Did You Know: Heart Disease is America's Number One Killer. It kills an American every 34 seconds but remains a preventable disease. 70 Million Americans have Heart Disease and 27 Million of them are 65 or older. Unfortunately, younger people are not immune. 150,000 Americans under age 65 die each year from Heart Disease. Many risk factors are preventable or treatable. Keep active, eat healthy, don't smoke, and take care of yourself and get appropriate medical care.

Dr. Herrera was profiled on Channel 7 news

Dr. Piracha has created a powerpoint presentation on Stress Testing

• Pregnancy and Heart Disease
• New powerpoint slide presentations on Edema,Palpitations, and Women with Heart Disease.
• Amiodarone
• Are you Heart Healthy?
• Heart Facts
• The ACC Guidelines for management of Unstable Angina/NSTEMI are being updated again. Dr. Levin was one of the authors of this important publication. Look for the new publication soon.
• Should you take Aspirin??
• Do You know what to do in case of a Heart Attack?
• Peripheral Vascular Disease and Claudication.
• Read how can an apparently healthy person can die suddenly without warning?
• Here's a link to an online Risk Calculator
• Instructions for Vascular Testing
• Read about how a PFO can cause a stroke in a healthy football player. Dr Krauss has posted a slide show presentation on PFOs.

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