Search Results for: heart condition
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How Are Heart Defects in Infants and Kids Diagnosed?
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
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health, Living and Wellness, Pediatrics
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Receiving Telemedicine Care for Heart Failure: Steve’s Story
Stephen Silveria of Williamsport was one of the first patients to use UPMC's Advanced Heart Failure Telemedicine Clinic.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health
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The Connection Between Autoimmune Disease and Heart Disease
People with autoimmune or inflammatory diseases can take several steps to try to prevent cardiovascular disease.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health
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Heart Disease in the LGBTQIA+ Community
The LGBTQ population has a higher risk of heart disease than the general population, but there are ways to reduce that risk.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health, LGBTQIA+ Health, Living and Wellness
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Women’s Heart Health: How to Talk to Your Doctor About Hypertension
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, can be serious if left untreated. Learn your risk factors and how to discuss it with your doctor.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health
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Coping With Stress the Heart-Healthy Way
Stress can have an impact on your heart. But the way you deal with stress can have a positive effect. Learn more from UPMC.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health
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Treating Jackie’s Heart Disease: A Magee-Womens Heart Program Story
Retired UPMC nurse Jackie Stogoski visited the Magee-Womens Heart Program at UPMC Passavant due to chest pain. Now, she walks 13,000 steps a day.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health
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Comprehensive Aneurysm Care at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute
Aortoiliac aneurysms involve the abdominal aorta and iliac arteries — the large arteries responsible for transporting oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the lower part of the body and the legs.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health
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The Impact of COVID-19 on Your Child’s Heart Health
How can COVID-19 impact your child's heart health? Tyler H. Harris, MD, a pediatric cardiologist at the Heart Institute, is here to explain.Read More
Categorized as: COVID-19, Living and Wellness, Pediatrics