COVID-19 When You Have a Heart Condition
People with heart disease need to take extra precautions.
Heart and Vascular Health
Category: Heart and Vascular Health
Prehypertension: High Blood Pressure’s Warning Sign
What you need to know if you’ve been diagnosed with elevated blood pressure.
Blood Pressure
The Athlete-Blood Clot Connection
Clots commonly happen because of injuries, and the physicality of sports may increase a player’s risk.
Heart and Vascular Health, Sports Medicine
Understanding Pericardial Effusion
This condition of fluid around the heart can mimic the symptoms of a heart attack or heart failure.
Heart and Vascular Health
What Happens When You Have a Stroke
Strokes can present themselves in varying ways, but a quick response means a better chance at full recovery.
Stroke
Changing the Conversation about Cholesterol
Cardiologist explains the American Heart Association’s updated cholesterol guidelines.
Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Health
You’ve Been Diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation. Now What?
Learn how to manage your A-fib symptoms to avoid trips to the emergency room.
Heart and Vascular Health
6 Things to Know About Varicose Veins
Painful or unsightly leg veins? Learn more about your treatment options.
Heart and Vascular Health
AED Saves Teenager’s Life After Cardiac Arrest
An unexpected collapse highlights the importance of automated external defibrillators in public places.
Heart and Vascular Health, Heart Failure
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
Minimizing Heart Disease Risk in North Carolina
A UNC research initiative is helping providers improve the heart health of their patients and communities.
Community, Epidemiology, Heart and Vascular Health, North Carolina, Patient Stories
People Having a Stroke Now Have More Options for Treatment
Speedy action is still critical, but doctors’ tools have expanded, according to new treatment guidelines developed by a group of experts led by a UNC neurologist.
Physicians, Stroke