Heart Health Management, Artery Care, and Emergency Signs

Cardiovascular wellness focuses on plaque reduction, managing arrhythmias like AFib, and recognizing emergency signs of heart failure or infarction.

Heart Disease

Round white pills and plastic pill bottle

Treatments for Calcified Arteries in the Heart

Published May,14 2018 | By Matthew Fox, MD

Lifestyle, medical and interventional treatments for coronary artery disease with calcification can relieve symptoms and prolong life.

What Causes Fluid Around the Heart in Cancer Patients?

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Matthew Fox, MD

The heart is a muscle surrounded by a fibrous sac containing sheath called the pericardium. There is normally 2 to 3 ccs of fluid between the heart and the pericardial lining. If excessive fluid builds up in the space between the pericardium and the heart, this is called a pericardial effusion.