You may be asked to wear a holter monitor for 1-2 days. Electrodes will be placed on your chest. These are connected to small device that will record your heart rhythms for a specific period of time. You may be asked to wear a holter monitor for 1-2 days. Electrodes will be placed on your chest. These are connected to small device that will record your heart rhythms for a specific period of time. Cardiology is the specialized field of medicine that includes diagnosis and treatment of the heart. Congenital heart defects, heart failure, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, electrophysiology, and other conditions. Medicine and technology have come a very long way, so these days when someone is given a diagnosis of a condition or disease of the heart, there are treatment options and procedures available. This helps to make it all a little less scary. Your cardiologist will be with you every step of the way, answering your questions in terms that are easy to understand. You'll be presented with the best options available and you'll always receive the best health care you can get. When your doctor needs to examine your heart by traveling through the blood vessels, he or she may order a cardiac catheterization. During this procedure, a thin, flexible tube known as a catheter is inserted into your heart by traveling through your blood vessels. If your doctor has told you that you're a high-risk patient for heart disease or stroke, he or she may order a TE (or TEE) test. This is a transesophageal echocardiogram and it's used for various reasons, including getting a heart back to its normal rhythm. ...read more
By Hillsdale Cardiology PC January 13, 2015
Liver doctors, also known as hepatologists, treat and help prevent diseases of the liver. Although patients with diagnosed disorders such as hepatitis, liver cancer and cirrhosis must seek the help of a liver doctor, healthy individuals with a family history of liver disease should consider ... ...read more
Most doctor offices are designed with the patient in mind. Most people get nervous and impatient while waiting for their appointment. Here are some good ideas for ways to furnish your office with a relaxing atmosphere and comfortable for the patients. ...read more