High Blood Pressure: Knowing Your Risk, Improving...
By now, you would think that most people are aware of the risks associated with high blood pressure, including heart...
May 16, 2019
Transforming ‘TAVR’: More Aortic Valve Patients Will...
The aortic valve, one of four valves that regulate blood flow through the heart, undoubtedly serves a vital function. For...
April 1, 2019
Roundup: Heart Attack Rate Drops in Older...
Heart Attack Rate Among Adults 65 and Older Drops by One-Third, Researcher Say Since the mid-1990s, the number of older...
March 29, 2019
Most Adults Should Not Take Daily Aspirin...
In an official reversal of long-standing practice, doctors now say that most older adults should not take an aspirin a...
March 20, 2019
FDA Approves Expanded Use of ‘MitraClip’ for...
A device called the MitraClip was introduced in 2013 to treat patients with mitral valve prolapse, and other abnormalities that...
March 19, 2019
What is Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI)?
Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is an advanced form of peripheral artery disease that causes pain, ulcers or gangrene in the...
February 28, 2019
Baptist Health Doctors Co-Develop Azurion with FlexArm...
Known worldwide as an innovative leader in cardiovascular procedures and technology, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute recently unveiled Azurion with...
February 27, 2019
Coronary Calcium Scores: Determining Your Risk to...
A heart scan, also known as a coronary calcium scan or cardiac CT for calcium scoring, is a non-invasive test...
February 25, 2019
Roundup: Heart Attacks in Young Women; Too...
Heart Attacks Increasing Among Young People, Ages 35 to 54, Especially Women, Study Finds The risk of having a heart...
February 22, 2019
‘Response Teams’ for Pulmonary Embolisms are Saving...
Imagine a medical “SWAT team” that mobilizes to help patients with a particular condition that can be life-threatening. That’s essentially...
February 20, 2019
