Search Results for: heart condition
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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 risk factors for women and how they should discuss hypertension with their 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
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Orthostatic Hypotension: One Patient’s Journey to the Magee-Womens Heart Program
Orthostatic hypotension is also known as postural hypotension. It is a condition that occurs when your blood pressure quickly drops after moving from a seated to a standing position.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health, UPMC Stories
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Why Is Heartburn Worse at Night?
Many people find their heartburn is worse at night. Learn the reason and some strategies you can try to stop nighttime heartburn from keeping you up all night.Read More
Categorized as: Family Health, Living and Wellness
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How Heart Disease Affects Latinos in the U.S.
Heart disease is the second-leading cause of death for Hispanic and Latino people in the U.S. Learn more from UPMC.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Heart and Vascular Health
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Can I Donate a Kidney if I Have Pre-existing Conditions?
Learn more about kidney donation requirements and how pre-existing medical conditions may affect your ability to be a living kidney donor.Read More
Categorized as: Health Topics A-Z, Kidney Transplant, Transplant