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  Pediatric Heart Conditions: What You Should Know

  June 18, 2021

  Different heart diseases and conditions can affect babies and children. Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common form of birth defect.Read More

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  Categorized as: Living and Wellness, Pediatrics

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  Treating Emergency Heart Conditions: A Team Effort

  December 7, 2020

  At UPMC Passavant, a team of world-class interventional cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, nurses, and technologists are available around the clock to treat emergency heart conditions, such as heart attacks.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Heart and Vascular Institute

  Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health

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  Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Understanding a Rare, Pregnancy-Related Heart Condition

  April 11, 2022

  Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a life-threatening form of heart failure that affects pregnant women or women who have just given birth.Read More

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  Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health

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  Heart Condition Symptoms: Now What?

  January 10, 2016

  Learn about the symptoms of heart-related conditions, the different cardiac imaging tests, and how they are used for detecting potential heart problems.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Heart and Vascular Institute

  Categorized as: Heart and Vascular Health

  Tagged with: blood pressure, blood test, cholesterol, echocardiogram, EKG, electrocardiogram, heart, heart problem, heart symptoms, heart tests, holter monitor test, nuclear stress test, stress test

  

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  3 Heart and Vascular Conditions You Don’t Want for Christmas This Year

  December 22, 2015

  Would you believe there are actual medical conditions called Christmas Disease, Nutcracker Syndrome, and Grinch Syndrome? Discover the symptoms of each!Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Heart and Vascular Institute

  Categorized as: Heart and Vascular Health, Living and Wellness

  Tagged with: Christmas, christmas disease, grinch syndrome, heart conditions, hemophilia b, infographic, nutcracker syndrome, postular orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, pots, rare diseases, vascular compression, winter

  

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  Infographic: 6 Deadly Heart Disorders and Conditions

  April 1, 2015

  Learn how to spot the symptoms of six deadly heart diseases, including atrial fibrillation, mitral valve disease, and cardiomyopathy.Learn More

  Categorized as: Heart and Vascular Health

  Tagged with: AFib, atrial fibrillation, cardiomyopathy, chest pain, fatigue, heart, heart attack, heart disease, heart disease symptoms, heart failure, HVI, infographic, medical mondays, mitral valve

  

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  Walter’s Story: A New Lease on Life After Open Heart Surgery

  November 24, 2023

  In June 2023, Walter underwent successful double bypass surgery at UPMC Harrisburg. Learn more about his story.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Heart and Vascular Institute

  Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health, UPMC Stories

  Tagged with: Affinity

  

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  Women’s Heart Health 101: Your Guide to the Right Care

  November 8, 2023

  Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. Learn more about risk factors from the experts at UPMC.Read More

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  How Are Heart Defects in Infants and Kids Diagnosed?

  October 18, 2023

  Congenital heart defects are the most common birth defect. Learn about these heart defects in infants and children, and how they're diagnosed, and treated.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Pediatrics, Heart and Vascular Institute

  Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health, Living and Wellness, Pediatrics

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