When examining your heart, Dr. Stevens uses various diagnostic tools. An important one is called the ejection fraction, and it refers to the amount, or percentage, of blood that is pumped out of the ventricles with each contraction. Here’s some more information about the ejection fraction. How it works With each heartbeat, your heart squeezes …
Varicose veins are a pain, literally. They can cause your legs to feel achy or heavy. They can burn and throb. They can even lead to muscle cramping and swelling. In extreme cases, varicose veins can lead to skin ulcers near the ankles. In May’s two blogs, we got into the how’s and whys of …
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Since vein care is half of our name, at Premier Heart and Vein Care we always feel it’s important to educate our patients and potential patients about what’s behind problems with their vascular system. In this month’s first blog, we got into the what’s and how’s of varicose veins. In this second blog, let’s get …
If you’ve ever read any Edgar Allan Poe, odds are you’ve read the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart” about a crazed man who kills an old neighbor because he couldn’t stand the man’s pale blue eye. But then he thinks he can hear the old man’s heart beating, which eventually makes him confess to the …
Worried You Have Deep Vein Thrombosis? Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is a potentially life-threatening condition that happens when a blood clot occurs inside a deep vein, such as in your leg. These blood clots have a risk of breaking apart and moving up to your lungs, which is considered a medical emergency. Knowing how …
Aging has its pluses: wisdom, experience, seniority, not spending half your income at bars, senior discounts, and a few other things. But it has lots of items on the other side of the ledger, particularly when it comes to the sagging and weakening inherent in older tissues and other body structures. One of those is …
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Nobody Likes Varicose Veins, Here’s How to Get Rid of Them Varicose veins are bulging, bluish-purple veins that can affect the appearance of your legs. You might feel self-conscious about the way these veins make your legs look. In addition, varicose veins can cause discomfort and other symptoms that are unpleasant. The good news is …
Facial Redness, Spider Veins, and Professional Advice No one wants to look in the mirror and see that their face looks red and blotchy, yet chronic facial redness plagues many men and women of all ages. Let’s take a look at the core causes of facial redness and what you can do to treat this …
An Overview of Deep Vein Thrombosis Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition that develops when you have a blood clot deep inside your veins. While DVT can occur in different parts of the body, it commonly occurs in leg veins. This condition can become a medical emergency known as pulmonary embolism if a clot …
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An Overview of Lymphedema If you’re unfamiliar with lymphedema, this overview can help you recognize the condition. It normally describes swelling in one of your arms or legs, or sometimes in both arms or both legs. There can be varying causes, but it is most commonly the result of the removal of lymph nodes, commonly …
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