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Holter and Event Monitors

Key Points: Holter and Event Monitors Holter and event monitors are medical devices that record the heart's electrical activity. Doctors most often use these monitors to diagnose arrhythmias. These are problems with the speed or rhythm of the heartbeat. During an arrhythmia, the heart ... (more...)

Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

Key Points: ICD An implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) is a small device that's placed in your chest or abdomen to help control life-threatening, irregular heart rhythms (called arrhythmias). An ICD has wires with electrodes that connect to one or more of your heart's chambers. ... (more...)

Lobectomy (Lung)

Key Points: Lobectomy   A lobectomy is the surgical removal of one entire lobe in the lung. Lobes are sections of the lungs. The right lung has three lobes and the left lung has two lobes.  A lobectomy is performed in early stage non-small cell lung cancer patients. ... (more...)

Metabolic Syndrome

Key Points: Metabolic Syndrome Metabolic syndrome is the name for a group of risk factors that increase your chance for heart disease and other health problems such as diabetes and stroke. The diagnosis of metabolic syndrome is made if you have any three out of these ... (more...)

Nuclear Heart Scan

Key Points: Nuclear Heart Scan A nuclear heart scan is a type of medical test that allows your doctor to get important information about the health of your heart. The test uses radioactive tracers to study how blood flows in your heart. Nuclear heart scans are ... (more...)

Overweight and Obesity

Key Points: Overweight and Obesity The terms "overweight" and "obesity" refer to a person's overall body weight and where the extra weight comes from. Overweight is having extra body weight from muscle, bone, fat, and/or water. Obesity is having a high amount of extra body ... (more...)

Pacemaker

Key Points: Pacemaker A pacemaker is a small device that's placed under the skin of your chest or abdomen to help control irregular heartbeats. This device uses electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate. Pacemakers are used to treat heart rhythms ... (more...)

Pericarditis

Key Points: Pericarditis Pericarditis is a condition in which the membrane, or sac, around your heart is inflamed. This sac is called the pericardium. The pericardium holds the heart in place and helps it work properly. The sac is made of two thin layers of tissue ... (more...)

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Key Points: PVD Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) occurs when a fatty material called plaque builds up on the inside walls of the arteries that carry blood to the limbs. PAD is a common, yet serious disease. PAD affects 8 to 12 million people in the United States. ... (more...)

PVD - Vascular Surgery

Key Points: PVD Surgery The majority of patients with hardening of the arteries in the legs do not require surgery. Most patients have a degree of disability which is manageable by adjustments in lifestyle and specially quitting smoking. Treating vascular risk factors reduces the risk of ... (more...)