A Less Invasive Approach to Chest Pain
A cardiologist explains why medications are just as effective as surgery in many cases.
Category: Cardiology
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.
Understanding Pericardial Effusion
This condition of fluid around the heart can mimic the symptoms of a heart attack or heart failure.
What You Need to Know About Heart Failure
A cardiologist offers tips on how to treat and manage this common condition.
Changing the Conversation about Cholesterol
Cardiologist explains the American Heart Association’s updated cholesterol guidelines.
You’ve Been Diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation. Now What?
Learn how to manage your AFib symptoms to avoid trips to the emergency room.
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, Pediatric Medicine, UNC Stories
Four Ways Cardiac Rehab Improves Your Life if You Have Heart Disease
Participating in cardiac rehab is associated with a 50 percent drop in death rates.
Heart Attack Symptoms: Women vs. Men
Symptoms in women can be vague, subtle and easy to miss.
What a Heart Attack Really Feels Like
A heart attack can manifest in many ways, and knowing the signs can be a lifesaver.
Choosing a Strategy to Help Patients at Risk for Heart Disease
Heart patients get the best care when primary care providers and cardiologists work together, sooner. There is a trend toward earlier collaboration between general physicians and heart specialists, according to Thelsa Weickert, MD, a cardiologist with UNC Heart & Vascular. “Gone are the days when we would see people after their third or fourth heart…