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Diabetes and Heart Disease: A Dangerous Combination

Diabetes and Heart Disease: A Dangerous Combination

There is an important connection between diabetes and heart disease that is under-appreciated by most people with diabetes: If you are living with diabetes, then you are at heightened risk for heart and kidney disease.

MINOCA: The Hidden Heart Attack Affecting Women

MINOCA: The Hidden Heart Attack Affecting Women

Some heart attacks occur without blocked arteries, a condition that is more common in women and often goes unrecognized.

Robot-Assisted Cardiac Surgery Results in Easier Recovery for Columbus Man

Robot-Assisted Cardiac Surgery Results in Easier Recovery for Columbus Man

A Columbus man was told he needed open-heart surgery after a 90 percent blockage was found. But a search for less invasive alternatives led him to the team at UH.

Cholesterol Guidelines Are Changing: Here’s What’s New

Cholesterol Guidelines Are Changing: Here’s What’s New

The new guidelines recommend using additional tools, like the lipoprotein(a) test, to understand when to be more aggressive in managing heart health.

Smart Earrings: The Next Big Thing in Wearables?

Smart Earrings: The Next Big Thing in Wearables?

Preliminary research suggests that measuring heart rate and other metrics from the ear may give more accurate measurements than the wrist or finger.

Teen Daughter Saves Mom’s Life with CPR

Teen Daughter Saves Mom’s Life with CPR

When 42-year-old B’Lon went into sudden cardiac arrest at home, her daughter Mahogany called 911 and began chest compressions until EMS arrived – actions that saved her mom’s life.

How a Preventive Cardiologist Helps Protect Your Heart

How a Preventive Cardiologist Helps Protect Your Heart

A preventive cardiologist practices a subspecialty of medicine that is focused on lowering patients’ risk for developing heart disease and having a first heart attack or stroke.

Can You Live With an Aortic Aneurysm?

Can You Live With an Aortic Aneurysm?

Aortic aneurysm is the most common type of aneurysm. But how dangerous is it? A UH vascular surgeon answers some common questions about the condition.

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