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The Positive Side of COVID-19
Over the last number of weeks, our lives have had a very different focus. COVID-19 has sent shock waves through the world, our counties, our cities, towns, and into every one of our neighborhoods. It has changed our focus, our daily lives, and most importantly our understanding of our ability to impact each other. COVID-19…
Exercising With Heart Pain
If there is plaque building up in the walls of the heart arteries (coronary arteries), they start to get narrow in that area. This means that the amount of blood trying to flow past that area is reduced compared an artery that is clean and clear. These coronary arteries are what deliver oxygen carrying blood to the…
TAVI…The (Less Invasive) New Kid on the Block
If your Aortic Valve is no longer working the way it is supposed to, you may need to have it replaced. The Aortic Valve is the one-way valve between the Left Ventricle, which is the largest pumping chamber of the heart, and the Aorta, which is the “stump” of the vascular “tree” that delivers oxygen…