Category: Heart Failure
Getting yourself healthier with Wellocracy
I am learning about a new strategy to get people to take care of themselves and become healthier. I would love to see our nation take an active role in their individual health. So I am sharing with you, Wellocracy (TM).
aquaphoresis for decompensated heart failure
Great presentation this morning by Dr. Donnevan Blake of Cardiology Associates of Bellin Health. The topic was on a recently added therapy for heart failure patients or fluid overloaded patients called aquaphoresis. Normally these patients are treated with increasing doses of diuretics to help them urinate off more fluid, but that doesn't always work, doesn't work enough, or the person is so used to diuretics (also known as water pills) that they no longer respond as they should.
February is Heart Month: Wear RED Friday Feb 3, 2012
February is Heart month: to increase awareness and prevention of this Number 1 killer of Americans. Women are a special category in Heart Disease, and we celebrate to increase awareness that women get heart disease too! Feb 3rd, is National Go Red Day.
How healthy is Wisconsin?
The UnitedHealth Foundation, the American Public Health Association (APHA), and the Partnership for Prevention have put out the 20th annual report of "America's Health Rankings." Vermont is the healthiest state overall and Mississippi in the unhealthiest. Guess where WI is.......
Bellin in Top US Cardiac Hospitals
It was announced today, November 14, 2011, the TOP 50 US Hospitals for Heart Care. Is your local hospital on the list? Bellin Health is!!
BellinHeart's AmeriHeart
The AmeriHeart is coming! The AmeriHeart is coming! You saw pictures of this enormous heart back in January of this year, when Bellin Heart and Vascular brought it to the Super Bowl of Safety. Now we have one of our own!!
We learned so much walking through that heart!
Look at the size of that HEART! The AmeriHeart was presented by Bellin Heart and Vascular Center at the Superbowl of Safety on Saturday Jan 29th, 2011. If you didn't get a chance to see it, take a look at these pictures.
Stress women at increased risk
Are you in a high strain job? Defined as a demanding job, with time pressures and little opportunity for decision making or person growth.
Do you consider your job to have active job strain? This means high-demand work with with a high sense of control.
MD consult reports that job-stress women are faced with increased cardiovascular risk.
How your heart gets oxygen
Your heart gets oxygen from the blood brought to it through three major arteries. These arteries are called teh right coronary artery (RCA), the left anterior descending artery (LAD) and the circumflex artery.
Make the right call
Effort Encourages Use of 9-1-1
“Make the Right Call” campaign will also recognize EMS workers
It can mean the difference between life and death. Calling 9-1-1 for medical emergencies may seem clear if it’s a catastrophic event. But, when it’s less clear, like when the less obvious symptoms of a stroke or heart attack occur, many people aren’t sure if they should call 9-1-1. However, the decision to make that call at the onset of symptoms can have a dramatic effect on a person’s recovery or survival.
The importance of Blood Pressure
What should my blood pressure be? Why does it matter how high my blood pressure is? Is this something that I should monitor?
Lots of questions about blood pressure measurement. Let's talk about why it is important.
Sleep: your heart health depends on it
Sleep occupies a third of our lives according to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine entitled, Sleep-A New Cardiovascular Frontier.
Can you believe that? Do you think that is too much time for sleep? Well, our bodies need sleep to rejuvinate so we can live our lives to the fullest when we are awake. So when we have disturbed sleep or sleep apnea, this can have ill effects on the cardiovascular system.
Question about improving heart function in CHF
Question by Heart Blog viewer:
My father is 80 years old and suffers from advancing stages of congestive heart failure. He has recently worn a 48 hour heart monitor and underwent a chemical stress test to help determine his course of treatment. He had six bypasses a decade ago and has been on Warforin for 2 years. He's been told the the top of heart is functioning at an acceptable level but the bottom of his heart is not working efficiently and is currently operating at 20%.
We're wondering if there is a treatment option or medication that will strengthen the lower heart muscle?
Staying out of heart failure trouble
No matter if this was the first episode of heart failure, or one of many, you need to know how to keep yourself out of trouble. Maybe you were not told that you have “heart failure,” but you may have just had a heart attack. You are at risk for having the symptoms of heart failure and that can result in hospitalization. Let’s avoid that!
Are you in the Zone?
If you have been told that you have heart failure, follow these heart failure zones. GREEN is good, YELLOW is a caution area, and RED is the danger zone; as far as symptoms go. Your goal is to keep your symptoms in the green zone.
I am scared! I was told I have heart failure!
The words, heart “failure” can be very overwhelming for someone to hear and understand. I have received some questions about what heart failure is, so I would like to further define this condition for you.
