Media Articles

One of our Cardiologists, Amnon Beniaminovitz, MD, was quoted by Shape on the caused of chest tightness. View the placement on Shape.  He was quoted saying: “Tightness in the right side of the chest (and/or the middle of the chest) can be a sign of a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot in one of the arteries […]

Posted on October 23 2019

Written By: Jossef Amirian, M.D. A heart attack, also called a myocardial infarction, can present in various ways among different individuals. The classic presentation is often an acute onset of left-sided chest pain which is often associated with diaphoresis, shortness of breath and/or fatigue. However, patients often present with symptoms that do not fit this […]

Posted on October 22 2019

Written by: Dr. Amnon Beniaminovitz Palpitations are a sensory symptom and are often described as an unpleasant awareness of the forceful, rapid, or irregular beating of the heart. Often times patients describe the sensation as a rapid fluttering in the chest, flip-flopping in the chest or a pounding sensation in the chest or neck. There are […]

Posted on October 17 2019

Written By: Ami Beniaminovitz, MD As an avid runner and a cardiologist, I try to closely follow the research on endurance running and its effects on the heart. Recent research has raised alarms about the potential for plaque buildup and scarring in the heart in some long-distance runners. Yet other studies have suggested that when […]

Posted on October 9 2019

One of our Cardiologists, Roshini Malaney, DO, was quoted by The Check Up by SingleCare on the 4 high triglycerides treatment options. She was quoted saying: “Triglycerides are a type of fat and the most common type of fat in your body,” states Roshini Malaney, DO, a board-certified cardiologist with Manhattan Cardiology in New York […]

Posted on September 30 2019

Written by: Dr. Amnon Beniaminovitz When most people think about heart disease and plaque formation, hardening of the coronary arteries, or atherosclerosis, they automatically think about fats and cholesterol. What most people fail to realize is that inflammation plays a central role in plaque formation. In cardiology, we have known for years that people who […]

Posted on September 13 2019