Medical Diagnostic Associates, P.A. Blog

Occasionally when patients see their cardiologist, they are sometimes advised to return for an ultrasound evaluation of their heart,...

Earlier this month, an important milestone was passed. 38 years ago this month a new infection, ultimately recognized as HIV, was first...

Everyone knows someone who was “fine” until they suffered a heart attack or died suddenly.  These catastrophic events often make people...

What is cholesterol? Cholesterol is a fat-like substance produced by the liver and found in foods of animal origin.  Too much saturated...

Celiac disease is a genetic, autoimmune disease that causes damage to the villi of small intestine lining. When these fingerlike...

Atrial fibrillation or AF is the most common abnormal heart rhythm we see as cardiologists. In fact, it’s estimated to affect 3 to 6...