Like their human companions, animals can suffer from heart disease. The most common type of heart disease we see in dogs involves degeneration of the valves of the heart. It is more common in some breeds, for example, cavalier King Charles spaniels, dachshunds and miniature and toy poodles. The heart disease I see in practice… Read More »
COVID-19 is a respiratory illness, which means it affects the lungs and other parts of the respiratory system, but it can affect the heart as well in some patients. Although COVID-19 is a respiratory illness, which means it affects the lungs and other aspects of the respiratory system, it can affect other parts of the… Read More »
Research has found that individuals can significantly reduce their risk of heart disease by eating just 1 cup of nitrate-rich vegetables every day. The research looked at whether individuals who regularly ate higher quantities of nitrate-rich vegetables, such as beetroot and leafy greens, had reduced blood pressure, and it also looked at whether these same… Read More »
The Coronavirus Outbreak liveLatest Updates Maps and Cases State Reopening Tracker Vaccine Rollout New Mask Guidance Vaccines and Children Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story C.D.C. Is Investigating a Heart Problem in a Few Young Vaccine Recipients The agency is reviewing several dozen reports that teenagers and young… Read More »
Being diagnosed with heart failure must have been terrifying for the 90,000 people currently living with it in Ireland — as effects of the chronic, progressive condition, mean the heart muscle is unable to pump enough to meet the body’s need for blood and oxygen. It is a debilitating and life-limiting illness and while there… Read More »
This includes patients with heart failure, high blood pressure hypertension, and pulmonary hypertension. Sodium acts like a sponge in your body, making it hold onto water. Moving this extra water through your body requires your heart to work harder, which raises blood pressure. For patients with heart failure or pulmonary hypertension, whose heart or blood… Read More »