What Is Mitral Valve Prolapse?

Mitral valve prolapse (MVP) is a common heart valve condition that affects about 2-3 out of every 100 people. The mitral valve is like a door between two chambers on the left side of your heart. In MVP, this "door" doesn't close properly—one or both of the valve flaps...

Salt, Hypertension, and Heart Disease: A Cardiologist’s Warning

I am asked about salt intake every day on social media. there is a large campaign by social media healthfluencers and medfluencers to downplay the danger of salt intake. Salt can increase inflammation as well as many factors that play ...

Shortness of Breath & Heart Murmurs: The Hidden Risk of Valve Disease

"I'm just slowing down because I'm getting older."

I hear this phrase in my clinic almost every day. A 70-year-old patient tells me they’ve stopped golfing because they get "winded." Or they’ve stopped carrying groceries because...

Afib Symptoms, Reversal, and Treatment

If you have ever felt like a fish is flopping around inside your chest, or like your heart is racing a million miles an hour while you’re sitting on the couch, you might be experiencing Atrial Fibrillation, commonly known as AFib.

As a cardiologist, this is o...

Is TRT Finally Safe For Heart Disease?

For over a decade, a "Black Box" warning from the FDA has loomed over Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT), leaving millions of men with low-T symptoms—fatigue, low libido, and muscle loss—terrified that treatment would lead to a heart attack.

The TRAVERSE ...

Women, Menopause, Heart Disease and HRT (MHT)

Cardiovascular Disease In Women: Heart Disease is the #1 Threat to Women

Without question, heart disease is the leading cause of women in the United States and globally. As you have seen, it is very much preventable. Heart disease kills 1 in 3 women...

Why Niacin Is No Longer Used for Heart Disease

Niacin, Cholesterol, and the Hard Lessons of Cardiovascular Outcomes

For decades, niacin (vitamin B3) was widely promoted as a treatment for cholesterol problems and cardiovascular disease. The logic seemed straightforward: niacin improves lipid numbe...

Flawed KETO-CTA Study Nail In The Coffin For Keto Diet

This study was published in a social media storm claiming that it showed something that it didn't show at all. The authors are being disingenuous and misrepresenting the truth. There are several very problematic issues with this study and it's ...

STEMI versus NSTEMI Two Very Different Types of Heart Attacks

When teaching students, residents, fellows, and other cardiologists at conferences, one of the most important concepts to understand is the treatment differences between a STEMI and an NSTEMI. Why? Because this will affect how you treat ...

Lipoprotein(a): The "Hidden" Genetic Cholesterol That Could Be Putting You at Risk

What is lipoprotein a and what can we do about it? One of the most common topics and questions I get at medical conferences is, "Can you tell us more about lipoprotein little a?"  

What is my life expectancy with li...