By: Richard Santa-Cruz, MD, Cardiologist with the Dale Michels Center for Heart Care To have a strong and healthy heart, it is very important to stay active and exercise! Anything that gets your heart rate jumping will improve heart strength, including jumping up and down when the Packers score a touchdown in a tie game with only [...]
Tag Archives | Heart disease
Signs of heart trouble
By: Richard Santa-Cruz, MD, Cardiologist with the Dale Michels Center for Heart Care Although there are many types of heart diseases, there are a few universal signs and symptoms that all the diseases share. It is important to be in tune with your body and take these signs seriously. Catching a heart concern early is the best [...]
Is heart failure hereditary?
By: Richard Santa-Cruz, MD, Cardiologist with the Dale Michels Center for Heart Care I often hear my patient’s family members questioning if heart failure is hereditary. I understand it is scary to see your parent go through heart failure and wonder if you could be prone to the same disease. The good news is that [...]
Take Steps to Reduce Sodium in Your Diet
February is National Heart Month, so each Friday in February we will be posting an article about steps a person can take to reduce their risk of heart disease. Our featured blogger is Kristy Krause, a nurse with Agnesian HealthCare. Kristy is also our Cardiac Educator. Did you know that the latest recommendation from the [...]
Are you at risk for heart disease?
There are many factors that put one at risk for heart disease, which can be broken into two categories: non-modifiable and modifiable risk factors. Non-modifiable risk factors include: age, gender, family history and diabetes. Women over the age of 55 and men over the age of 45 are at an increased risk for heart disease. [...]
Heart Health: High cholesterol doesn’t come with symptoms
February is National Heart Month, so each Friday in February we will be posting an article about steps a person can take to reduce their risk of heart disease. Our featured blogger is Kristy Krause, a nurse with Agnesian HealthCare. Kristy is also our Cardiac Educator. Have you had your cholesterol levels checked lately? And if so, [...]
Heart Health: Read Nutrition Labels
February is National Heart Month, so each Friday in February we will be posting an article about steps a person can take to reduce their risk of heart disease. Our featured blogger is Kristy Krause, a nurse with Agnesian HealthCare. Kristy is also our Cardiac Educator. Nutrition labels can tell you a story about the food you [...]
Women’s Health: What should you know about heart health?
February – as American Heart Month – is the perfect time to talk about heart disease in women. Symptoms of a heart attack in women can be a little different than those in men. The most classic symptom is chest pain – in the front, radiating to either shoulder or down either arm, as well [...]
Heart Health: Women and cardiovascular disease
February is National Heart Month, so each Friday in February we will be posting an article about steps a person can take to reduce their risk of heart disease. Our featured blogger is Kristy Krause, a nurse with Agnesian HealthCare. Kristy is also our Cardiac Educator. What do you think of when it comes to women and [...]
True or False? Regular aerobic exercise…
True or False: Regular aerobic (target heart rate dependent) exercise allows your heart to beat stronger, pump more blood each beat and decrease the number of beats at rest. If you said true, you are right! The only way to exercise the heart muscle is by pushing the heart rate up with cardiovascular exercise. Generally [...]
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