This is my blog, what I call “medical playground”. As I encounter an intriguing or new, practice-changing topic, I post it here with a simple “take-home message”. I aim to keep it simple and easy to understand with minimal “complex medical jargon”, which turns a simple topic into a hard nut to crack! The material discussed here is primarily aimed at medical professionals. Still, anyone has access to read if they find it useful. If you are not a medical professional, please do not alter your therapy without consulting your doctor, based on the material presented here.
What is cardiac asthma or cardiac cough? For centuries, it has been known that cardiac diseases can cause dyspnea, cough and even expiratory wheeze, as we can see in asthmatic
The link between weight loss and improvement in blood pressure readings and other health benchmarks is well-established. Many years of extensive research and tens of thousands of participants in different
What are the main causes of swollen legs? One of the most common complaints in medicine is swollen legs. Swelling of the legs or “leg edema” is a manifestation of
An unexpected fatal heart attack, especially in a young or middle-aged person, is one of the most devastating experiences for the community and the relatives. Many decades of research and
What is Nocebo and how it is different from Placebo? To better understand the difference between Placebo vs Nocebo, Let’s start with a familiar scenario. You visited your doctor, and
What is Coronary Calcium Score? The Coronary Artery Calcium, or CAC score, is a valuable test to estimate the future risk of a heart attack. I will discuss the pros and
Whenever we hear the term “heart failure”, immediately left ventricle comes into mind. However, in about 2% of patients who present with “clinical features of heart failure”, the primary pathology
Can Amiodarone cause nephropathy (nephrotoxicity)? Amiodarone is well known for many side effects, some severe and life-threatening, including pulmonary toxicity, hepatotoxicity, and thyrotoxicity. One of the organs that could also
What is Atrial Fibrillation (AF)? When your heart beats irregular, and out of rhythm, you have Atrial Fibrillation or AF. Imagine your clock or watch instead of moving forward regularly,
Dr Reza Moazzeni | Cardiologist Sydney (Westmead)