by clive@ahinton.com | Mar 27, 2024 | Uncategorized
It’s common knowledge that regular exercise and a heart-healthy diet can keep your cardiovascular system in tip-top shape. However, if you’re not getting enough quality sleep, your diet and exercise could be all for not. Sleep apnea is a sleep condition tied directly...
by clive@ahinton.com | Nov 10, 2023 | Uncategorized
You’re going along until suddenly, you feel your heart lurch, skip a beat, and flutter. Your next stop is the cardiologist, who says you have an arrhythmia. Essentially, your heart’s beating irregularly (either too slow or too fast). There’s no need to panic...
by clive@ahinton.com | Oct 11, 2023 | Uncategorized
Pregnancy and childbirth change your body in myriad ways, expanding and contorting to accommodate your growing baby. But stretch marks and a baby bump aren’t the only changes to be worried about. Below the surface, your body’s systems work overtime to facilitate your...
by clive@ahinton.com | Sep 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
You know about finger pricking, diet modifications, and insulin shots. What you may not realize is just how far diabetes reaches into your body. This chronic condition touches virtually every system, including your cardiovascular system. It gets even more unsettling...
by clive@ahinton.com | Aug 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Stress testing isn’t a measure of how chaotic your life is (though we know it is). Stress testing is a clinical cardiology test we use to evaluate how well your heart functions when it’s operating at maximum capacity. Essentially, we force your heart to pump harder to...