After Heart Attack – Part 1

A heart attack is a frightening experience. Many people survive heart attack, but after heart attack? What then? An after heart attack regimen may be difficult to imagine. Will you be able to do the things you did before your heart attack? Your physician will help you work out a recovery plan. Nice and Easy [...]

Are a Bitter Taste in Mouth and Heart Disease Linked?

A bitter taste in mouth and heart disease are, in some people’s minds closely linked. This is especially true when chest pain accompanies that bitter taste. The person experiencing both signs may quickly suspect coronary disease and rush to seek information. A bitter taste in mouth and heart disease are not usually linked, however. There [...]

Bypass Surgery – What It Is

Define bypass surgery. That’s what you will probably say if your doctor recommends the procedure. What is heart bypass surgery? You may have heard of it, in a general way, but how would you define it? Define Bypass Surgery in Construction Terms You can define bypass surgery by comparing it to a highway construction project. [...]

Heart Disease – Congenital AVSD

AVSD congenital heart disease occurs during the first eight weeks of a baby’s development in the womb. AVSD, shorthand for atrioventricular septal defects, is a result of the membranous and muscular atrioventricular septum developing abnormally – congenital heart disease while that little “he” or “she” was only eight weeks beyond conception. AVSD congenital heart disease [...]

After Heart Attack – Part 2

Part one of this article looked at a possible after heart attack regimen. We discussed going home after heart attack, exercise after heart attack, and driving after heart attack. We continue to look at how life might change after a heart attack. Is My Heart OK After Heart Attack? Heart attacks are not all the [...]

Congestive Heart Failure and Procrit

Are Procrit and congestive heart failure linked? Congestive heart failure in the United States qualifies as an epidemic. An estimated 5 to 6 million people in the U.S. have congestive heart failure. Sadly, only about half of those are diagnosed immediately, despite seeking medical advice. Many experience the symptoms for more than a year before [...]

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