Few stressors are as powerful as the loss of a cherished family member or relative. Every doctor has several stories to tell about the effects on a patient. My most dramatic two stories involve the loss of a husband leading to a visit to my office. In the first, a previously very healthy 60 year-old woman awoke to find her husband dead in... Read more
Our hearts are vital pumps. Just like any pump they work best at the pressures for which they are designed. But unlike most mechanical pumps, the heart does adapt to working under pressures for which it was not necessarily designed. It does this by thickening to accomplish work at a higher pressure, just as other muscles in our body thicken when... Read more
Our country has expanded the horizons for exercise. We now have facilities of all types and people are no longer considering it strange to set aside some time each day to take care of their bodies. But time is limited, so what exercise is best for you and your heart? The heart is not the only part of the body that benefits from exercise. So... Read more
I never cease to be amazed at the similarities of people from all over the world, every ethnicity, every country, and how small the world has become making it easier to learn about each other. I was recently in Kyoto, Japan, and was stopped on the street by a gentleman who wished to welcome me to his city. It turned out that he was educated in the... Read more
Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) is an infection that centers on the inner surfaces of the heart, usually on valvular tissue. Because the infection is so central, and affects such a vital part of the body and is extremely dangerous. Before the advent of antibiotics, this condition was always fatal. Since antibiotics have been discovered the... Read more
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