Understanding Heart Valves
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Heart Disease & Womenâs Health
Heart Disease had traditionally been thought of as a manâs disease, but it is actually the leading cause of death for women worldwide.
High Blood Pressure 101
The whats, the whyâs and the what-nexts of a hypertension diagnosis. High blood pressure, sometimes known as hypertension, is a condition where blood circulating throughout the body exerts too high of a pressure against the walls of the blood vessels (think of water flowing through a hose, the pressure needs to be âjust rightâ or…
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…