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  Caring for Your Heart – Why Regular Checkups Are Important

  November 16, 2014

  Making time to have an annual heart exam is crucial for living a healthy life. Learn how health screenings can help prevent serious heart conditions.Learn More

  Categorized as: Family Health, Heart and Vascular Health

  Tagged with: blood clots, cardiovascular disease, checkups, diabetes, heart, heart attack, heart disease, heart failure, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, insulin resistance, stroke

  

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  What Are Heart Palpitations And Should You Worry?

  November 12, 2014

  Learn more about heart palpitations, commonly identified by a fluttering in the chest, by discovering the causes and risks, as well as symptoms.Learn More

  Categorized as: Heart and Vascular Health

  Tagged with: abnormal heart beat, arrhythmia, caffeine, chest pain, dizziness, fear, heart, Heart and Vascular Institute, heart disease, heart failure, heart palpitations, intense exercise, light-headedness, Loss of consciousness, mitral valve prolapse, nicotine, panic attack, shortness of breath, stress

  

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  What Kind of Exercise is Best for Your Heart?

  November 4, 2014

  Your heart needs exercise to stay strong and healthy. Discover aerobic exercises that get the heart pumping and benefit your cardiovascular system.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Heart and Vascular Institute

  Categorized as: Fitness, Heart and Vascular Health

  Tagged with: aerobics, cardio, cardiovascular health, chest pain, dizziness, exercise, HDL cholesterol, heart, heart disease, Heart Health, high blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, stroke

  

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  How Cold Weather Affects Your Heart and Circulatory System

  October 29, 2014

  Wonder why your chest hurts or heart rate changes when it gets cold outside? Find out why and learn how to protect your heart in the chilly winter months.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Heart and Vascular Institute

  Categorized as: Heart and Vascular Health, Living and Wellness

  Tagged with: circulatory system, cold weather, depression, frostbite, frostnip, heart, hypothermia, non-alcoholic beverages, shiver

  

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  Heart and Vascular Institute

  October 20, 2014

  Learn more about how you can keep your heart healthy and strong by browsing our library of blog posts on UPMC HealthBeat.Read More

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  Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center

  October 16, 2014

  Find a list of articles written by the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Center featured on the UPMC HealthBeat blog.Read More

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  The Importance of Hydration for Your Heart

  September 4, 2014

  Learn how proper hydration helps your heart to perform regularly. Discover the complications of dehydration and find out how to stay hydrated all summer.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Heart and Vascular Institute

  Categorized as: Heart and Vascular Health, Living and Wellness

  Tagged with: blood, dehydration, heart, hydration

  

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  Benefits of Exercise on the Heart and Lungs

  May 6, 2014

  Heart and lung disease patients can benefit from simple exercise routines. Learn more about routine exercise methods and their cardiovascular benefits.Read More

  Medically Reviewed by Heart and Vascular Institute

  Categorized as: Fitness, Heart and Vascular Health

  Tagged with: heart failure, lung disease, lung diseases, Pulmonary hypertension

  

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  Listening to Her Heart: A Mitral Valve Prolapse Patient Story

  February 19, 2014

  Read Birdie Dally's patient story to find out how she overcame her condition, mitral valve prolapse, with help from the UPMC Heart & Vascular Institute.Learn More

  Categorized as: Heart and Vascular Health

  Tagged with: Birdie Dally, heart failure, heart surgery, minimally invasive robotic surgery, mitral valve prolapse, patient story, primary care physician, Robin Girdhar MD, Vinay Badhwar MD