There are many reasons why a person might have an irregular heartbeat. Sometimes, it is all related to stress and upset in a person’s life, other times, it could be a sign of something wrong with the heart. If you are drinking a lot of caffeine, that may cause you to have a heartbeat that ...
Coronary artery disease occurs when the arteries of the heart become constricted. When the arteries narrow, angina pectoris, arrhythmias, heart failure and/or myocardial infarction can result. Coronary artery disease affects more than 13 million people in the United States and is responsible for almost 75% of all deaths from cardiovascular disease. Coronary artery bypass surgery ...
This year quite a few celebrities have died from a heart attack, and one has to wonder if had these celebrities known their calcium score and had taken measures to arrest or reverse their heart disease, would they be alive today. Fact is, most people have never, and will never, have a calcium score test ...
Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease, according to National Heart Lung, and Blood Institute. Often, heart failure is silent killer, and not diagnosed until years after the heart begins to decline. In 2002, twenty-nine percent of United States deaths attributed to coronary heart disease or 699,947 people. Also, according to ...
Stress can wreak havoc on the body in many different ways. It has a huge impact not only on the overall health and well-being, but also on the health of individual organs. Chronic stress can be a risk factor in the development of a number of illnesses such as high blood pressure, heart disease or ...
People with known or suspected coronary artery disease frequently undergo myocardial perfusion imaging as part of the workup for disease and risk management. The stress versus rest gated SPECT myocardial perfusion scan is particularly useful because it evaluates overall physiologic function (exercise capacity), electrocardiographic changes with stress, left ventricular size, myocardial perfusion, and left ventricular ...
