The common cold shares symptoms with several other viruses but usually begins with a sore throat and runny nose. Viruses that cause a cold circulate year-round, but typically start making people sick in the United States in the winter and early springtime. Cold Symptoms Some or all of these symptoms are typical signs of the…
More patients choose Norton Community Medical Associates – Endocrinology and Wendy Novak Diabetes Institute for diabetes care than any other specialists in the region. Our diabetes care team provides treatment at five Norton Community Medical Associates – Endocrinology locations across Greater Louisville, including Saturday hours. We offer diabetes management, education and support services as well as a personalized treatment…
A VAD, or ventricular assist device, is a mechanical heart pump that can be implanted alongside a weakened heart to help it pump blood throughout the body. The device does not replace the heart, but helps it pump blood more effectively. VADs most commonly are placed to assist the left side of the heart, which…
What Is Right-sided Heart Failure? Right-sided heart failure is uncommon and is usually the result of heart failure on the left side of the heart. The right side of the heart receives oxygen-depleted blood after its completed trip throughout the body. The blood enters the right atrium and is pumped into the right ventricle, which…
What Is Left-sided Heart Failure Left-sided heart failure, the most common type of heart failure, happens when the left ventricle isn’t moving enough blood out to the body. If the left ventricle is having trouble filling with blood between beats, it’s called diastolic heart failure. When the left ventricle can’t pump blood out as well…
What Is Advanced Heart Failure? Advanced heart failure, sometimes called end-stage heart failure, is a quickly developing field of cardiology with rapid advances in new treatments. If heart failure progresses to persistently severe symptoms despite treatment, it is considered advanced heart failure. The Norton Heart & Vascular Institute Advanced Heart Failure and Recovery Program employs…
What Is Systolic Heart Failure? Systolic heart failure refers to a weakened or enlarged left ventricle — the heart chamber that sends oxygen-rich blood out to the rest of the body. The muscle isn’t pumping as forcefully as it should. The body isn’t getting enough oxygen while blood and other fluids back up in the…
What Is Diastolic Heart Failure? Diastolic heart failure, or diastolic dysfunction, happens when the part of the heart responsible for pumping blood out to the rest of the body — the left ventricle — has stiffened. As a result, the heart can’t fill with blood between beats as it should. A clinical measure of diastolic…
What Is Congestive Heart Failure? Congestive heart failure (CHF) is often used to refer to heart failure. But since heart failure doesn’t always have symptoms such as congestion — fluid retention — the term “heart failure” is used to refer to the broad condition when your heart muscle doesn’t pump blood as well as it…
What Is Cardiomyopathy? Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle that leads to a weaker heart that is less able to pump blood through the body. The result can be heart failure, arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat) and heart valve conditions. Norton Heart & Vascular Institute is a regional leader for treating patients with cardiomyopathy conditions….
In early heart failure stages, the disease is most curable. If the disease progresses to later stages, treatment shifts to slowing progression and easing symptoms. There are four stages of heart failure ranging from symptomless to shortness of breath even while resting and other symptoms. If you’re heart isn’t pumping enough oxygen-rich blood, you may…
The board-certified physicians at Norton Rheumatology treat scleroderma in the Louisville area and Southern Indiana. Autoimmune diseases such as scleroderma can affect the whole body. Part of an effective treatment plan means working with specialists in orthopedics, heart and vascular, gastroenterology, and more who are part of Norton Healthcare’s comprehensive system. Like lupus, scleroderma (literally…