Smoking as a Risk Factor
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Healing After a Pacemaker or ICD
Understanding what you can or should be doing after your surgery is important to give you the best recovery possible. It is very normal for people to feel unsure about doing anything with the affected side out of fear of pulling out wires, or simply wanting to protect the area from pain. In fact, however,…
Sudden Cardiac Arrest & CPR
The terms heart attack and cardiac arrest are often used interchangeably to describe the same medical condition. They are in fact, not the same thing. Let’s break this down. Cardiac arrest is defined as a situation where the heart suddenly stops pumping blood due to an irregular heart rhythm. A heart attack happens when blood…
Summer Heat
The days are longer, everything is green, the weather is warm. What could be bad about getting physically active this summer?