Heart disease, also referred to as cardiovascular disease can describe a number of conditions affecting the heart. Although heart disease includes conditions such as arrhythmias and congenital heart conditions (those present at birth), we are going to discuss those that are the result of Read More
Cardiology
Is Your Heart Beating Too Fast?
First love. Meeting someone famous. Seeing a rainbow after a sensational Sarasota storm. It’s a special feeling when your heart skips a beat. But what if it feels as if your heart is beating too fast? Most often the causes are not dangerous but it helps to know what’s behind the sensation and what Read More
Guarding against peripheral artery disease
As we all know, walking is one of the best exercises you can do at any age. But when merely taking a stroll causes pain in your legs, it may be a sign of a serious circulatory condition known as peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD occurs when fatty deposits and calcium building up in the walls of Read More
Preparing for an Echocardiogram
An Echocardiogram (ECG) is a well-known test performed by primary care physicians and cardiologists to assess a patient’s heart health for both preventive (as in annual physical check-up) and treatment (for cardiovascular disease) purposes. An echocardiogram is an ultrasound test that evaluates Read More
Doctors Specialty Spotlight: Cardiology
A startling health statistic shows that one out of every four deaths is related to some form of heart disease. That means that roughly 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States, every year. In fact, heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in America. That is Read More
Reasons You Should Visit Your Cardiologist
A cardiologist is a specially trained doctor who focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease and other heart-related, circulatory, and blood vessel conditions. Cardiologists undergo advanced training to care for the complex, powerful pump that is your heart. Consider this: every Read More
Chest Pain: What Could It Mean?
Most people automatically think of heart diseases when they think of chest pain, however, the truth is that chest pain can be caused by several different conditions - a lot of which do not stem from the heart. While it is extremely important to visit a doctor as soon as you start developing pain in Read More
Heart Failure: A Growing Concern
Heart Failure or Congestive Heart Failure is a condition where the heart doesn’t pump the blood in your system as well as it should or when the ventricles in your heart don’t fill up. According to the CDC, heart failure hospitalizations continue to be on the rise, going from 1 million cases in 1996 Read More
