Best of Heart Disease Articles
Medical and Health related topics take up a major source of my article writing and research time. From a personal perspective and conscientious of my own heart health issues I learning and discovering the facts. Here are several Heart Health related articles.
Dealing With Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is the heart condition created when the electrical signals which coordinate the contractions of the twinned-chambers of the heart starts to malfunction. Very often, atrial fibrillation goes unnoticed and does not present any symptoms for the patient or doctor to recognize and diagnose the condition but atrial fibrillation can be extremely serious as well as life-threatening.
The Basics of Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation can be a very serious condition which affects how the different chambers, which make up the heart, all work together. Fortunately, the condition may be mild and the patient may not suffer from any symptoms or if they have them, they are so mild that they do not create any day-to-day health issues while for less-mild cases, the condition can be controlled with medication or the use of catheters.
Diagnosing and Treating Mitral Valve Disease
Mitral valve disease is a common heart condition affecting around 10% of the total population with very strong hereditary factors creating a predisposition for many patients (though we do not know how this actually works as yet). Fortunately, medical treatment for this condition is advanced and despite a number of underlying causes for the condition, prognosis for a healthy recovery is good.
Curing Atrial Fibrillation With the Maze Procedure
The heart is a complicated organ as you can imagine, but picturing the heart in action is often difficult. The heart is formed of four chambers, two larger chambers on top of two smaller ones – the upper chambers are known as atria (or atrium singular) and the lower are ventricles.
Introduction to the MAZE Procedure
The MAZE procedure is performed to treat atrial fibrillation which is where the heart’s electrical system, used to control the muscle of the heart, operates out of whack. This abnormality needs to be treated and before surgery is considered, medication can be prescribed to deal with the condition and allow patients to lead a perfectly normal life. Where the condition or the medications are affecting a patient, surgery may be considered as the treatment option and especially where a patient has already suffered from a heart attack or cardiac event.
