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The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered dramatic changes throughout everyday life — and in the medical community as well. Not only are providers across the country postponing elective procedures, but many are also encouraging people to avoid in-office appointments to reduce their risk of exposure to this highly contagious coronavirus.But what...
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Palm Beach Cardiologists: Why Multiple Blood Pressure Readings? If there is such a thing as the “most heard gripe” Palm Beach cardiologists hear from patients, it’s when during one of their visits we record a higher-than-usual blood pressure reading for them, and we ask them to come back for additional...
Florida Vein Specialists: The Two Types of Vein Disease To really understand the kinds of diseases that can affect your blood vessels, you have to understand how they work when they’re healthy. Arteries, which carry oxygenated blood from your heart to your organs and extremities, have their own internal muscles...
Delray Beach Cardiologists: Biggest Heart Disease Risks In the field of medical science that deals with heart disease and how to prevent it, you hear a lot about risk factors. According to Delray Beach cardiologists, these are either traits or behaviors that medical science has proven increase your risk of developing...
Palm Beach Vein Treatment Specialists: Veins and Teens When most people think about “vein disease,” the two most common images that pop into their minds are of 1) varicose veins and 2) old people. They assume first that vein disease is synonymous with varicose veins, and second that it only...
Florida Vein Specialists: What is the ABI test? April 18th, 2015. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is releasing a new article that explains a common diagnostic test they use in their practice to detect cardiovascular disease. According to these Florida vein specialists, standard blood pressure measurements taken only...
Delray Beach Cardiologists: Weight and Heart Health April 18th, 2015. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is publishing a new article that discusses the relationship between weight and heart health. According to these top cardiologists in Palm Beach, that relationship is pretty much a direct one – if a...
Delray Beach Cardiologists: Overweight Hurts Your Heart Science tells us that there are many risk factors that increase your likelihood of developing heart disease. Some you can do nothing about, such as your age, your race, your gender, and your genetic background (whether close members of your family had heart problems). Others,...
Florida Vein Specialists: What is the Ankle-Brachial Index? Heart disease, arterial disease, and vein disease are very different medical conditions that are diagnosed and treated equally differently. Interestingly, however, there is one diagnostic test you might encounter whether you are seeking vein treatment in Palm Beach or whether you are...
Best Vein Doctors in Florida: Know the Symptoms of DVT April 4th, 2015. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is releasing a new article that explains the symptoms and significant risk factors for deep vein thrombosis (DVT). According to these Florida vein specialists, by being proactive about their vein...
What to Look For in a Palm Beach Heart Doctor April 4th, 2015. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is publishing a new article explaining the traits and qualifications to look for when searching for a heart doctor in this area of Florida. According to these top cardiologists in...
What to Look For in a Palm Beach Heart Doctor The most common reasons you might be looking for a top cardiologist in Palm Beach are that you’ve recently moved to the area, or that your personal physician has noticed symptoms that might indicate non-urgent heart problems, and has suggested...
Florida Vein Specialist: Know the Symptoms of DVT Every year, March is specified as Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness month for a reason – DVT is a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of Americans every year. The best vein doctors in Florida know it is a condition in which the...
Spider Vein Treatment in Palm Beach: VeinGogh or EVLT? “State of the art” is a rapidly moving target in the world of venous medicine. Only a few years ago, because endovenous laser treatment (EVLT) was so effective in removing large varicose veins, it was assumed that it would be equally...
Delray Beach Cardiologists: Controlling Cholesterol You’ve probably heard the word “cholesterol,” and you may even know what your blood cholesterol levels are, but do you know what exactly cholesterol is, and what those numbers mean? If not, this article is for you. What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is one of the...
Palm Beach Heart Doctors: “What Is Your Heart Age?” Here’s a question for you – if you are 50 years old, what is your “heart age?” If you immediately answered, “The same age I am – 50,” chances are you’re wrong. Your “heart age” can be different from your calendar...
Florida Vein Specialists: Weight Loss and Varicose Veins One question that patients often ask when seeking vein treatment in Delray Beach is “I know I’m a few pounds overweight…if I lose weight, will that make my varicose veins go away?” We understand why people ask this question, but speaking as...
Florida Vein Specialists: Varicose Veins and Running March 14th, 2015. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is releasing a new article that discusses running and whether it is a good form of exercise for people with varicose veins. According to these Florida vein specialists, although exercise is an important part of living...
Palm Beach Heart Doctors: Stress and the Heart March 14th, 2015. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is publishing a new article that discusses the effect of stress on the heart. According to these Palm Beach cardiologists, stress causes the heart to pump faster, raises blood pressure, constricts blood vessels, and...
Best Vein Doctors in Florida: Varicose Veins and Running If you are a runner and have varicose veins, or even if you are at increased risk of developing them because your close relatives have had them, you probably have some questions about how running affects varicose veins. In this article...
Palm Beach Heart Doctors: Is Stress Hurting Your Heart? Stress is an unavoidable part of life, and thanks to our cave-man ancestors who passed their genes down to us, stress is something that our bodies have been hard-wired to react to. Back when we were cave men, hearing a noise in the...
Florida Vein Specialists on Painful Varicose Veins March 7th, 2015. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is releasing a new article discussing the pain that often accompanies varicose veins. According to these Florida vein specialists, trying to avoid seeking vein treatment in Palm Beach by “living with” one’s varicose veins can very quickly become...
Palm Beach Heart Doctors: Screenings Prevent Heart March 7th, 2015. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is publishing a new article explaining what cardiologists look for during those regular heart screenings they recommend for patients. According to these top cardiologists in Palm Beach, what they’re looking for in the screenings may not be what...
Palm Beach Heart Doctors: Screenings Prevent Disease If you’re like most people, you’ve probably been told by your general practitioner that you should start getting regular heart screenings after the age of 40 (earlier if you have a family history of heart disease). Well, the expert Palm Beach cardiologists at SPCVA are...
Best Vein Doctors in Palm Beach: Painful Varicose Veins The other day we met a new patient who was finally seeking vein treatment in Palm Beach for varicose veins she had had for some time. When we asked why she waited so long before seeing a Florida vein specialist about her condition, she said,...
Palm Beach Heart Doctors: What’s Coronary Artery Disease? Coronary artery disease (or CAD) occurs when there is a buildup of arterial plaque (a condition called atherosclerosis) in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart. This restricts blood flow, and keeps the heart from getting the oxygen and nutrients it needs...
Florida Vein Specialists: How Veins and Arteries Work Your cardiovascular system is a marvel of complexity and efficiency. Your heart is only about the size of a closed fist, but pumps 5 liters of blood per minute through approximately 60,000 miles of arteries, veins, and smaller blood vessels. These vessels convey oxygen, nutrients,...
Palm Beach Cardiologists Explain Structural Heart Disease Structural heart disease refers to a number of cardiovascular conditions that are different but related, because they are all the result of a similar problem – interruption of the natural flow of blood through the internal chambers and valves of the heart. Most structural...
Florida Vein Specialists: Vein Removal and Your Health Many people have strongly negative feelings about what they consider “cosmetic surgery.” Some of them consider changing the way you look for the better to be “cheating” of some kind, and think people should just “stay the way God made ’em.” Many...
Delray Beach Cardiologists: Heart Testing Sequence February 16th, 2015. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is publishing a new article explaining why diagnosing heart disease might require a sequence of tests, rather than one quick examination. According to these top cardiologists in Palm Beach, many people don’t understand that multiple tests may be necessary...
Palm Beach Vein Treatment: Vein Health and Heart Disease February 14th, 2015. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is releasing a new article explaining the link between vein health and heart health. According to these Delray Beach cardiologists and vein doctors, although there are major differences between vein diseases and heart diseases, the risk factors...
Palm Beach Vein Treatment: Vein Health and Heart Disease Is there a connection between vein health and heart health? Well, both fields of medicine deal with cardiovascular disorders, and these disorders are part of the same circulatory system, which depends on your heart, veins, and arteries being able to work...
How long does it take for a doctor to diagnose “what’s ailing you” and suggest a treatment regimen to alleviate your symptoms? Well, it depends on your symptoms. If you see your family doctor complaining of fever, coughing, a runny nose, chills, and body aches, it might take the doctor...
February 6th, 2015. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is releasing a new article in which they discuss the diagnostic procedures they use to detect vein diseases. According to these Florida vein specialists, advances in modern medicine have made getting a vein health checkup so easy and painless that there is little excuse not...
February 6th, 2015. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates published a new article discussing the critical impact that diabetes has on a person’s risk of developing heart disease. According to these top cardiologists in Palm Beach, the risk of heart attack or a stroke is doubled among diabetics. Diabetes is a well-known health risk,...
Palm Beach Heart Doctors: Heart Health and Diabetes Diabetes is unfortunately quite common, and becoming more so. According to the American Diabetes Association, as of 2012 over 29 million Americans (9.3% of the population, 8.1 million of them undiagnosed) had diabetes. Diabetes itself is potentially fatal, and is currently the...
Florida Vein Specialists: How We Diagnose Vein Disease Modern vein treatment in Palm Beach is nothing like it was only a few decades ago. At that time, diagnosing vein disorders – the vast majority of which are hidden below the skin and produce few visible symptoms – was quite different. In those...
Sometimes in our practice at South Palm Cardiovascular Associates we meet new vein patients, and their first question for us is, “Why do you list so many different vein treatments on your website? I’m fuzzy by all of the possibilities.” Our answer to this question is simple: “Because to maintain...
December 5th, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is publishing a new article discussing important facts about heart disease that women should be aware of. According to these top cardiologists in Palm Beach, 33% to 50% of American women are currently living with cardiovascular disease but don’t know...
When asked what the number one cause of death among American women is, most people – including most women – get it wrong. It’s not cancer, or any of the other diseases you first thought of. The #1 killer of women is the same as it is for men –...
The bad news is that someone in America has a heart attack every 34 seconds. The good news is that these days a heart attack does not have to be fatal. The factor that often makes the difference between surviving a heart attack and dying from one is how quickly...
November 21st, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates publishes an article in which they explain how seeking vein treatment in Palm Beach can improve not only one’s health, but love life as well. According to these Boynton Beach-based doctors, while patients may feel as if they are the...
If you have varicose veins, you know that they often feel like a very personal problem. You may feel alone and isolated and that your condition doesn’t really affect anyone but you. Who else, you think, can be as dismayed by the bulging, discolored veins you see in the mirror...
November 14, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates has published a new article about how to eat a more “heart-healthy” diet, but without feeling deprived. According to these top cardiologists in Palm Beach, eating foods that are better for the heart should be a wonderful culinary adventure, not...
OK, you’ve been told by your family doctor or your Palm Beach cardiologist that you have high blood pressure, or that you are otherwise at high risk of developing heart disease. Among the other lifestyle changes they’ve prescribed for you, like stopping smoking and getting more exercise, these doctors have...
Are your veins as healthy as you would like them to be? If you are experiencing spider veins, varicose veins, or swollen legs and ankles they may not be. Damaged or diseased veins can have a negative impact on your aesthetics and your wellbeing, but according to a vascular doctor...
October 23rd, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is announcing a new guide to the most common risk factors for heart disease. The cardiology specialists in Boynton Beach explain that heart disease is one of the leading causes of death for American adults and encourage patients to have...
October 17th, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is pleased to announce the publication of a new article outlining what today’s vein doctors currently know about vein disease. The vein clinic in Boynton Beach explains that advances in medical technology have greatly improved vein specialists’ understanding of vein...
Doctors’ understanding of the way the body works is constantly growing and changing. Knowledge about vein disease is no exception. Vein doctors in Boynton Beach are constantly learning more about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of vein disease. The staff at South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is eager to pass this...
Heart disease and stroke are the #1 and #4 causes of death in America respectively. One can cut his/her risk of developing both of these conditions dramatically simply by exercising regularly. Your heart is a muscle, and the more you exercise it, the stronger it becomes, and the less likely you are to develop heart disease. Becoming more active...
It is no secret that heart care specialists in Boynton Beach (and around the world) encourage exercise as a way to improve heart health and reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke. The American Heart Association encourages thirty minutes of moderate exercise five times a week to stay healthy....
You know your food choices can have an impact on your waistline, but did you know that your diet can have an equally large effect on your heart health? Choosing heart healthy foods can help make sure your cardiovascular system runs at its best, helping reduce your risk factors for...
Bulging, ropy, and discolored, varicose veins are a sign of poor vein health. They can also negatively impact a person’s aesthetics and self esteem. If you are suffering from varicose veins you probably have many questions. One of the queries that vein experts in Boynton Beach hear most often is...
When it comes to heart disease, “You are what they eat.” And that’s a pity, because the “American diet” considered normal by many people is full of fats, sugars, and high-cholesterol protein sources. Largely as a result, cardiovascular disease is the #1 cause of death in America. Over six times...
September 26th, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is publishing a new article in which they present an overview of the different types of vein diseases. According to the Boynton Beach-based center, when most people think of vein disease, they only think about varicose veins, and there are...
Dr. Harring will be offering a cardiology lecture on “To Go Or Not To Go… Answering the E.R. question when chest pain calls.” This lecture is for the Bethesda’s Be Healthy, Be Well program. The event will be held at the Lantana Branch Library on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at...
To understand the different types of vein diseases, you have to know a little about how your circulatory system works. Arteries convey oxygen- and nutrient-rich blood from the heart and lungs to other areas of the body, and veins convey the deoxygenated blood back to the heart and lungs for...
September 22nd, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates has won a prized 2014 WebAward in the Web Marketing Association’s Winter/Spring Web Health Awards competition. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates’ website beat out hundreds of other entries to claim the award for having an exemplary website. The win was a...
September 19th, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates releases an article discussing stroke and how the risk of having one increases with age. According to the Boynton Beach-based center, if you are over 55 you need to become aware of other risk factors for stroke, because although you...
While heart disease is the #1 cause of death in America, stroke is not far behind, at #3. 800,000 Americans have strokes every year; of these, approximately 75% are first attacks, while 25% are recurrent attacks. In addition, people can have “mini-strokes” (transient ischemic attacks, or TIAs) which do not...
To understand the different types of vein diseases, you have to know a little about how your circulatory system works. Arteries convey oxygen- and nutrient-rich blood from the heart and lungs to other areas of the body, and veins convey the deoxygenated blood back to the heart and lungs for...
Many people, told by their general practitioners that they should see a vascular doctor, don’t do it. They may have noticed varicose veins or spider veins on their legs, but they think these are just “normal signs of aging” and don’t think they need to see a vein disease specialist...
August 31st, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is publishing a new article about the embarrassment that many people feel about discussing their varicose veins. According to the Boynton Beach based center, varicose veins are so common that literally half of the people around them probably have varicose...
As experienced vascular doctors in Boynton Beach, we often can’t help but notice how many of our patients try to hide their varicose veins. They wear long pants or long dresses, and avoid going to the beach or playing sports that make them reveal their legs, because they are ashamed of how...
August 29st, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is publishing a new article in which they discuss the types of questions that patients should ask of their vascular doctors when being treated for vein disease problems. According to the Boynton Beach based center, many people forget that they...
Check out Dr. Michael Metzger’s recently published article on “Getting to the Heart of Your Varicose Vein Problem” in Good Housekeeping, Redbook, and Woman’s Day magazines. Click here to view the article (PDF)
During your first appointment with a vascular doctor, he will ask you a number of questions – about your health history and that of your family, about any symptoms you may be experiencing, etc. The doctor will then perform a number of tests to evaluate your venous health, and present...
Almost everyone experiences swelling in their legs and ankles from time to time. In most cases the swelling is temporary, the result of strain or injury or overuse of the leg muscles. But when swollen legs and ankles become chronic, and persist for days, weeks, or months, they can be...
The treatment of heart disease is a cooperative venture. Ideally, you should think of your cardiologist as your partner in maintaining and improving your heart health, and your overall health. Yes, your doctors have training you do not, and they have access to diagnostic and treatment tools that can be...
August 24st, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates publishes a new article discussing ways that your cardiologist can help you navigate the complex world of heart disease and its treatment. According to these Delray Beach cardiologists, there are so many complex terms, disease names, and treatment methodologies that...
OK, you’ve made an appointment to see a cardiologist. You may have done this because your personal physician noticed some symptoms and recommended that you see a specialist about them, or simply because you realized that you were getting to the age at which you should have a thorough heart...
Dr. Harring will be offering a lecture on “I’m Having Chest Pains…Is It An Emergency?” This lecture is for the Bethesda’s Be Healthy, Be Well program. The event will be held at the Palm Isles community clubhouse on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. For more information please call...
Dr. Metzger will be offering a lecture on “Lifestyle Tips and the Latest Treatment in Heart Health” for the members of the Piper’s Glen Men’s Club on Sunday, October 12, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. This lecture is for the Bethesda’s Be Healthy, Be Well program. The event will be held...
Many people who are looking for a cardiologist are doing so after their personal physician has expressed concerns that they may have a non-urgent heart problem. In most cases, when general practitioners make such recommendations, they refer the patient to trusted DelRay Beach cardiologists whom they know personally, and such...
The most effective way to treat heart problems is to prevent them. While part of our job as providers of heart disease treatment in Boynton Beach and Delray Beach is to use the most modern and state-of-the-art technology to diagnose and treat existing cardiovascular problems, a larger part of that...
August 7th, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates publishes a new article discussing the role of the heart doctor in preventing heart disease. According to these Delray Beach Cardiologists, their role in preventing new heart disease is just as important – if not more important – than treating...
Many older adults who suffer from varicose veins, spider veins, or other forms of vein disease avoid treatment for their conditions, because they are afraid of the possible risks of the treatments themselves. This is lamentable, because without proper treatment most vein diseases only get worse, causing a number of...
The two most important factors in preventing heart disease are remarkably simple: 1) have a thorough heart health screening to identify your risk factors, and 2) have regular follow-up screenings, in accord with those risk factors. The American Heart Association recommends that you start having heart screenings at age 20....
According to a recent report in the respected British medical journal The Lancet, there is condition that is killing over 5.3 million people a year worldwide. That’s 6% of all deaths – more people than die as the result of smoking cigarettes. This condition increases your risk of heart disease,...
Cardiovascular disease is the #1 cause of death in America, killing nearly 730,000 people in 2010. That’s over six times the number of people who die as the result of accidents, And yet, many people don’t know what the risk factors are that increase their risk of developing cardiovascular disease,...
July 17th, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates publishes a new article discussing how you can assess your risk of developing cardiovascular disease. According to the Boynton Beach-based center, these risk factors are well-established, but the general public is often dangerously unaware of them. The Delray Beach heart...
Because most of the medical procedures used to diagnose and treat vein disease are “non-invasive” or “minimally invasive,” Boynton Beach vein specialists use those terms a lot in the articles we write for this website. But what exactly do these terms mean, and how do they potentially affect you as...
July 11th, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is publishing a new article explaining the differences between “invasive,” “non-invasive,” and “minimally invasive” medical procedures. According to the vascular doctors at the Boynton Beach-based center, these distinctions are important because they have an impact both on the effectiveness of...
Cardiovascular disease is the #1 killer of Americans. Naturally, many people want to know what they can do to reduce their risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke, and peripheral disease. Well, there are some simple lifestyle habits you can adopt today that can significantly reduce your risk. Five heart-healthy...
July 5th, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is publishing a new article discussing the alarming link between a vein disease called deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). According to the vein experts in Boynton Beach-based center, the biggest problem with DVT is that most of...
All forms of vein disease impair your circulatory system and increase your risk of developing more serious diseases. But some vein diseases are worse than others. One of these is the condition known as deep vein thrombosis, or DVT. What exactly is DVT, and how could it cause a pulmonary...
Cholesterol, although you’ve probably heard about it only in terms of the need to “lower” it, is not a bad thing per se. It is, in fact, one of the primary building blocks of human health, and is necessary to maintain both membrane structural integrity and fluidity in your body’s...
July 3rd, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates has published a new article discussing the importance of keeping your cholesterol levels under control. According to the Boynton Beach-based center, cholesterol levels are one of the most reliable predictors of your risk for cardiovascular disease, so keeping them under...
One of the things that prevents many people with varicose veins or other forms of vein disease from seeking treatment is…unfortunately…fear of treatment. They may have heard stories of the “bad old days” when varicose veins could be removed only by surgery, or they may feel that their insurance won’t...
Cardiac catheterization is a medical procedure that is used to diagnose and treat heart problems. Since its introduction in clinical application in the 1930s, it has become a staple of vascular doctors in the fight against cardiovascular disorders. What exactly does the cardiac catheterization process involve? During cardiac catheterization, a...
Vein diseases such as chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) impair both your circulatory system and your immune system. This can mean that tiny nicks, cuts, and bruises that most people wouldn’t think twice about can become painfully and dangerously infected. Understanding this phenomenon becomes important for those who have varicose veins,...
Pacemakers are tiny devices placed in the chest or abdomen to help control abnormal heart rhythms. They are commonly used to treat arrhythmias, which are irregular electrical impulses that can cause the heart to beat too quickly, too slowly, or with erratic and dangerous rhythms. Your heart runs on electricity...
Arterial disease and vein disease are part of the same branch of medicine, known as vascular disease, which is defined as any condition that affects and impairs the circulatory system. Your arteries and your veins have different purposes within this system. Arteries carry oxygen- and nutrient-rich blood from the heart...
June 26th, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates has published a new article discussing the respective risks of peripheral arterial disease, or PAD, and common forms of vein disease. According to the Boynton Beach-based center, all of these vascular diseases pose serious dangers, and should be treated. The...
June 26th, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is publishing a new article discussing stroke and mini-stroke (transient ischemic attack, or TIA). According to the Boynton Beach-based center, these conditions constitute the third leading cause of death in Americans. The Boynton Beach vascular doctors of South Palm Cardiovascular...
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in America, and the leading cause of long-term disability. Every year, about 800,000 Americans have a stroke; 75% are first attacks, and 25% are recurrent attacks. And yet, despite the fact that someone in the U.S. experiences a stroke every 45 seconds,...
As vascular doctors at South Palm Cardiovascular Associates, we do our best to stay current on the latest advances in vein care, so we can share them with our patients and offer them the most state-of-the-art vein care available anywhere. One of the most exciting new technologies we have come...
June 9th, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates has published a new article discussing an exciting new technology for the treatment of spider veins, the VeinGogh Ohmic Thermolysis System. The Boynton Beach-based center is now offering VeinGogh treatment to patients. The directors of South Palm Cardiovascular Associates say,...
When Boynton Beach circulation doctors listen to your heart through a stethoscope, they are primarily listening for two types of sounds. The first is the normal “lub-dub” sound created when your heart beats, the first sound created when the mitral and tricuspid valves close, and the second when the aortic...
June 6th, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. South Palm Cardiovascular Associates has published a new article discussing heart murmurs and their relationship to valvular heart disease. According to the Boynton Beach-based center, heart murmurs are common and most are not a concern. The task of the Boynton Beach vascular specialist is...
Ask most people on the street what vein disease is, and if they have an answer at all, they’ll say, “Varicose veins, right?” They might also go on to describe these varicose veins as primarily a cosmetic issue, not a serious medical problem at all, and furthermore an issue that...
The heart care specialists at Boynton Beach want everyone to know they are available to help both Hispanic and non-Hispanic residents, in Spanish or English, with health issues related to heart disease, cardiology, arrhythmias, or other related concerns. This article explains who we are and what we do for our community. Why...
South Palm Cardiovascular Associates offers cardiovascular services to Hispanic and Non-Hispanic residents of our community May 28th, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. The Boynton Beach vein specialists at South Palm Cardiovascular Associates are publishing a new article explaining that they offer services to Hispanics and non-Hispanics in the community. According to...
South Palm Cardiovascular Associates Publishes a New Article Describing the Best Minimally-Invasive Vein Treatments May 26th, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. The Boynton Beach vein specialists at South Palm Cardiovascular Associates are publishing a new article describing the best and most effective vein treatments available today, and what makes them “minimally-invasive”...
Vein disease treatment is a wide field, ranging from therapies to treat the cosmetic issues of varicose veins to more sophisticated techniques used to correct vein problems at the source, inside the veins themselves. In this article, the vascular doctors of South Palm Cardiovascular Associates present an overview of some...
The names of some of the newest minimally invasive Boynton Beach vein disease treatments sound a bit like something out of a sci-fi novel: sclerotherapy, microphlebectomy, and endovenous laser treatments. What are they all about, and how do they work? What do Boynton Beach residents need to know about vein...
As talented as most medical general practitioners are, they would be the first to tell you that when it comes to something as specialized as the treatment of vein disease, you should rely on a specialist. Both the diagnosis and treatment of vein disease require extensive knowledge and skills that...
While the look of bulging, blue varicose veins is reason enough for many people to look for vein treatment, there are still lots of people who think varicose vein treatment is a luxury reserved only for aesthetic concerns. Our team of medical experts at South Palm Cardiovascular Associates knows that...
Varicose veins – you’ve seen them, perhaps you have them. But what causes them, and are they really a cause for concern? In fact, varicose veins are a symptom of vein disease. Boynton Beach Vascular Doctors explain the risk factors for vein disease and why it’s so important not to let them...
Spider veins are among the unsightly problem veins that affect over 30 million Americans today. With statistics like these, it is imperative to learn about problem veins and what you can do to protect yourself and your family. Vein experts at Boynton Beach’s South Palm Cardiovascular Associates want to provide you...
Boynton Beach Vein Doctors advise prompt treatment for varicose veins Today’s busy lifestyles mean dealing with issues such as varicose veins often get put on the back burner. After all, varicose veins are mainly a cosmetic issue, right? You can just cover them up and deal with them later. Unfortunately,...
Given the nature of some medical tests, many of our patients at South Palm Cardiovascular Associates are concerned when we suggest that they have a venous health screening by a Boynton Beach vein doctor. We understand their concern, because after all many medical examinations require them to fast before the...
May 21st, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. The Boynton Beach vein specialists at South Palm Cardiovascular Associates are publishing a new article explaining vein screenings. According to the Boynton Beach-based center, the public is generally unaware of how fast, painless, and non-invasive venous health screenings are, and thus they avoid them,...
Heart care specialists in Boynton Beach use many tests to diagnose potential cardiac problems. They may, for example, use an electrocardiogram (ECG) or Holter monitor to record the heart’s electrical discharges, looking for evidence of arrhythmia, or abnormal heart rhythms. They can also use ultrasound in the form of echocardiography to...
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), sometimes referred to as “hardening of the arteries,” is a common circulatory problem in which arteries narrowed by the buildup of arterial plaque reduce blood flow to your extremities. Although PAD can affect your arms, it is most commonly found in the legs. PAD affects men...
May 8th, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. The Boynton Beach heart doctors at South Palm Cardiovascular Associates are publishing a new article discussing atherosclerosis, or blocked arteries, and the risks they present. According to the Boynton Beach-based center, this condition – also known as “hardening of the arteries” – presents the #1 health...
Blocked arteries – more commonly known as atherosclerosis or Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) – is the #1 cause of death in the United States. CAD affects more than 13 million Americans, and places them at increased risk of heart attack and stroke.How do arteries become blocked? Atherosclerosis or “hardening of...
Like the rest of the organs in the body, the heart needs oxygen to function. When blood flow to the heart is reduced or completely cut off, the heart is deprived of oxygen and other vital nutrients needed for its survival. When the heart is hungry for its missing nutrients,...
April 30th, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. The Boynton Beach heart doctors at South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is announcing the publication of a new guide designed to educate the public about hypertension. The Boynton Beach, FL based cardiovascular center explains that hypertension is a common medical condition in which the measurement...
The heart pumps blood into the arteries in order to provide oxygen and other essential nutrients to the body. Sometimes, due to disease or other contributing factors, the force of the pumping can be too much for the walls of the arteries to handle. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is...
Heart Treatment by Cardiologist in Delray Beach Heart failure affects some 6 million people in the United States. It is a leading cause of hospitalization in people over age 65. While heart failure may sound like the heart has stopped working, it actually means that the heart’s pumping is weaker....
April 26rd, 2014. Boynton Beach, FL. The Boynton Beach heart doctors at South Palm Cardiovascular Associates is announcing the publication of a new guide designed to educate the public about angina. The Boynton Beach, FL based cardiovascular center explains that angina is a common type of chest pain that may...
If you have ever experienced a feeling of pressure, tightness, squeezing, or pain in your chest, you may have experienced angina. Angina occurs when there is a reduced flow of blood to the heart and is often associated with coronary artery disease. While this type of pain is common, Boynton...
Dr. Gustavo A. Cardenas will be giving a CME lecture for physicians on Aortic Aneurysm: Detection and Management in Primary Care Practice on May 13th, 2014 Dr. Gustavo A. Cardenas will be having a CME lecture for physicians on Aortic Aneurysm: Detection and Management in Primary Care Practice. This CME...
Dr. Gustavo A. Cardenas will offer a lecture on What You Need to Know About Peripheral Artery Disease – Leg Circulation Problems, It’s Symptoms, Complications, Diagnosis and Treatment on June 4th, 2014 Dr. Cardenas will offer a lecture on What You Need to Know About Peripheral Artery Disease. The lecture...
Dr. Gustavo A. Cardenas will offer a lecture on Peripheral Artery Disease – Leg Circulation Problems, Its Symptoms, Complications, Diagnosis and Treatment on April 22nd, 2014 Dr. Cardenas will offer a lecture on What You Need to Know About Peripheral Artery Disease. The lecture will educate patients about leg circulation...
Dr. Michael L. Metzger will be having a lecture on Venous Insufficiency and Varicose Veins – A Commonly Misdiagnosed Cause of Leg Pain and Swelling Dr. Michael L. Metzger will be having a lecture on Venous Insufficiency and Varicose Veins – A Commonly Misdiagnosed Cause of Leg Pain and Swelling for the...
Q&A WITH A CARDIOLOGIST Are you a heart attack waiting to happen? New tests can pinpoint your personal risk Dr. Michael Metzger in surgery. (Contributed) It was more than a decade ago that I phoned my just-retired, 65-years-young mother in Florida and began revving her up with the highs...
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States If someone were to ask you what the #1 cause of death in American women is, what would you answer? Many women who are asked this question get it wrong. It’s not cancer or any of...
Transradial catheterization is a new form of cardiac catheterization that is gaining popularity. Cardiac catheterization is a medical procedure used to help diagnose and treat certain heart conditions or to assess the causes of chest pain. Typically, the catheter is inserted into a vein in the groin called the femoral artery,...