“Everybody over the age of 50 has some amount of a stiff heart… this can cause people to feel more short of breath,” says David Choe, MD. If you’re wondering what a stiff heart is and what it has to do with the amount of salt in your diet, this cardiac health update is for you!

Managing high blood pressure is an important health issue, particularly for cardiac patients. Elevated sodium (salt) intake can cause trouble in that regard. Yet blood pressure trouble can be managed if you have the knowledge and will to do it. Dr. Choe, a Board Certified Cardiologist at the Eisenhower Desert Cardiology Center in Rancho Mirage, California, makes the case for why managing salt intake is in our best interest.

In this Health Insights video blog – Cardiac Health: Salt Intake, Stiff Heart and More – Dr. Choe discusses why managing our salt intake is an important tactic we can use in managing our cardiac health. Dr. Choe covers the following:

• National guidelines
• Relationship to blood pressure
• Restaurant meal cautions
• Stiff heart
• Benefits of decreasing salt intake

Learn more about the full spectrum of leading-edge technology and comprehensive cardiovascular services available at Eisenhower Desert Cardiology Center – recognized as a leader in cardiovascular care in the region. You can also follow Eisenhower Desert Cardiology Center on Facebook.

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GREAT NEWS!!!

 

U.S. News & World Report has released its prestigious annual hospital rankings. Eisenhower Health ranks #1 in the Inland Empire and #12 in California. Eisenhower Health was also rated High Performing in 20 types of care — the highest number of specialty recognitions earned by a hospital in the Inland Empire, including five specialty recognitions in Cardiology: Aortic Valve Surgery, Heart Attack, Heart Bypass Surgery, Heart Failure and Stroke.

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