How Cardiac Rehab Can Help After a Heart Attack
This supervised exercise program strengthens your heart for a healthy life.
Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Health
Category: Cardiology
What to Expect from a Nuclear Stress Test
A UNC Health cardiologist explains this diagnostic exam to detect heart disease.
Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Health
Identifying Gender and Racial Disparities in Heart Attack Care
UNC researchers are spreading the word about these disparities and starting a conversation about how to change them.
Cardiology, Health Disparities, Heart and Vascular Health, Heart Attacks, Research, Women's Health
What You Need to Know About Heart Failure
Heart failure doesn’t mean your heart doesn’t work, but that it works less well.
Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Health, Heart Failure
What Happens in Commotio Cordis?
If not treated immediately, this rare cardiac event can be fatal.
Adolescents, Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Health
Preeclampsia Makes You More Likely to Have Heart Disease and Diabet...
If you’ve had preeclampsia, it’s imperative you closely monitor your cardiovascular health.
Cardiology, Health, Maternal Health
What Is Amyloidosis?
This rare disease shares its symptoms with many other conditions, which makes it hard to diagnose.
Cancer, Cardiology, Oncology
Changing the Conversation about Cholesterol
Cardiologist explains the American Heart Association’s updated cholesterol guidelines.
Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Health
Teenage Heart Patient Aspires to Help Others
High school senior Sam Deacon is thriving after overcoming a rare and life-threatening heart condition.
Cardiology, Children's Health, Heart Failure, Patient Stories, Pediatric Medicine
Four Reasons to Take High Blood Pressure Seriously
Hypertension can be a precursor to heart failure and stroke
Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Health
New Device will make TAVR procedure available to more patients
UNC’s Center for Heart & Vascular Care has been offering Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) for less than a year. In that time, the team has built a national reputation for excellence, allowing UNC to be among the first phase of the rollout of a next generation TAVR device, Evolut-R, developed by Medtronic. This valve is the first repositionable transcatheter valve ever available.
Cardiology, Technology, Vascular Health