Category heart health

Under normal conditions a healthy person does not perceive cardiac activity; when the opposite happens we speak of heart failure. The subjective perception of the heartbeat may depend on an alteration of the rate at which the heart contracts and relaxes or on the increase in the amount of blood expelled at each cycle

See also: coronarography What is Angiography? Angiography is a radiological exam that allows the visualization of certain vascular districts, in order to study their morphology and course, and to reveal possible alterations. Traditional angiography uses X-rays to obtain a diagnostic representation of blood and lymphatic vessels

Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, or more simply angioplasty, is a minimally invasive technique capable of eliminating, or at least reducing, narrowing of the vessel caliber. Indications When the internal lumen of an artery is reduced, generally due to an atherosclerotic plaque, a thrombus or an inflammatory process, it is called stenosis

The inotropic adjective belongs to any agent capable of altering the contraction force of a muscle. The term inotropic is widely used in the medical field, especially in reference to the action of some drugs on myocardial contractility. This effect can be: positive inotrope: increase in the contractile strength of the heart muscle; negative ionotropic: decreased contractile strength of the heart muscle

One of the consequences that can cause alcohol abuse is a myocardial disease - the heart muscle - called alcoholic cardiomyopathy . Cardiomyopathies are pathologies that are characterized by an anatomical modification of the heart muscle, a modification that negatively affects the functional level, with sometimes very serious consequences on the functioning of the heart

The first vascular anomalies, from which the process of atherosclerosis is slowly unsaturated, can already be observed during the first year of a child's life. Indeed, we have seen how the pathological process begins already inside the uterus; in the fetus, in fact, the first precursor lesions of the future atherosclerotic plaques (the so-called lipid striae or fatty streak) can be detected

One of the complications induced by diabetes is a myocardial disease - the heart muscle - called diabetic cardiomyopathy . Cardiomyopathies are pathologies that are characterized by an anatomical modification of the heart muscle, a modification that negatively affects the functional level, with sometimes very serious consequences on the functioning of the heart

Around the early 1990s, Japanese researchers demonstrated for the first time that suffering from severe emotional or physical stress can cause a sometimes temporary, sometimes lethal heart disease called shattered heart syndrome or takotsubo cardiomyopathy . The possible symptoms of takotsubo cardiomyopathy - dyspnea, chest pain, transient cardiac rhythm (arrhythmias), cardiogenic shock hypotension, fainting etc

Around the early 1990s, Japanese researchers demonstrated for the first time that suffering from severe emotional or physical stress can cause a sometimes temporary, sometimes lethal heart disease called shattered heart syndrome or takotsubo cardiomyopathy . WHEN IS IT AT RISK? Studying the various cases of the disease, doctors have found that the dangerous situations, as regards emotional stress , are: Fear, exaggerated fits of anger, the death of a loved one, serious economic or legal difficulties, heated discussions with someone else, traffic accidents, public speaking, surprise parties and

Around the early 1990s, Japanese researchers demonstrated for the first time that suffering from severe emotional or physical stress can cause a sometimes temporary, sometimes lethal heart disease called shattered heart syndrome or takotsubo cardiomyopathy . Typically characterized by dyspnea, chest pain, transient changes in heart rate and changes in blood pressure, takotsubo cardiomyopathy can be mistaken for a heart attack ; however, unlike myocardial infarction, it does not cause cardiac muscle necrosis and, with the necessary help, it can be completely cured