Heart Disease, Stroke and Diabetes
What Causes Blood Pressure to Increase?
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team Blood pressure can increase temporarily because of stress, pain, exercise, caffeine, nicotine, or an inaccurate measurement. When it… Continue Reading
How Congestive Heart Failure Can Cause Sudden Death
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team Sudden death from congestive heart failure usually occurs when a dangerous electrical rhythm causes the heart to stop… Continue Reading
Diabetes Complications That Sneak Up: Protecting Nerves and Kidneys
Most people with diabetes know to watch their blood sugar. Fewer realize that two of the most common complications, nerve damage and kidney damage, often… Continue Reading
Why Home Blood Pressure Readings Are Often Wrong — and How to Fix Them
Take a blood pressure reading. Wait two minutes. Measure again. If the second number came back eight or ten points off the first, you’ve got… Continue Reading
Are Congestive Heart Failure and a Heart Attack the Same?
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team No. Congestive heart failure and a heart attack are not the same. Congestive heart failure is a condition… Continue Reading
A Blood Pressure of 178/109 Needs Prompt Attention
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team A blood pressure of 178/109 mm Hg is dangerously high and needs prompt attention. In a nonpregnant adult,… Continue Reading
Can High Blood Pressure Make Your Face Red?
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team High blood pressure usually does not make your face red. Facial flushing can occur while your blood pressure… Continue Reading
Is a Nuclear Stress Test Safe?
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team Yes, a nuclear stress test is generally safe for most people when it is medically appropriate and performed… Continue Reading
Echocardiography in Dubai: What an Echo Shows, the Different Types and How to Prepare
If a doctor has listened to your chest and heard a murmur, or you have been breathless for no clear reason, there is a good… Continue Reading
Sternum Lump After Open-Heart Surgery: Normal Healing or a Problem?
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team A sternum lump after open-heart surgery is often caused by normal swelling, healing tissue, a raised scar, or… Continue Reading
