Heart Diseases & Conditions Archives

What causes a venous blood clot? Blood clots in the veins are usually caused by slowed blood flow to the...

Often, the cause of Raynaud’s phenomenon is not known. Sometimes, it is a side effect of other conditions, such as...

Smoking causes the blood vessels to tighten in everyone who smokes. But in people with Buerger’s disease, there is so...

The aorta is the artery that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the body. An aneurysm in...

What causes arterial blockage? Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD) can result from a condition known as atherosclerosis, where a waxy substance...

I would suggest seeing a cardiologist who specializes in congestive heart failure. This is a relatively new subspecialty. It would...

Stainless steel, which is an alloy, may impart tissue inflammation from a mild electromotive force, mostly speculative. I endorse removal...

Your doctor is right. Yes, you can keep running.

In order to treat changes in the heart performance as measured by the ejection fraction and/or prevent further deterioration, there...

From your description, it doesn’t seem that you should consider surgery. Your doctor should direct trials of medication to control...

The amount of LOCAL anesthesia usually given shouldn’t be a problem. All else being equal, it would be preferable to...

Dear Fran, I doubt that the bridge is contributing to the blockage. It is not causing the blockage. The best...