Articles for Tag: "cardiology"

Marathon of a lifetime  Featured
Marathon of a lifetime
Learn how one man, training to swim the English Channel, nearly died after cardiac arrhythmia, and how he now lives life to the fullest.
Minutes can mean life when having a heart attack  Featured
Minutes can mean life when having a heart attack
Getting treated quickly is critical for survival, physicians say. Learn more about “door to balloon time.”
Preeclampsia may signal future heart problems in women  Featured
Preeclampsia may signal future heart problems in women
Researchers find that high blood pressure during pregnancy could be linked to an increased risk for heart disease.
Red meat’s effect on your heart  Featured
Red meat’s effect on your heart
Find out how gut bacteria from red meat can lead to heart disease.
Cardiac procedure gives kids from El Salvador a new lease on life  Featured
Cardiac procedure gives kids from El Salvador a new lease on life
A partnership between an Illinois hospital and medical mission group, Heal the Children, is giving some special teens a chance to be kids again.
Heart care through your wrists? 
Heart care through your wrists?
A new unconventional technique is giving heart patients life-saving care through a pea-sized incision on their arm. Read More.
Heart don’t fail me now 
Heart don’t fail me now
A heart failure patient has renewed hope thanks to the efforts of physicians, nurses and staff who refused to give up.