Heart Disease Specialist
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Jaggers C. Keene, MD
Primary Care & Family Practice located in Largo, FL
Heart disease isn’t just one condition. The term encompasses several conditions that affect your heart, including coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure. Jaggers Keene, MD, helps you manage your heart condition with regular screenings, lifestyle recommendations, and medications. Call the Jaggers C. Keene, MD, office in Largo, Florida, today to set up your appointment or use the website to book online.
Heart Disease Q & A
What are the symptoms of heart disease?
Heart disease doesn’t always show symptoms, which makes regular wellness visits to Dr. Keene’s office important. The doctor can identify risk factors or subtle changes in your health that indicate heart disease is imminent or present.
Major symptoms of heart disease include:
- Heart attack
- Chest pain
- Arrhythmia (heart palpitations)
- Shortness of breath
- Swelling in the feet, ankles, and legs
- Severe fatigue
These symptoms indicate that you may have a progressive heart condition that requires intervention from a medical expert.
What are coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure?
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common form of heart disease. It results from atherosclerosis or hardening of the arteries. When plaque builds up in your arteries, it restricts blood flow to your heart and other parts of your body.
Congestive heart failure is a condition in which your heart cannot pump blood efficiently, so your heart fails to meet your body’s basic needs for blood and oxygen. This disease is progressive and requires monitoring and management to maintain quality of life and prevent complications.
What causes heart disease?
Heart disease does have a genetic component. Being overweight and having poor lifestyle habits, like smoking, a poor diet, and sedentary living, also contribute to heart disease.
Dr. Keene also monitors and manages concerns that contribute to heart disease, such as:
- High blood pressure
- Metabolic disorders
- Damage to the heart muscle
- High cholesterol
Having control over these health issues is important to reducing heart disease symptoms and complications.
How is heart disease managed?
Heart disease can’t be cured, but Dr. Keene can help you manage symptoms and prevent complications.
Dr. Keene emphasizes the importance of lifestyle modifications, like dietary changes and increased physical activity, as an essential part of heart disease management. If you need help with quitting smoking or losing weight, Dr. Keene is also ready to offer support.
Medications and coordination of care across providers are key parts of heart disease treatment and management.
Get the heart disease care you need by contacting the office of Jaggers Keene, MD. Call today or use the website to request an appointment.
