Visiting a heart doctor—also known as a cardiologist—is crucial in maintaining your vascular health. These appointments can help catch early signs of heart disease and other conditions, ensuring you get the treatment you need before things get serious. But how can you make the most out of each Read More
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The Link Between Hyperlipidemia and Cardiovascular Health
You have heard that your heart health depends in part on your cholesterol levels. However, did you know that hyperlipidemia can lead to artery blockage and heart disease? Here, we examine the link between hyperlipidemia and cardiovascular health – cholesterol. Understanding this link can help you Read More
What Your Cardiologist Would Want You to Know About Heart Failure
On average, a human heart beats more than 3,600 times per hour. (At least once per second.) So it’s no surprise that this hard-working muscle is susceptible to problems over time. Everyone knows about heart attacks, but there is a lot of confusion about congestive heart failure – mostly because Read More
Heart Disease Runs in the Family; How to Avoid it
When certain illnesses or medical conditions run in the family, your risk of either being born with or developing that condition increases. While rare, conditions that are caused by genetic mutations require immediate medical attention and often necessitate lifelong monitoring by a cardiologist or Read More
Cardiology Services at Intercoastal
Intercoastal Medical Group is a one-stop-shop for all your medical care needs. It offers medical care in 8 locations and with 100 doctors who specialize in over 20 different branches of medicine, including a 10,500 sq. ft. ambulatory surgical center. One of Intercoastal Medical Group’s best Read More
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
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
