Every year, there are 600,000 deaths that are directly related to heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death among both men and women. Unfortunately, 1 in 4 deaths are related to heart disease. Knowing and understanding your condition is a proactive means of ensuring that you do your utmost to live a full, happy life.
At Beverly Hills Cardiology see a myriad of heart conditions in Beverly Hills that range from pulmonary embolisms to heart failure and aortic aneurysms. We believe that fully understanding your condition will allow you to prepare for the road to recovery.
Early Action is a Necessity
The moment symptoms arise, it is essential to seek medical attention. Early action will allow doctors to assess the damage that heart has sustained and will allow patients to be able to protect their heart in the future. Through diet changes, exercise and medications, many of the harmful effects of certain heart conditions can be alleviated.
Heart attacks, for example, show many early warning signs, including:
- Chest pain
- Shortness of breath
- Nausea
- Arm, stomach or neck discomfort or pain
Heart disease can further be complicated by the lifestyle choice of the person as well as current medical conditions. A few of the factors that will put a person more at risk for heart-related disease are:
- Obesity
- Poor diet
- Lack of exercise
There are dozens of other factors, such as smoking, that can also raise a person’s chances of getting heart disease.
We have treated hundreds of heart conditions in Beverly Hills and believe that our patients are benefited by our vast knowledge. We have put together dozens of informative articles that will allow you to fully understand your heart condition.
Please note that these articles are only informative and they are not a substitute for seeing a medical professional.
- Aging and Diseases of the Heart
- Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Recording
- Angioplasty Versus Bypass Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease
- Angiotensin Receptor Blockers
- Antiplatelet Therapy
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Dissection
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Bacterial Endocarditis
- Beta-Adrenergic Blockers
- Cardiac Pacemakers
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
- Cardiovascular Disease in the Diabetic Patient
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Catheter Ablation of Arrhythmias
- Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
- Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
- Computed Tomography Scan and Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- C-Reactive Protein
- Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization
- Diseases of the Veins
- Exercise and Cardiovascular Health
- Exercise Testing and Nuclear Scanning
- Fainting
- Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Good Cholesterol High-Density Lipoprotein
- Heart Attack and Stroke Prevention in Women
- Heart Disease Prevention in Women
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplant
- How to Make Sure the Beat Goes On- Protecting a Woman’s Heart
- How to Respond to an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Shock
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Innocent Murmurs
- Influenza And CVD
- Kidney Failure and Cardiovascular Disease
- Measurement of Cholesterol
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Modern Treatment for Heart Attacks- Opening Blocked Arteries Quickly
- My Partner’s ICD and Cardiac Disease
- New Blood Tests for Detecting Heart Disease
- Nitroglycerin
- Obesity
- On-Pump and Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Palpitations
- Peripheral Arterial Disease
- Platelets and Cardiovascular Disease
- Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
- Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Red Wine and Your Heart
- Restenosis- Repeat Narrowing of a Coronary Artery
- Sexual Health for Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
- Shortness of Breath
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Smoking Cessation Strategies for the 21st Century
- Statins- Powerful Drugs for Lowering Cholesterol
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Syncope
- Taking Coumadin-Warfarin
- Testing in the Noninvasive Vascular Laboratory
- The Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator
- The Long-QT Syndrome
- The Metabolic Syndrome
- Treatment of Blood Clots
- Use of New Imaging Techniques to Screen for Coronary Artery Disease
- Warning Signs of a Heart Attack
- What Is an Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
- Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome and Accessory Pathways