Pages tagged: exercise

Hedy, Trace amounts of pericardial fluid are often a physiologic finding and do not necessarily represent an underlying disease. However,...

I’m assuming the “CT” was a CT angio of the coronaries which showed no coronary artery occlusive disease of note....

It is unusual to have a perforation of the mitral valve anterior leaflet without a history of endocarditis. If the...

Thank you. The most important cholesterol is the LDL. We wish to keep it less than 100 mg/dl and as...

During the winter, even motivated exercisers can find it hard to keep up with their workouts. And for many of...

Obesity is a major risk factor for heart disease. This is alarming when you consider that 1 out of every...

The human heart is like the engine of a car—a powerful system that keeps your body moving. It pumps blood,...

Last week we celebrated National Women’s Health week by joining forces locally and nationally to encourage women to take steps to improve their health....

I’ve gotten on my Summer Soap box and written a three-part series on weight loss, obesity and healthy lifestyle modification...

It’s hard to believe, but Texas Heart Institute’s Center for Women’s Heart & Vascular Health celebrated its third birthday this...

It’s been a big year for Texas Heart Institute and the Center for Women’s Heart & Vascular Health. We’ve covered...

Exercise. Simple, right? Easy to implement. Well, maybe not so simple. Myths, old wives’ tales and conflicting current research often...