Nuclear Medicine is an imaging technique used for several decades in brain diseases (e.g. cognitive impairment), bone, thyroid gland and, of course, heart. It is also widely used in oncology (sentinel node in breast cancer) and, combined with CT (PET-CT), in the study of multiple tumors. The technique consists of the use of radioactive isotopes … Read more
Cardiology specialists tell our patients that exercise and sports practice is highly recommended for good cardiovascular and metabolic health. It may be, however, that we do not stop to define which sport is the most advisable for each person according to his or her age, state of health and physical condition. High-performance sports competitions are … Read more
High blood pressure is the leading cardiovascular risk factor: it affects almost half of all men and four out of ten women. What is blood pressure? Blood pressure is the force required for blood to circulate through veins and arteries. In cases where the force exerted by the heart on the arteries is constantly too … Read more
Cardiac devices related to the management of cardiac arrhythmias include pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). In general, a patient carrying one of these devices is more protected against the consequences of an arrhythmia than prior to its implantation. For this reason, it is important to try to adapt sports practice by considering the risks … Read more
Cardiovascular disease is one of the major health problems worldwide. The increase in incidence and prevalence is associated with a greater presence of cardiovascular risk factors such as worsening lifestyles, increased life expectancy and longer survival of heart disease (i.e., the acute phase is survived, but a chronic phase is maintained, conditioned by the sequelae … Read more
Summer or Christmas are two times of the year when many of us take a break and take a break from physical activity. However, we can also take advantage of the vacations to maintain our physical condition through more varied activities through strength, endurance and joint mobility exercises. Strength exercises It is important to combine … Read more
Performing physical exercise produces a functional and mechanical overload on the heart, something that can endanger the life of the athlete if there are heart diseases that have gone unnoticed in routine examinations. Dr. Rodriguez Rodrigo, an expert in Cardiology, talks about these diseases that occur asymptomatically and can lead to serious complications in the … Read more
Obesity and sedentary lifestyles are currently reaching epidemic proportions in most parts of the world. To combat the resulting pathologies, it is widely accepted by the scientific community that physical exercise offers great benefits in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases. It is for this reason that the medical community encourages the practice of physical exercise … Read more
STENDO is a novel non-invasive system for the treatment of refractory angina, heart failure and other related pathologies, by means of the first synchronized external counterpulsation equipment in Spain, which is available at the Basilea Clinic in Madrid. STENDO: treatment of vascular stimulation by synchronized external counterpulsation STENDO is a device for stimulation of the … Read more
In Spain, there are about 25 cases of sudden death per year in young patients who practice sports, and 30,000 per year in the entire population. Therefore, it is important to see a specialist in Cardiology to check the cardiovascular status, as this can reduce the number of sudden deaths and the terrible impact they … Read more