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.
Category: Heart and Vascular Health
What a Heart Attack Really Feels Like
A heart attack can manifest in many ways, and knowing the signs can be a lifesaver.
How to Eat Out and Stay on Your Healthy Eating Plan
Trying to eat well for your heart? You can go out to a restaurant without overloading on calories, fat, salt and sugar.
Is Your Chest Pain a Sign of a Heart Attack, or Something Else?
You should never take chest pain lightly, but it can have non-life-threatening causes
Four Reasons to Take High Blood Pressure Seriously
Hypertension can be a precursor to heart failure and stroke
Quick thinking, communication and intervention lead to improved out...
On a late January morning this year, Patrick Pope was in his Clinton home, juggling a grandchild on each knee. His wife, Sylvia, was in the kitchen keeping an eye on the chicken she’d just placed in the oven. She heard a loud sound from the living room and rushed in to find her husband had...
Surviving A Stroke: Every Moment Counts
Each year there are more than 700,000 strokes in the United States.* A stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain is halted. In the case of a stroke, every moment counts. Lack of blood causes brain cells to begin dying within minutes. Early recognition and treatment of a stroke is critical to minimize damage.…
New Stroke Guidelines Target Women
For the first time, the American Heart Association and the American Stroke Association have issued guidelines aimed at reducing stroke risk in women. Each year, 55,000 more strokes occur in women than in men and represent the third leading cause of death for women (they’re the fifth leading cause for men).
Aortic Aneurysms: The Silent Killer
Ultrasound screening for aortic aneurysms is vital for patients at high risk
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