Learn about who is at risk for DVT, traveling blood clot symptoms and how to reduce risk of blood clots or deep vein thrombosis while traveling.

Smoking Cigarettes not only damages your lungs, but your heart as well. Here is how smoking hurts your heart and some fast-acting health benefits for quitting.

Read about arrhythmia treatments and common questions patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) have about daily life, such as airport scanners, driving and exercise.

Find out why making the time and effort to participate in a cardiac rehabilitation program is essential to healing.

A bicuspid aortic valve is rare birth defect of the heart: A look at the signs, symptoms, treatment & how one woman beat bicuspid aortic valve disease!

A video on TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement), a less invasive valve-in valve procedure for treating failing surgical heart valves.

5 years ago, new TAVR technology changed aortic stenosis patient's options with a less invasive valve-in valve procedure. Here is one 82-year-olds story.

Cardiac catheter ablation, a minimally invasive procedure to treat atrial fibrillation, also know as A Fib, help a 61-year-old ice skater get off of thin ice and back in the rink.

UMHS' Anticoagulation Toolkit can help answer common questions and concerns about anticoagulants & blood thinning medications, along with your healthcare provider.

A look at a positive prognosis for UMHS patient, Joseph Gingerich, who was treated for ischemic stroke with new self expanding stent technology.

How to tell the difference between a panic or anxiety attack & a heart attack, learn how to spot anxiety chest pain vs. heart attack symptoms and when to get help

Circumstances differ by patient, but there are ways for doctors to tell when an enlarged aorta requires surgery, medication or observation.

UMHS cardiologist and arrhythmia expert explains atrial fibrillation (Afib) treatments, considering the Watchman procedure, ablation and medication options.

Learn tips about diet and heart disease prevention, including how 8-10 daily servings of produce are part of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet.

A portable total artificial heart device grants patients freedom while they wait for a donor and heart transplant.