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Heart disease prevention and treatment involve adopting healthy lifestyle habits and taking medications when necessary. At The Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center in Arverne, Far Rockaway, and Jamaica, Queens, and another in the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, the experienced team screens for or helps you manage heart disease to reduce the risk of a heart attack and stroke. Schedule an evaluation by calling the nearest New York City office or booking an in-person or telehealth appointment online today.
Heart Disease Q & A
What is heart disease?
Heart disease is a condition affecting your heart and/or blood vessels. It encompasses problems with the heart valve, heart muscle, heartbeat, or vessels leading to or away from your heart. While genetics can play a role in developing heart disease, lifestyle habits significantly affect your risk.
Routine heart disease screening and early treatment can help you avoid complications. The Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center offers comprehensive diagnoses and personalized heart disease management plans for patients of all ages.
What are examples of heart-related medical concerns?
The experts at The Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center can help prevent, diagnose, and treat the following heart-related conditions and more:
- High cholesterol
- High blood pressure
- Coronary artery disease (CAD)
- Heart disease
- Chest pain
- Irregular heartbeat
- Congenital heart defects
- Circulatory problems
- Congestive heart failure
The practice also offers preventive heart health and risk assessments. The skilled cardiologists provide compassionate, expert care every step of your journey.
Which symptoms can heart disease cause?
Heart disease can cause the following symptoms:
- Chest pressure or tightness
- Chest pain
- Shortness of breath
- Numbness, pain, coldness, or weakness in your arms or legs
- Jaw, neck, throat, back, or upper belly discomfort
- Fluttering or pounding in your chest
- Racing, slow, or irregular heartbeat
- Dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting
- Blue or gray skin
- Swelling around your eyes, belly, hands, ankles, feet, or legs
- Being out of breath or tiring easily during exercise
- Fatigue
Heart disease is easiest to treat when detected early. If you suspect you’re having a heart attack, call 911.
What are the risk factors for heart disease?
Heart disease risk factors include a family history of heart disease, aging, being sedentary, smoking, stress, and eating a diet high in salt, sugar, and/or saturated fat.
Other risk factors include chronic conditions like high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and even poor dental health. Adopting healthy habits can help minimize your risk of heart disease.
How is heart disease diagnosed?
The Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center offers numerous diagnostic tests to detect heart disease or determine how well you’re managing an existing condition.
You might undergo blood testing, chest X-rays, an MRI, or other imaging procedures. Heart function tests, such as stress tests, Holter monitoring, an electrocardiogram (EKG), and heart catheterization, are also available.
How is heart disease treated?
Your heart disease treatment may include healthy lifestyle changes (diet, exercise, stress reduction, etc.), medications, a heart procedure, or surgery.
It’s helpful to eat a balanced diet low in salt and saturated fat, stay active, maintain a healthy weight, avoid smoking, and get plenty of sleep. It’s also important to effectively manage blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels.
Schedule an in-person or telehealth heart disease evaluation at The Joseph P. Addabbo Family Health Center by calling the office or using the online booking feature today.