In my day-to-day professional practice, as a cardiologist specially trained in cardiac arrhythmias, I am frequently consulted for an “arrhythmia”. In a summarized and colloquial way, I would like these sentences to serve as a guide for those who have this concern. Perhaps, using the usual questions, it will be easier to answer. What are … Read more
Patients with arrhythmias tolerate physical exercise worse, and present a higher risk of stroke. Arrhythmia, consequences The presence of atrial fibrillation reduces the patient’s quality of life, presents less tolerance to exercise/physical exertion, and mainly in patients with risk factors, increases the risk of suffering a cerebral stroke, and therefore requires anticoagulation to avoid this … Read more
Heart murmurs are central diagnostic elements to suspect the existence of congenital heart disease, whose incidence is 1%. Auscultation of a murmur in pediatrics is a fairly frequent finding. It is an extra noise detected in the auscultation of the child and it is estimated that up to 80% of children will present it at … Read more
The main characteristic of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is the presence of abnormal thickening of the heart muscle. In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, muscle enlargement is more exaggerated than in cases of arterial hypertension or prolonged physical training, and appears in the absence of a specific cause. The vast majority of patients inherit this disease and it is usually … Read more
A congenital malformation is a malformation present at birth. Of these malformations, the most frequent are those that affect the heart and are called congenital heart disease. They occur in less than 10 subjects per 1000 live births. At least half of those affected will need a special diagnostic study or urgent treatment in the … Read more
Elevated myocardial damage biomarker values in patients with COVID-19 disease are associated with increased mortality, according to data obtained in a recent study. Relationship between biomarkers of cardiac damage and increased COVID-19 mortality The data from this study, which analyzed the behavior of markers of myocardial damage in patients admitted for COVID-19, show that patients … Read more
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in women. About 70,000 women die each year due to some cardiovascular pathology, about 10,000 more women than men each year. Society is not aware that ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death in women, and causes 10 times more deaths than breast cancer. Dr. … Read more
A cardiac arrhythmia is a disturbance in the normal rhythmic and regular functioning of the heart. This loss of the normal “rhythmicity” can last for a few seconds or last for minutes, hours or days…. It can also be imperceptible to the patient or be very symptomatic, especially when the arrhythmia is very frequent or … Read more
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is associated with important clinical complications such as stroke and heart failure. Although AF can manifest with clinical symptoms of palpitations or discomfort in relation to an accelerated and irregular pulse, it is not uncommon for this arrhythmia to be completely asymptomatic or with … Read more
Exercising regularly and eating a balanced diet is vital for both preventing and reducing the complications of cardiovascular disease. In the case of physical exercise, there are several sports that are especially beneficial for the heart. Aerobic exercise Doctors who are experts in Cardiology recommend developing and maintaining aerobic capacity with continuous physical activity, such … Read more