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...