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The world’s leading heart doctors created SecondsCount.org to give you the most complete, unbiased, accurate, and up-to-date information available on heart and vascular disease. From the most basic questions about your cardiovascular health to the latest news on diagnosis, treatment and prevention, SecondsCount.org has the answers you need to make the best decisions for your cardiovascular health.

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On Jan 13, 2021

Can obesity increase the risk of diabetes?

Obesity is not only a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease; it also plays a central role in diabetes insulin resistance and has been linked to high blood pressure (another risk factor for d...
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On Jan 13, 2021

How is blood pressure tested?

Measuring blood pressure requires a very simple test with which you are likely familiar. A cuff is inflated around your arm. The medical professional who takes your blood pressure reading will note...
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On Dec 03, 2020

Is erectile dysfunction the result of heart disease?

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a complicated problem that involves the brain, hormones, nerves, muscles, blood vessels, and emotions. When you have ischemic heart disease (narrowing or blockage of bl...
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On Dec 03, 2019

How is a stroke diagnosed?

Emergency personnel, physicians, and other members of the stroke care team will perform and order the following tests to determine as quickly as possible if you are having a stroke, and if you are,...
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On Nov 07, 2019

Are lab tests important in diagnosing heart disease?

Part of your physician’s toolkit for diagnosing and guiding treatment of cardiovascular disease will be laboratory tests. These tests, along with other in-office or in-hospital diagnostic tes...
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On Nov 07, 2019

What is white coat hypertension?

High blood pressure is typically defined as a reading of 140/90 mmHg (millimeters of mercury) on two or more visits to the doctor’s office. But in some patients, the doctor’s office rea...
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On Jul 29, 2019

What are the benefits of exercise for people with diabetes?

Increasing your physical activity is one of the best ways to manage diabetes and also reduce the risk for heart attack and stroke. Exercise can help you to lose weight, prevent or delay the onset o...
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On Jul 19, 2019

What is an intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)?

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), like any form of ultrasound, uses sound waves to create images of a part of the body. IVUS is used to gather images of the inside of arteries to find out if a block...
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On Jul 08, 2019

What information can a duplex ultrasound test give?

Duplex ultrasound allows a physician to gather information not just about structures in the body, but also how blood moves through blood vessels by combining regular ultrasound with Doppler u...
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On Jun 21, 2019

What is a Holter monitor?

A Holter monitor is a device that continuously records your heart’s rate and rhythm, usually over a period of 24 to 48 hours. The monitor is a small, box-shaped electronic device that is conn...
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On Jun 20, 2019

What is an event monitor?

An event monitor, or recorder, is a wearable device that records the electrical activity of your heart periodically for up to a month. While a Holter monitor (another device used at home to diagnos...
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On Jun 19, 2019

What are different types of echocardiography?

There are three types of echocardiography: transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE), transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) and intracardiac echocardiogram (ICE). A transthoracicn echocardiogram takes imag...
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On Jun 19, 2019

When can I return to everyday activities after angioplasty and stenting?

Angioplasty is a procedure in which a thin, flexible tube called a catheter is threaded through a puncture site in the skin and to the site of a blockage in an artery. A balloon on the tip of the c...
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On Jun 19, 2019

What is an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD)?

You’ve probably viewed this scene many times on television or in movies: a patient who is in sudden cardiac arrest is wheeled into an emergency room and paddles are applied to his or her ches...
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On Jun 19, 2019

What is an echocardiogram?

An echocardiogram is an ultrasound study of the heart. It is very similar to the test women have during pregnancy to check on the health and development of the baby. Like all ultrasound tests, an ...
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