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Are You Ready For A New Pan Set?
Best Quality Cookware & Gadgets for 2022 If you’re anything like I am, all through my travels and moves, I always kept my pots and pans until the Teflon peeled off, mostly for sentimental reasons. It’s funny how we get attatched to our cooking appliances. Seriously, are you ready for a new pan set? One day I saw an article on how unsafe that is to digest. So, I got my first set of REAL pots and pans, they’re Stainless steel and I was in my 40s by then. I still have them and the bond we have with our kitchenware is strong! High Quality Aluminum Cookware Cuisipro stands for…
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Warning Signs and Symptoms of Atrial Fibrillation
Posted on May 27, 2022 by Sherry Eight Things to be Aware of With Atrial Fibrillation Four Types of A-Fib: Not everyone experiences A-Fib symptoms. If you do, here are eight Warnings of Common Signs and Symproms of Atrial Fibrillation to look out for: Sensations of a fast, fluttering or pounding heartbeat or palpitations Chest pain Dizziness Weakness Lightheadedness Shortness of Breath Fatigue Reduced ability to exercise What is Atrial Fibrillation? Warning, common signs and symptoms of atrial-fibrillation Atrial fibrillation (A-fib) is an irregular and often very rapid heart rhythm (arrhythmia) that can lead to blood clots in the heart. During atrial fibrillation, the heart’s upper chambers (the atria) beat chaotically and irregularly…
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New Options for Healthy Hearts
One Size Doesn’t Fit All We all have options, it’s about which one do we choose that’s right for ourselves. New technology comes out all of the time and when one like this comes out, it gets my attention. The reason is that we, meaning people that have Atrial Fibrillation, have yet more New Options For Healthy Hearts. Whether you have other heart issues or Atrial Fibrillation, there are so many new choices of out there it can be overwhelming and confusing. Many Options On the Table Not only products for heart health are involved, but which surgeries you should choose, such as, The Watchman, Catheter Ablation, the new Micra,…
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The World’s Smallest Pacemaker is Approved by the FDA!
Your Quality of Life May Depend on it How The Micra, World’s Smallest Pacemaker Works, the First Time! Your doctor will insert a straw-like catheter system into a vein, typically near the upper thigh area of your leg. The catheter system moves the Micra into the right ventricle of the heart. New State of the Art Pacemaker The Micra is the world’s smallest pacemaker and is approved by the FDA. It is now being used at Stoney Brook University Heart Institute to treat some patients with a heart rhythm disorder called Bradycardia, also called slow heart rate. The heart beats too slow for the heart to pump enough oxygen-rich blood…
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The New MRI Machine Looks directly into a human heart
New Technique with the MRI Imaging Machine In Honor of American Heart Month (February 22,2022) “Cardiac ultrasound to nuclear imaging to cardiac CT to here,” said Dr. Chris Hanson. “It very much compliments and completes our portfolio of cardiac imaging here at Sparrow.” The New MRI Machine Looks directly into a human heart, the course of treatment will be more efficient at targeting healthy tissues without using ionizing radiation. There are all kinds of different way to do medical imaging that range from tradition X-ray imaging which is the first way we were able to image the human body to ultrasounds clear imaging techniques,” Hanson said. “Ultrasound doesn’t require radiation,…
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Warning Signs of Stroke with A-Fib you Should Know
Stroke Risk Assessment Tool Find out how old your heart is Here’s a free heart health Stroke Risk assessment Tool (through Overlake Hospital) to learn what your actual heart age is compared to your biological age. I took the assessment, and my score is 80 for heart age and I’m only 64. Learn how to minimize your most harmful risk factors. How high is your risk for developing cardiovascular disease? This test will give you a printout of steps to take to improve your heart health. All you have to do is answer some questions, they may pertain to family history and what conditions you have now or had in…
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The Best Nutritional Smoothie Recipes Low in Vitamin K
Warfarin, A-Fib and Vitamin K I seem to always be writing things you can’t do if you have A-Fib and you’re on Warfarin, but today, I’m going to give some great and tasty recipes for smoothies that are low in vitamin k. There are so many foods you have to be careful of when you take warfarin and it makes it really hard to know which ones are safe. So, I’m going to take some of the guess work out of it for you. Let me explain what warfarin’s purpose is first. Warfarin is an anticoagulant that’s used to prevent blood from clotting in the blood vessels. Our body’s naturally…
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Is Ablation the Cure for Atrial Fibrillation?
More Doctors Need training An estimated 16 million people will have it with in 10 to 15 years (stated by Dr. Dave Albert). With more people getting it and needing surgery, they will be short-handed with doctors that know how to perform ablations and stated that “More Doctors Need Training” to keep up with the demand ahead. (The estimated number for A-Fib, 12 million in 2030). Doctors say Atrial Fibrillation truly is an epidemic with highly increasing numbers. Partially the reason is that we have a larger population of older people, obesity and diabetes that are contributing factors. Is Ablation the Cure for Atrial Fibrillation? Dr. David Albert fears the…
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Test Your Heart for A-Fib at Home, EKG
How to Detect Atrial-Fibrillation Home Detection and Prevention of Stroke Detection of atrial fibrillation using a modified micro life blood pressure monitor. This device is able to detect A-Fib (Atrial Fibrillation is a Stroke Risk) with high sensitivity and specificity. Test Your Heart for A-Fib at Home, EKG. You can also use a device by patients who monitor their blood pressure at home, it may help detect asymptomatic A-Fib and allow for treatment prior to the development of a stroke. Background: Hypertension is a major risk factor for the development of atrial fibrillation (A-Fib) and for stroke due to A-Fib. Asymptomatic A-Fib can result in a stroke, in patients with risk factors, if…
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