Con este video aprenderás cuándo debes obtener ayuda si tienes angina de pecho.
Nunca debes ignorar opresión o molestia de pecho. Podría ser angina de pecho -una advertencia de que tu corazón no recibe suficiente sangre rica en oxígeno.
Con este video aprenderás que la angina de pecho puede presentarse durante el descanso.
Descubre cómo Charlie usa las pastillas de nitroglicerina para ayudarlo cuando tiene molestia en el pecho.
Aprender que es angina, cuáles son sus causas y como reconocer los signos y síntomas de esta enfermedad grave.
Entender como la angina puede presentarse de forma diferente en hombres y mujeres y aprender los exámenes comunes para la angina.
Mirar este video para aprender las diferentes opciones de tratamiento usadas para tratar la angina.
Aprender como haciendo unos pocos cambios en su estilo de vida pueden ayudar a manejar su angina.
Angina is often described as chest pain, but this can be misleading. Angina isn't always painful, and it isn't always felt in the chest. Learn more about what this heart condition feels like, and when it can happen.
When not enough oxygen reaches the heart muscle, you may have chest pain called angina. This sheet can help you manage your risk factors for heart disease.
La enfermedad de las arterias coronarias (EAC) es el tipo de enfermedad cardíaca más común. La EAC aparece cuando se acumula placa en las arterias que suministran sangre al corazón. Vea si usted está en riesgo de tener una EAC y sepa cómo puede prevenirla.
Aprender cuales exámenes comunes podría utilizar su proveedor de salud para diagnosticar la Enfermedad de Arteria Coronaria.
Aprender acerca de los diversos métodos y medicamentos comúnmente utilizados para tratar la Enfermedad de Arteria Coronaria.
Entender como la Enfermedad de Arteria Coronaria causa una Angina Estable e Inestable, y porque una acción inmediata es importante cuando usted experimenta Angina u otros síntomas de Ataque al Corazón.
Con este video vas a entender que los síntomas de enfermedades cardíacas en las mujeres son distintos que en los hombres.
Mirar como la Enfermedad de Arteria Coronaria se desarrolla, conduciendo a una obstrucción potencial de la arteria y a un Infarto del Miocardio o Ataque al Corazón.
Con este video vas a aprender a qué hora suceden más comúnmente los ataques al corazón.
Este programa lo va a ayudar a comprender que, si tiene una enfermedad arterial coronaria, puede ayudar a reducir su riesgo de un ataque al corazón si hace cambios saludables de estilo de vida y toma los medicamentos de la manera recetada.
Understand how healthy arteries work and how atherosclerosis affects the artery lining increasing your risk for heart disease.
Aprender como ocurre la Enfermedad Arterial Periférica (PAD) y quien está en riesgo de desarrollarla.
Aprende cómo tu plan de tratamiento para la EAP ayuda a que alcances tus metas de tratamiento.
Aprender estrategias que le ayudarán a usted a manejar los síntomas de su PAD y a prevenir las complicaciones a largo plazo.
Con este video vas a aprender cuándo debes llamar al doctor si tienes la EAP.
La enfermedad de las arterias carótidas significa que un vaso sanguíneo grande de su cuello se bloquea parcialmente. Es posible que usted no presente síntomas. Sin embargo, esta afección es seria porque puede llevar a un ataque cerebral.
Varicose veins are swollen, enlarged veins. They happen most often in the legs. RFA treatment uses radiofrequency to heat up the vein. This closes off blood flow to the damaged vein.
Peripheral arteries deliver oxygen-rich blood to the legs and feet. Over time, artery walls may thicken as they build up with plaque (a fatlike substance). As plaque builds up in an artery, blood flow can be reduced or even blocked, causing peripheral artery disease.
Problems with the veins in the legs may lead to chronic venous insufficiency (CVI). CVI means that there is a long-term problem with the veins not being able to pump blood back to your heart.
If leg swelling due to chronic venous insufficiency isn't controlled, an ulcer (open wound) can form. Here's how to treat them.
After peripheral artery bypass surgery, plan on being in the hospital for about 3 to 8 days. The length of your stay depends on the type of bypass you have, your health, and how you respond to surgery.
Learn how to take care of yourself at home when you have peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is a condition that can occur over time when your leg arteries are damaged. Learn when to get emergency care, and how CLI is diagnosed and treated.
Acute arterial occlusion is a serious condition that occurs when blood flow in a leg artery stops suddenly. Read on to know what symptoms to look for, and when to get medical care.
Aspirin is a blood-thinning medicine. It helps keep blood clots from forming. Learn how it's used to treat atherosclerosis.
Smoking is the greatest single danger to the health of your arteries. It puts you at higher risk for peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which affects the arteries in your legs.
High cholesterol can harm your arteries, raising your risk for peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
Having high blood pressure can damage your arteries. This puts you at risk for PAD. And it also puts you at high risk for heart attack and other heart diseases.
Cilostazol is a medicine that can relieve leg pain caused by claudication, a common symptom of PAD. Here's how the medicine works, and what you should know before taking it.
When you have PAD, a walking program can be very helpful. Here are some tips to get you started.
A venogram is a type of imaging procedure. It uses X-rays and a special dye to look at veins in your body.
The ankle brachial index (ABI) is a simple test that compares the blood pressure measured at your ankle with the blood pressure measured at your arm. It is used to check for peripheral artery disease (PAD) in the legs, or to see if PAD is getting worse.
Segmental Doppler pressure testing measures the blood pressure in an arm or a leg at certain points. It uses Doppler ultrasound. It is able to check blood flow in an artery.
Con este video vas a aprender lo que sucede antes y durante la intervención de RVAT
Es posible que tu doctor haya recomendado la reparación o reemplazo de tu válvula mitral transcatéter. Con este programa vas a entender cómo y cuándo se realiza.
Si te han diagnosticado con la enfermedad de válvula aórtica, este video te va a ayudar a entender la razón por la que puedas necesitar un reemplazo de la válvula aórtica transcatéter, y los beneficios de esta intervención.
Con este video vas a entender lo que es una intervención de reemplazo de válvula mitral transcatéter, y la razón principal por la que se realiza.
Aprende las opciones que tienes para la enfermedad de válvula aórtica, incluyendo reparación o reemplazo de las válvulas dañadas.
Este video te mostrará cómo prepararte para la cirugía mínimamente invasiva de válvula transcatéter.
Este video te ayudará a entender lo que va a suceder después de la cirugía de válvula transcatéter, incluyendo inmediatamente después de la intervención, y los cambios a largo plazo de estilo de vida que necesitas hacer.
En este video, le colocan una válvula mecánica a Liz para reemplazar una válvula del corazón y así tratar una condición que ha tenido desde que era una joven adulta.
You have been diagnosed with mitral valve stenosis. This means that the mitral valve in your heart is stiff and doesn't open as it should.
Mitral valve regurgitation is when the mitral valve in the heart is leaky. It lets some blood flow back, instead of all pumping into the next chamber.
A mitral valve replacement is a surgery to replace a mitral valve that doesn't work well. It's replaced with a new valve.
Aortic valve regurgitation is when the aortic valve leaks. The aortic valve is one of the heart's 4 valves. It is on the left side of the heart. It sits between the lower chamber (ventricle) and the large blood vessel that sends blood to the body (aorta).
Estos son los pasos para ponerte las medias de compresión a la rodilla.
Estos son los pasos para ponerte las medias de compresión al muslo.
Aprender que es trombosis profunda de vena y que lo predispone a usted a riesgo de esta peligrosa enfermedad.
Ver como su equipo proveedor de salud trabajará con usted para reducir sus posibilidades de desarrollar una trombosis profunda de vena en el hospital.
Vea que puede hacer usted para ayudar a prevenir una trombosis profunda de vena mientras usted se recupera en casa.
Aprende algunos tips sobre cómo viajar de manera segura cuando tienes Trombosis de Vena Profunda.
En los Estados Unidos, ocurren unos 900,000 casos de tromboembolismo venoso o TEV. El TEV es un coágulo de sangre que se forma en la vena y requiere atención inmediata para evitar complicaciones serias. Debido a esto es muy importante reconocer los síntomas.
DVT is a blood clot in a deep vein. To protect your health, a blood clot must be treated right away.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition where a blood clot (thrombus) forms in a deep vein. It may develop in a large vein deep inside the leg, arm, or other part of the body. Complications from DVT can be very serious. Read on to learn more.
A DVT is a blood clot deep inside a leg, arm, or other part of your body. Most often, a blood clot is treated with medicines that help to dissolve the clot. But in some cases, procedures may be advised. Read on to learn more.
A pulmonary embolus is most often from a blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein of the leg. This is called deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Part of the clot may break off and travel to the lungs. This is called a pulmonary embolism. This can cut off blood flow in the lungs.
In the days and weeks after surgery, you have a higher chance of developing a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This is a condition in which a blood clot or thrombus develops in a deep vein. They are most common in the leg. But, a DVT may develop in an arm, or another deep vein in the body.
Vena cava filter implantation is a procedure to place a device in the inferior vena cava. The inferior vena cava is the large vein that returns blood from the lower body to the heart. The device is a filter that traps blood clots in the lower body. This prevents the clots from traveling to the lungs.
DVT is a blood clot in a deep vein. Preventing a blood clot means improving blood flow back to your heart.
Leg veins carry blood from your feet back to your heart. If a vein is damaged, blood flow back to the heart is reduced. As a result, you may develop vein problems in your legs.
The ongoing flow of blood from the heart to the body and back to the heart again is called circulation. Blood vessels carry blood throughout your body. Veins are the vessels that return blood to the heart.
DVT is a blood clot in a deep vein. Your healthcare provider will usually prescribe an anticoagulant medicine. Be sure to follow all directions your provider gives you for taking this medicine.
A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot in a large vein deep in a leg, arm, or elsewhere in the body. The clot can separate from the vein, travel to the lungs and cut off blood flow. This is a pulmonary embolism (PE). Pulmonary embolism is very serious and may cause death.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a clot in the deep veins of your leg. Intermittent pneumatic compression uses a simple machine to help prevent DVT.
Percutaneous transcatheter treatment is a way to treat a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). DVT is a blood clot that forms in a large, deep vein. It happens most often in one of the veins of your legs. You may have pain, swelling, warmth, and redness from the DVT.
Surgical thrombectomy is surgery to remove a blood clot from one of your blood vessels. The blood clot may be in an artery or vein in your arm, leg, or another part of your body. It may block the flow of blood to your tissues or organs.
These images show you how to put on knee-high compression stockings.
An inferior vena cava (IVC) filter is a small device that can stop blood clots from going into your lungs.
Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a condition caused by damage to veins from a blood clot. PTS can cause chronic pain, swelling, and other symptoms in your leg. It may develop in the weeks or months after a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the leg.
Here are images to help you understand how to put on thigh-high compression stockings.
Surgical thrombectomy is surgery to remove a blood clot from 1 of your blood vessels. The blood clot may be in an artery or vein in your arm, leg, or another part of your body. It may block the flow of blood to your tissues or organs.
Embolectomy is surgery to remove a blood clot (embolus) from one of your blood vessels. It is often an emergency procedure.
Venous thromboembolism is when a blood clot forms in a vein. The term refers to two linked conditions: deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism.
Un aneurisma aórtico es un punto débil en el principal vaso sanguíneo de su cuerpo. Es posible que al principio usted no tenga síntomas. Pero esta enfermedad es seria. Puede necesitar una cirugía para reparar la zona dañada.
Un aneurisma aórtico es un punto débil de su aorta que se abulta como un globo hacia afuera. Un aneurisma aórtico es una afección médica grave. Para corregirlo, su proveedor de atención médica puede usar una reparación endovascular.
Un aneurisma aórtico es un punto débil de su aorta que se abulta como un globo hacia afuera. Un aneurisma aórtico es una afección médica grave. Para corregirlo, su proveedor de atención médica puede usar una cirugía abierta.
You may have been told that you have an aneurysm. This is when a weakened part of a blood vessel expands like a balloon. An aneurysm in the main blood vessel in your stomach area is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
Tips for home care and when to call your healthcare provider following abdominal aortic aneurysm repair.
You have had surgery to repair an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). This happens when the main blood vessel in your abdominal area weakens and expands like a balloon. Here's what you need to know following surgery.
Endovascular repair is a type of treatment for an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). An AAA is a bulge in the wall of the large artery below your heart.
After you have an aortic abdominal aneurysm (AAA) repair, the pressure inside your belly (abdomen) is at risk for increasing. High pressure in your abdomen lowers the blood flow to your organs.
An endoleak is a complication that can occur after having an endovascular aneurysm repair.
Un soplo cardíaco se produce cuando la sangre hace ruido al moverse porque hay un problema en el corazón o cerca de él. Vea cómo ocurre un soplo cardíaco y cuándo es algo para preocuparse.
An ASD is a common heart defect that's present at birth. If it's not found until you are an adult, your heart may not be able to pump as much blood.
La aterosclerosis se produce cuando las arterias se endurecen y se vuelven más estrechas. Sepa qué la causa, cómo daña su salud y lo que puede hacer para prevenir este problema.
Infective Endocarditis is an infection of the lining of the heart and/or of the heart valves. It happens when bacteria (germs) enter the bloodstream (bacteremia) and go to the heart. The germs then cause infection in the heart. The germs can enter your bloodstream in a number of ways. It may happen during a dental procedure. It can happen through a cut. Or the germs can come from an infection elsewhere in the body.
With the heart condition TCM, blood flow to part of the heart is briefly blocked. This might happen if the coronary arteries have a temporary spasm. It might also occur if the smaller blood vessels of the heart don't get enough blood. Although the symptoms of TCM may feel like a heart attack, the 2 conditions are different.
Infective endocarditis is an infection of the lining of the heart (endocardium) or the valves of the heart. The infection is most often from some type of bacteria.
Rejection is a normal reaction of the body to new tissue put in or on the body. When a person gets a heart transplant, the body's immune system reacts. Immune cells can attack the new heart.
You may need to take more anti-rejection medicine or take it more often.
You may need to stay in the hospital for a week or more. You may be given antibiotics through an IV.
Orthostatic hypotension is low blood pressure when you stand up from sitting or lying down. It can cause symptoms for such as dizziness, lightheadedness, and blurry vision. It may also cause fainting and falls.
When you have amyloidosis, your body makes too much of certain proteins. These proteins build up and clump together, making a waxy substance called amyloid.
Ischemic cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle.
