A Holter Monitor – What is it and How Can it Help You?
Posted by: Tampa Cardio
On: May 14, 2019
While clinical use of cardiac monitors began in the late 1960’s they were based on the original concept by physicist Norman J. Holter back in 1949. These telemetric cardiac monitoring devices at first were pretty large, not portable at all, and patients has to remain in the hospital if monitoring was needed. Some were worn
Just an Innocent Heart Murmur?
Posted by: Tampa Cardio
On: May 6, 2019
When your physician presses his or her stethoscope to your chest what they are doing is listening to your heart. While a number of things can be audibly detected the one we want to discuss today is the “innocent” heart murmur. This is a sound made by the heart circulating blood through the chambers and
Blood Donation – Save a Life and Boost Your Health
Posted by: Tampa Cardio
On: May 1, 2019
All around the world blood donations are used every single day to help the sick and injured regain their health. Those who donate are appreciated more than they can ever imagine, for, without them, lives would be lost. The benefit of giving is far reaching not only for the receiver but for the one who
