Physician & Medical 2022 Fall & Winter Guide
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adno=3865261-1 www.portcharlottecardiology.com 3161 Harbor Blvd,Suite A, Port Charlotte FL 33952 (941) 235-8892 I (941) 883-4494 Fax Heart attack Your heart muscle needs oxygen to survive. A heart attack occurs when the blood fl ow that brings oxygen to the heart muscle is severely reduced or cut off completely. Angina Angina is chest pain or discomfort caused when your heart muscle doesn't get enough oxygen-rich blood. a d. Heart Failure The term "heart failure" makes it sound like the heart is no longer working at all and there's nothing that can be done. Actually, heart failure means that the heart isn't pumping as well as it should be. 2 ( If you have any of the above conditions or A-fi b, valvular heart disease, or even for preventive cardiology. Come see us. Port Charlotte Cardiology brings world class evidence based medicine right at your doorstep. Our mission statement is "To deliver fi rst class cardiac care with the utmost compassion". We offer complete noninvasive cardiac evaluation at our center in one location. This includes; echocardiogram, exercise stress test, nuclear stress test, vascular imaging, holter and event monitor placement, pacemaker/ICD/Loop interrogation and diagnostics, loop recorder implant, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring, and EKGs. We do invasive evaluation and treatment at two nearby hospitals which are less than a block from our offi ce. For your convenience, we take all major insurances and schedule patients within 1-2 weeks of receiving referral. Give us a chance and you will not be disappointed. Dr. Hundae is board certifi ed in Cardiology, nuclear cardiology, comprehensive Echocardiogram, heart failure/ transplant, and Internal Medicine. Did you know? Your heart beats over 100,000 times per day. Your heart pumps about 1.5 gallons of blood every minute. Over the course of a day, that adds up to over 2,000 gallons. There are 60,000 miles of blood vessels in your body. That's enough to go around the world twice. The average heartbeat of a woman is about 8 beats a minute faster than a man's heartbeat. An adult heart is about the size of 2 hands clasped together. A child's heart is about the size of a st. Other than the cornea, every cell in the human body gets blood from the heart. The right side of your heart pumps blood into your lungs. The left side of your heart pumps blood back through your body. The most number of heart attacks occur each year on Christmas Day. The day after Christmas and New Year's Day are close behind. More heart attacks happen on a Monday than any other day of the week. Heart disease is the number 1 cause of death in the United States. That's why it's import- ant to be good to your heart by following a heart-healthy lifestyle. Barry J. Weckesser, M.D. FACC Board Certifi ed in Cardiology, Vascular Diseases, Nuclear Medicine & Internal Medicine The Heart Institute of Venice 1370 East Venice Ave., Suite 102 Venice, FL 34285 Phone:(941) 412-0026 www.theheartinstituteofvenice.com adno=3864205-1 adno=3865260-1 Aneley Yegezu Hundae, M.D., FACC Board Certifi ed in Advanced Heart Failure/ Heart Transplant, Nuclear Cardiology, Comprehensive Echocardiography, Internal Medicine, and Cardiovascular Diseases Port Charlotte Cardiology 3161 Harbor Blvd., Ste. A Port Charlotte, FL 33952 Phone: (941) 235-8892 portcharlottecardiology.com CARDIOLOGY PHYSICIAN & MEDICAL GUIDE FALL & WINTER 2022 10