Heart Health
Premier Health providers answer frequently asked questions about heart health.
- Can hypertension be controlled without medication?
- Can inflammation damage the heart?
- Can inflammation in the heart be diagnosed or detected?
- Does all radiation affect the heart or only radiation targeted in areas around the heart?
- How are biomarkers and lifestyle behaviors used to identify risk for heart disease?
- How are blood clots treated?
- How can a person’s life change after a heart attack?
- How can people reduce their risk for developing a blood clot?
- How do statins help prevent cardiovascular events?
- How do you know you have high blood pressure?
- How does a healthy sleep routine benefit a person’s cardiovascular health?
- How does hypertension affect the heart?
- How is high blood pressure treated?
- How is vascular disease diagnosed?
- How is vascular disease treated?
- How often will patients be monitored after a heart attack?
- How should a person prepare for a stress test?
- Is a cancer patient monitored for cardiotoxicity after cancer treatments?
- Is calcium scoring an important part of heart disease treatment and prevention?
- Is everyone who receives radiation at risk for cardiotoxicity?
- Is metabolic syndrome a serious health issue?
- Is there anything a woman can do to reduce her risk for a high calcium score?
- The American Heart Association has a goal of 20 percent improvement in the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 2020. Is this goal attainable?
- What are statins?
- What are the benefits and risks of using aspirin as part of a preventive health routine?
- What are the different types of arrhythmias?
- What are the risk factors for hypertension?
- What are the risk factors of arrhythmias?
- What are the signs and symptoms of an arrhythmia?
- What are the symptoms of an aortic aneurysm?
- What are the symptoms of metabolic syndrome?
- What are the treatments for venous disease?
- What can be done once a woman finds out she has a high calcium score?
- What can be done to lower the risk of inflammation in the heart?
- What can happen if you don’t treat high blood pressure?
- What can increase a person’s risk for developing blood clots during travel?
- What can you do to prevent high blood pressure?
- What could interfere with a pacemaker’s function?
- What determines a person’s ongoing treatment after a heart attack?
- What is a cardiac stress test, and what happens during it?
- What is a pacemaker? How does it work, and what does it do?
- What is AFib, and how common is it?
- What is an aortic aneurysm?
- What is arrhythmia?
- What is calcium scoring?
- What is cardiotoxicity?
- What is heart disease?
- What is high blood pressure? What causes it?
- What is metabolic syndrome?
- What is Stereotaxis, and how does it benefit AFib patients?
- What is the relationship between sleep and cardiovascular health?
- What is the risk of untreated venous disease?
- What is the screening for an aortic aneurysm?
- What is the treatment for metabolic syndrome?
- What is vascular disease?
- What is venous disease, and what are its symptoms?
- What problems can high blood pressure cause?
- What role does aspirin play in preventive health?
- What role does inflammation play in the body’s healing process?
- What steps should someone take to reduce their risk of technological interference with their pacemaker?
- What things can people do to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease or help in recovery of cardiovascular disease?
- When are statins prescribed?
- When should a person ask their medical provider if aspirin would be beneficial to them?
- Who is at risk for developing an aortic aneurysm?
- Who is at risk for high blood pressure?
- Who should consider having calcium scoring done?
- Why does someone need a cardiac stress test?
- Why is high blood pressure a concern during pregnancy?
Source: George Broderick, MD, Premier Heart Associates; Aaron Kaibas, DO, Upper Valley Cardiology; Mark Krebs, MD, Miami Valley Cardiologists; Timothy Markus, MD, Dayton Heart Center; Mark Moronell, MD, Miami Valley Cardiologists; Srikanth Sadhu, MD, Advanced Cardiovascular Institute; Abdul Wase, MD, The Premier Heart Associates; Eddie Davenport, MD, Miami Valley Cardiologists; Abdelhamed Abdelhamed, MD, The Premier Heart Associates; Thomas Kupper, MD, Upper Valley Cardiology; Sandeep Gupta, MD, Middletown Cardiology; Srikanth Sadhu, MD, Miami Valley Cardiologists; Hema Pandrangi, MD, FACC, Miami Valley Cardiologists; Bryan King, MD, Upper Valley Cardiology; Atiq Khalid, MD, Middletown Cardiology Associates; Mouhamad Abdallah, MD, Middletown Cardiology Associates
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