Tag: "cardiology"
A clear, new path
A burgeoning procedure to clear total blockages from coronary arteries is giving new life to patients who once had few options.
‘A good pain’
For cardiac patients like Michael Thompson, counterpulsation is one of the toughest treatments they'll endure—but also one of the best.
An optimistic outlook
Diagnosed with heart disease at birth, Hannah Webb now expects a baby of her own. She returned to where her care began.
Your top stories of 2016
From inspirational to informational, Health Beat delivers you a daily dose of stories you don't want to miss. Here are the best of the best.
Deadly deception
Heart attacks strike both sexes, but women should be especially careful—the warning signs can be subtle.
Even your heart may benefit from extra education
People with more schooling tend to have less heart failure.
Take the ‘mad’ out of March Madness
Anger issues can dramatically increase risk of heart attack, study finds.
‘I don’t want to miss out on anything’
Age 36, married and mother of two, Amy Reames was in a good place. And then her heart shut down.
‘His time is not finished on this earth’
Newlywed Mark Hagbom survives 'widow-maker' thanks to seamless transition from CPR to cath lab to open heart surgery.
Holding his heart in his hands
'It's just amazing what they can do nowadays,' Nicholas Borgman mused while gazing at a 3-D version of the organ.
Keeping the beat
The constant lub-dub of our heartbeat is something that many of us take for granted.