Care Excellence: Cardiac Care
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Commitment to Care Excellence: Cardiac Care
With the proper care, your heart condition shouldn’t keep you from living the life you love.
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What Are Heart Arrhythmias? Symptoms, Risk, and Treatments for Irregular Heartbeats
Many arrhythmias are benign, but they may signal a serious or life-threatening condition. Here's what you should know about the risks and how to protect your heart.
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Campaign Spotlights Women's Top Killer: Heart Disease
Heart disease is women's number one health threat, and the American Heart Association is raising awareness of the alarming fact with its DC Go Red campaign.
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Heart Disease in the Black Community — and How You Can Take Steps Toward Heart Health
Heart disease kills nearly 50,000 Black women annually, yet only 1 in 5 Black women believes she is personally at risk.
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These Are the 4 Stages of Heart Failure
Heart failure is very common—and it just doesn't happen to older people. These are the stages of heart failure and what you should know about them.
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'We're not panicking': Top cardiologist says new COVID study shouldn't cause alarm
Dr. Ameya Kulkarni told ABC7 News being in the COVID crisis for this length of time means things aren’t as scary and unknown as they once were.
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Evidence suggests COVID-19 has longer-term effect on survivors’ hearts
Doctors learning about COVID-19’s effects on the body are seeing signs of lasting damage in the heart that does not appear to be impacting overall wellness.
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Heart Patients Have New Advantages
Physicians now have unprecedented access to technology and research about the heart and procedures. This is spurring innovations that are changing how heart care is delivered.
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Adopt these 4 habits for a healthier heart
Heart disease is the number one cause of death in Americans. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to mitigate the risks.
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What Is Cardiomyopathy?
Awareness about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which affects one in 500 people and is caused by a genetic mutation, is low, and many people who carry the mutation for it don't know it.
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A Less Invasive Alternative to Open-Heart Surgery: TAVR
In 2011, the FDA approved a procedure called transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for patients with symptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) for whom open-heart surgery would be too dangerous.
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Dr. John Golden on His 25 Years at Kaiser Permanente
Cardiac care at Kaiser Permanente involves an individualized approach to a wide range of conditions related to your heart and arteries.
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Dr. Pandey on Excellent Cardiac Care Near You
Dr. Nirnimesh Pandey, an interventional radiologist at Kaiser Permanente, explains why having local access to cardiovascular MRIs is a huge advantage when diagnosing and treating heart disease.
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Dr. Joseph Lodato on the Latest Cardiac Care Technology
Dr. Lodato explains how he uses cardiac computed tomography to take many detailed pictures of the heart and its blood vessels to evaluate whether members may be at increased risk of a heart attack.
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Dr. Thattassery on Preventing Cardiac Disease
Kaiser Permanente’s coordinated approach to blood pressure and lipid management reduces the risk of preventable heart disease and leads to quicker, better diagnoses.
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