What is Coronary Artery Disease?
Dr. Valentin Fuster, one of the world's leading cardiologists, discusses the basics of coronary heart disease.
Dr. Fuster than describes the symptoms of a heart attack and how to differentiate these symptoms from other conditions.
Most importantly, he urges viewers to pay attention to these symptoms and the importance of getting medical treatment as soon as possible, even if one has the least suspicion of a coronary incident. Getting treatment in the first hour or two can minimize damage to heart muscle.
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What is Carotid Stenosis?
Dr. Sateesh Babu of Vascular Associates of Westchester discusses "What is Carotid Stenosis?", the treatments, who should be screened and future developments, such as new stenting techniques.
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HEART VALVE SURGERY STUDY
Would you get heart valve surgery if you didn’t have any symptoms?
New research says many patients with a common heart valve problem should have performed a heart valve surgery.
The study looks at a problem with the mitral valve, which is the heart valve that separates the upper and lower chambers on the left side of the heart. A condition called mitral valve regurgitation sometimes affects this valve, requiring heart valve surgery.
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