An Echocardiogram (or cardiac ultrasound) is an ultrasound of the heart used to measures blood flow through the heart, heart valve structure, and heart wall function.
It’s a safe bet that most of us don’t realize our bodies have an internal clock, what it’s called, and how important it is to our heart health. That individual timekeeper is your circadian rhythm, which tells your body when to sleep and when to wake up each day. It also affects several other body processes, including your hormones, digestion, and body temperature. Physicians and the American Heart Association (AHA) continue to research sleep health to better inform public health recommendations, especia...
The heart’s main job is to pump blood throughout the body, but when that blood flow is interrupted, it can have deadly consequences - a heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) or sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). Both conditions are related to a lack of blood flow, but their causes are very different. Cardiac arrest is caused by a sudden electrical failure in the heart that triggers an abnormal rhythm. The heart suddenly stops and no longer pumps blood into the brain or other vital organs. When this...