]
What’s the Slowest a Heart Attack Can Occur?
Is there a such thing as a slow motion heart attack? The “Hollywood heart attack” occurs in just seconds, but can real life heart attacks take hours to unfold? […]
Do Heart Attacks Always Cause a Loss of Consciousness?
“It is important to understand that heart attacks do not always cause people to lose consciousness,” says Michael Hoosien, MD, MSc, a cardiac electrophysiologist with Piedmont Heart Hospital in Atlanta, GA. […]
Pain in the Left Arm from Heart Attack vs. Muscle Problem
Comparison of how left arm pain from a heart attack feels vs. from a muscle problem… “When people feel pain in their left arm, they are often worried that it could be a sign of [...]
Can a Heart Problem Cause a Warm Sensation in the Leg?
Just what is the connection between coronary heart disease and a warm feeling in the leg? You may already know that a deep vein thrombosis can present with a very warm sensation in a specific [...]
Why Is Hand Grip Strength Linked to Heart Health?
It’s no secret in the medical world that hand grip strength is associated with heart health, cardiac events and death. You may be wondering what on earth does hand grip strength have to do with [...]
Can a Blood Test Tell if You Had a Heart Attack?
A simple and highly sensitive blood test can detect if you just suffered a heart attack--and this test is so super sensitive that it can detect even a mild heart attack. The blood test is [...]
Can a Troponin Level Be Normal After a Heart Attack?
A myocardial infarction is a heart attack. Troponins “leak” from damaged heart tissue and make their way to the bloodstream. Normally in the absence of a heart attack the levels are very low. A heart [...]
Can an X-Ray Show a Heart Attack?
If you go to the ER complaining of chest pain or shortness of breath/difficulty breathing, the doctor will want to order a chest X-ray. You may wonder if this type of image can show a [...]
Can Troponin Elevation Mean Something Other than Heart Attack?
Patients who present in the emergency room with chest pain are given a troponin test (blood sample is taken by nurse). Troponin is a protein enzyme that leaks from the heart when this muscle is [...]
