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Dr. Barbish talks about the significance of stress tests. Question: Dr. Barbish what can people expect when their doctor tells them they need a stress test? Question: What do stress tests tell you as the physician? Dr. Barbish: This test is a very good physiologic test to look for blockages in the arteries that supply the heart. To make sure your heart is healthy; get a heart scan.

The views expressed in this article are those of the advertiser and do not necessarily reflect those of this site or affiliated companies. Dr. Hassan: Atrial fibrillation is quivering of the upper chambers of the heart, which presents with symptoms of shortness of breath, palpitations and dizziness. Risk factors for atrial fibrillation include excessive alcohol intake, diabetes, over weight and thyroid disease. Dr. Hassan: Atrial fibrillation can be treated with catheter-based ablation or surgical ablation with reasonable success. For those who cannot take blood thinners, we can place devices in the heart so that patients can avoid taking blood thinners long term.

Question: What are the risk factors for heart disease with women? Dr. Koshy: So, in general, the risk factors for heart disease are diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, a family history of heart disease-- that includes you mother, father, and siblings with heart disease-- and a smoking risk. Dr. Koshy: So, the number one thing would be know your numbers. What I mean by this is know your risk factors. They may not always have chest pain with heart disease, instead they may have shortness of breath, back pain or jaw pain, so know your symptoms.

The advertiser paid a fee to promote this sponsored article and may have influenced or authored the content. The views expressed in this article are those of the advertiser and do not necessarily reflect those of this site or affiliated companies. Dr. Batra talks about having open heart surgery and how things have changed dramaticallyDr. Batra: We now have the ability to place the heart valves through a minimally invasive approach, a small puncture in the artery in the leg. We can bring the valve up on a beating heart, deploy the valve and patients are up sitting in a chair that evening. Make sure your heart is healthy!

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