Does drinking a glass of wine each day really help your heart? The answer may depend on who you ask. Some researchers have suggested that wine has ...
What is “a fib?” No, we are not talking about a little white lie. In healthcare, a fib (actually called AFib) is atrial fibrillation, an irregular and ...
When it comes to patient care, cardiology holds a special place in the heart of Latia Summerville, family nurse practitioner. Latia recently joined ...
The human heart beats more than 100,000 times per day, pumping about four quarts of blood every minute. To ensure this vital muscle never misses a ...
When it comes to damage or disease in the heart’s major blood vessels, plaque is often to blame. Plaque is fatty deposits of cholesterol, calcium, and ...
The term “heart failure” sounds terrifying. While it is a serious condition, it does not mean the heart has stopped beating. Rather, it means the ...
What is “a fib?” No, we’re not talking about a little white lie. In healthcare, a fib (or AFib) is atrial fibrillation, an irregular and often rapid ...
Melissa Thomas, certified family nurse practitioner, has joined Dr. Ron Oren and the cardiology team at Horizon Health. “With the addition of Melissa ...
It is probably well known that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US. Another leading cause of death, which may be lesser known, is a ...
The facts about high blood pressure are fairly well known. For one, uncontrolled high blood pressure (or hypertension) raises the risk for heart ...
When it comes to high blood pressure, it is important to know fact from fiction. To help understand the differences, the American Heart Association ...
Heart disease is the leading cause of death among Americans. Someone dies of heart disease every 37 seconds in the United States. Heart disease has ...