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Cholesterol Screening Specialist

May 25, 2017

Cholesterol is a fat your body needs to function properly. However, too much cholesterol can lead to: heart disease stroke atherosclerosis, a clogging or hardening of your arteries It’s important to see a cholesterol screening specialist to check on your cholesterol...

What is Congestive Heart Failure?

May 8, 2017

Pumping Blood With Congestive Heart Failure The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute defines congestive heart failure (sometimes known simply as heart failure) as the condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet a body’s needs. This means your...

Preventing Heart Attacks With Good Health Choices

Mar 30, 2017

Did you know that almost one in four people in the U.S. died of heart disease in 2008? Manhattan Cardiology's goal in preventing heart attacks is to help drastically reduce that statistic through heart screenings and patient education. Although we’ve made great...

Shortness of Breath in Manhattan

Feb 24, 2017

Breathing Problems and Their Causes Breathing – it’s such an automatic process and a basic function that we usually don’t even think about it. But if we experience serious breathing problems, our lives can change in countless ways. We can suffer from fatigue and pain,...

Forget Last Week’s Fattening Thanksgiving Food… These Foods Help Unclog Your Arteries.

Nov 30, 2016

If you're still feeling bad about everything that you consumed on Thanksgiving Day last week, we'd say that you definitely ate too much! If your goal is to restore or maintain a healthy heart, there are a variety of foods that can help to unclog arteries of plaque...

Get A Stroke Screening

Nov 21, 2016

A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance of blood supply to the brain most likely caused by a blockage or leakage of blood. A stroke is a medical emergency and can cause permanent brain damage complications, and even lead to...

Thanksgiving Is Coming. Here Are Some Heart-Healthy Turkey Day Meal Tips

Nov 15, 2016

Thanksgiving is about enjoying time with our family and celebrating with traditional foods we know and love. However, the holiday can impact the time we usually reserve for our healthy routines and involve meals that are not exactly made to be heart-healthy! To keep...

What Is a Heart Murmur?

Nov 11, 2016

A heart murmur is an extra or unusual sound heard during a heartbeat. Murmurs range from very faint to very loud. Sometimes they sound like a whooshing or swishing noise. Normal heartbeats make a "lub-DUPP" or "lub-DUB" sound. This is the sound of the heart valves...

Get Daily Exercise for a Healthy Heart

Nov 4, 2016

Your heart is a muscle, and it gets stronger and healthier if you lead an active life. It's never too late to start exercising and you don't have to be an athlete. Even taking a brisk walk for 30 minutes a day can make a big difference. Once you get going, you'll find...

Schedule Your Heart Screening For Life Threatening Arrhythmias

Oct 30, 2016

New diagnostic technology can predict those at risk for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias than can cause Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD). Manhattan Cardiology’s mission is to reduce the impact of Sudden Cardiac Syndrome by providing non-invasive technologies to...