by Dr. Abella
Home-exercise bikes are uniting fitness with the cocooning craze. As more people seek entertainment and leisure activities in the comfort of their homes, these bikes allow them to stay trim and healthy while avoiding overcrowded gyms and the familiar hazards of...
by Dr. Abella
Most athletes know that the suffix itis is bad news: not fatal, but annoying and probably painful. Itis actually means “inflammation,” which describes both the sensation and the physiology of the body’s reaction to connective tissue damage....
by Dr. Abella
Many of my patients come to see me complaining of chest pain. These patients are frequently young, otherwise healthy and “freaking out” about why they should have chest pain. If the the diagnosis is mitral valve prolapse, take heart. Mitral valve prolapse...
by Dr. Abella
The number of Americans that die each year from heart disease is sobering. As many as one in four deaths are due to heart disease. That is 610,000 deaths a year. It is the number one killer of both men and women. Coronary artery disease is the most common type of...
by Dr. Abella
Electrocardiograms (EKG) are excellent tools for measuring heart activity. The restriction is that they can only look at that heart activity while the patient is in the office and connected to the machine. Cardiac symptoms, like abnormal heart rhythms, can come and go...
by Dr. Abella
Has it been years since you have had a good cardio-vascular workout that really got your heart pumping? When you neglect to exercise your heart, even a couple of flights of stairs can leave you winded. Do not believe for a moment that you are alone. Our sedentary...
