High school athletes & students who participate in cheerleading, marching band, drill team, extreme sports or other strenuous activities should get screened
Hypertension (also referred to as “high blood pressure”) usually does not cause symptoms but it does put you at risk for heart attack, stroke, and kidney disease and can be serious when the pressure is very elevated.
Patients who come into the office armed with information from Dr. Google may indeed have the wrong information, but at least they are actively participating in their care, and that’s absolutely a step in the right direction.
A possible side effect of vigorous Olympic training is a condition known as athlete’s heart. This is a condition wherein, through ongoing vigorous exercise, the heart is enlarged, and exhibits a collection of structural and functional changes. Athlete’s heart occurs most frequently in athletes who train for an hour or more daily.
Though the cause of chest pain is not always easy to find, heart attack is the most important and urgent cause of chest pain.
Compared with people with normal cholesterol, people with high cholesterol have a higher risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other health problems.
Diabetes is a chronic condition in which the body does not properly process glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy.
There are incredible health benefits to playing Pokémon Go! Cardiologists such as the ones here at CardioVisual are thrilled that so many are playing this game, because it gets people moving!
Cardiovascular disease can take may forms, including coronary heart disease (heart blockages due to plaque build up or atherosclerosis), stroke, rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy (heart muscle weakness) and some other heart infections.
Physical activity, especially aerobic activity, is good for your heart and lungs in many ways. The benefits of physical activity apply to people of all ages and races and both sexes.