2D-Echo Online Sched

29/05/2026

12/05/2026

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Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure and many don’t know it. Getting your blood pressure checked is the first step to protecting your heart and brain. Use this chart to see where your numbers fall and talk with your health care professional.

07/05/2026

The countdown begins!

Save the date for the 32nd PSE Annual Convention on September 16–18, 2026 at Edsa Shangri-La Manila.

Join us as we come together to advance echocardiography, share knowledge, and strengthen collaborations.

02/04/2026

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17/03/2026

10/01/2026

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06/01/2026

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Planning to make a change this year? You aren’t alone. Lots of people make resolutions. The key to making them stick is to start small, and if you have a setback, don’t give up!

06/12/2025

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Your negative self-talk is literally harming your physical health.

Negative self‑talk does more than hurt your feelings—it places real, measurable strain on your body.

When you constantly criticize yourself, your brain reacts as if you’re under threat, triggering the stress response system. Cortisol and adrenaline spike, your heart rate climbs, and blood pressure rises.

Over time, this chronic activation increases inflammation, disrupts sleep, weakens the immune system, and puts significant strain on the cardiovascular system. Studies show that people who engage in frequent negative internal dialogue are more likely to develop hypertension, experience heart-related symptoms, and face higher risks of long‑term cardiac disease.

This ongoing mental stress also reshapes the brain’s emotional circuits. Negative self‑talk fuels anxiety, depression, and rumination—mental loops that keep the body in a prolonged state of physiological arousal. This “never-ending stress cycle” exhausts the nervous system and accelerates wear and tear on the body, known as allostatic load. In short: the way you speak to yourself changes your biology. Breaking the habit of harsh self‑criticism isn’t just good for mental health—it could literally protect your heart, extend your life, and restore the balance your body needs to function at its best.

source
Brosschot, J. F., Gerin, W., & Thayer, J. F. (2006). The perseverative cognition hypothesis: A review of worry, prolonged stress, and its impact on health. Journal of Psychosomatic Research.

24/11/2025

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24/11/2025

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