You have a muscle bridge. For most people that sentence means nothing needs doing. For a minority it explains real chest pain, and new research shows how the troublesome ones can be treated.
Your blood pressure reads high at every clinic visit but looks fine at home. White coat hypertension is one of medicine's most common and most misunderstood findings, and getting it right matters more than you might think.
BNP and NT-proBNP are blood markers released when the heart is under strain — the primary tests used to diagnose and monitor heart failure. An elevated result is the beginning of an investigation, not a verdict.
One of the most widely prescribed medications in cardiology, this water tablet plays a central role in managing fluid overload in heart failure and other conditions.
An isolated inferior Q wave on your ECG is almost always a normal variant, not a sign of an old heart attack. Prof. Peter Barlis explains what it means and when it matters.
Hearing you need a triple bypass is alarming — but the number describes how many arteries were rerouted, not how dangerous the operation is. Understanding what it means can make one of the most daunting conversations in cardiac surgery far less frightening.
Iron deficiency is one of the most common and most overlooked problems in cardiac patients — yet it is highly treatable.
Should you take your statin at night, or does the timing not really matter? The answer depends on which statin you are on.
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