What You Need to Know About Heart Failure
Heart failure doesn’t mean your heart doesn’t work, but that it works less well.
Category: Cardiology
What Happens in Commotio Cordis?
If not treated immediately, this rare cardiac event can be fatal.
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.
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.
What Is Amyloidosis?
This rare disease shares its symptoms with many other conditions, which makes it hard to diagnose.
Changing the Conversation about Cholesterol
Cardiologist explains the American Heart Association’s updated cholesterol guidelines.
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
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.
Afghan girl departs for home after heart surgery at UNC
A North Carolina nonprofit organization and a UNC Hospitals volunteer partnered to bring an 8-year-old girl with congenital heart problems to UNC for medical treatment.
Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Health, Patient Stories, Treatment