Top Things You Need To Know About The Best New York Heart Doctor

Top Things You Need To Know About The Best New York Heart Doctor

If life in New York has taught you anything, it’s that getting the best of something isn’t good enough. You also need to know what to expect from the “best.” While we can’t help you set your expectations in everything; we can help in one regard. We can help you know what to expect from the best heart doctor in the city.

What does the best really get you? 5 Things a Top-Rated Heart Doctor will tell you

A heart doctor is more than just a specialist. The fact that they come highly recommended within the field of cardiology means that they not only have access to cutting-edge equipment, they’ve also studied the most current information on your heart. That means they have learned from the mistakes and successes of others.

While that last statement may not inspire immediate confidence; it really should. The truth is we know more about the heart today than we did as little as 30 years ago. With each year that passes, we learn more. A fact which brings us to point number one.

Fact #1: Procedures like angioplasty and bypass are not preventative.

In the early years, soon after coronary bypass was discovered and became part of the standard procedure for treating heart attacks, specialists had hoped this would be the answer to a myriad of heart problems, including using bypass and stents as possible preventative measures where coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart attack were concerned. Your heart doctor will tell you that what specialists hoped for did not turn out to be the case.

The more we find out about the heart, the clearer it is that the surgeries and therapies we employee need to be in direct response to what’s going on at the time, not in response to what could happen. A top-rated cardiologist will react and respond to what is going on while keeping an eye on what could happen in the future. That way, neither side of the coin is being ignored or left to worsen. When your heart condition is monitored properly, it is easy to amend treatment so that it matches and addresses the progression of your condition.

Fact #2: Aspirin therapy is not for everyone.

Studies are finding that a high percentage of people, even people with healthy hearts, have put themselves on self-regulated aspirin therapy. A heart doctor needs to evaluate your heart health, review treatment options, and prescribed aspirin therapy, but only when absolutely necessary.

Diagnostically, there are only two reasons that you should ever be on cardiac aspirin therapy. They are:

1.    You are at high-risk for CAD, heart attack, or stroke
2.    You have already had a heart attack or stroke

Since invasive surgery is only used in cases where your heart is 90 to 100 percent blocked, aspirin therapy is used as the blood thinner and clot reducer in at-risk heart disease cases that do not qualify for surgery. Your risk of a second heart attack can quadruple in the six months following your first one. These are the reasons patients are put on daily low-dose aspirin therapy. That being said; it is very important that every patient on this therapy is monitored by a cardiologist. There are risks of internal bleeding and liver damage associated with the therapy. There is no need to expose yourself to these risks unnecessarily; especially of your heart is healthy.

Fact #3: If you have hypertension, find a heart doctor that is also trained as a hypertension specialist.

More and more studies are showing that hypertension and sugar intake have more to do with developing heart disease than cholesterol. Both blood pressure and cholesterol levels are still important to keep in check, but blood pressure proves particularly difficult to manage. Only 32% of hypertension cases are properly managed by specialists. Often, management through medication is not enough. To get hypertension fully under control, patients need to talk to a specially trained cardiologist with access to more resources and information about blood pressure.

Fact #4: Staten drugs do not change the nutritional or dietary rules associated with heart disease.

It is a popular myth among patients that Staten drugs make it possible for you to eat whatever you want, even if you are at high risk for heart disease, stroke, or heart attack. There is no truth to the statement. While Staten drugs can lower cholesterol levels; your body still processes the cholesterol you give it. You are responsible for making sure that your intake level doesn’t spike in that you are focusing you dietary efforts on achieving total health.

In fact, many cardiologists are moving away from prescribing statins altogether. There are natural foods and alternative drug therapies that accomplish the same goals as statins without the drastic side effects. After heart doctor to review these alternatives with you.

Fact #5: Minutes mean muscle.

This is a popular saying among cardiologists. When you are having a heart attack, the faster you can get to the hospital for treatment the more heart function you save. Please seek treatment for heart attack symptoms as early as possible (within 60 to 90 minutes).

A top-rated heart doctor is the best in their field and they have your best interest at heart.

Dr. Seldon, a Heart Doctor and Cardiologist in New York City, offers same day appointments and all testing is done on site.  Call us at (212) 367-8000.