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Tag Archives: heart

Cardiac rehab helps heal the body and mind

By HWMDteam | Published: February 28, 2013
Cardiac Rehab

“The population of cardiac rehab patients varies,” says Kim Christian, clinical manager of noninvasive cardiology at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital. It [...]

Posted in Video | Also tagged cardiac rehabilitation, heart attack, heart event, Kim Christian | Leave a comment

David Montgomery, M.D., Ph.D.

By HWMDteam | Published: February 4, 2013
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Cardiologist motivated every day by his patients.

Posted in Article, Expert, Story, Video | Also tagged Piedmont Heart Institute | Leave a comment

Love the game? Don’t let it break your heart.

By HWMDteam | Published: February 1, 2013
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Want to have a good time watching the game this Sunday but don’t want to kill your New Year’s resolution [...]

Posted in Article, Home | Also tagged alcohol, cholesterol, fitness, heart health, Piedmont Heart Institute, super bowl | Leave a comment

Heart Transplant Basics

By HWMDteam | Published: August 21, 2012
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A heart travels from donor to recipient on ice, in a cooler.

Posted in Article, Video | Also tagged Dr. David Dean, heart donation, heart failure, heart transplant, Piedmont Heart Institute, transplant | Leave a comment

Heart transplant saves life of Georgia man

By admin | Published: August 19, 2012
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See a lifesaving heart transplant journey.

Posted in Article, Story, Video | Also tagged Darren Bell, David Dean, Heart Month, heart transplant, Nirav Raval, Piedmont Heart Institute, transplant | 1 Response

Chest pain: Is it a heart attack?

By HWMDteam | Published: July 26, 2012
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Heart attack warning signs.

Posted in Story, Video | Also tagged accreditation, attack, Ballard, Bill, Chest, Institute, pain, Piedmont | Leave a comment

Treating Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms

By HWMDteam | Published: June 27, 2012
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An abdominal aortic aneurysm is when the artery walls weaken and protrude in part of the aorta that goes through [...]

Posted in Article, Randy Martin | Also tagged abdominal aortic aneurysm, repair | Leave a comment

Make Organ Donor Your Facebook Status

By HWMDteam | Published: June 12, 2012

Have you made “organ donor” your Facebook status yet? What are you waiting for? In May, Facebook added a feature [...]

Posted in Randy Martin, Story | Also tagged donor, Facebook, kidney, liver, organ, organ donation, pancreas, Piedmont, transplant | Leave a comment

Bernie Marcus Gives Piedmont $20 Million for Nation’s First Heart Valve Reference Center

By admin | Published: June 4, 2012
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The Piedmont Heart Institute has received a $20 million grant from the Marcus Foundation to establish the nation’s first heart [...]

Posted in Randy Martin, Video | Also tagged Bernie, cardiovascular, Marcus, Piedmont, surgery, valve | Leave a comment

Heart Failure 101: Treating and Managing the Number One Killer of Americans

By admin | Published: February 28, 2012
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Dr. Randy Martin: I met with Dr. Kenneth Taylor, director of the Heart Failure Center of Excellence at Piedmont Heart, [...]

Posted in Video | Also tagged heart disease, heart failure, heart health | 1 Response

Ultrasound technology detects plaque other tests miss.

By admin | Published: October 20, 2011
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Ultrasound technology detects plaque other tests miss.

Posted in Article, Story, Video | Also tagged coronary angiogram, coronary arteries, Coronary artery disease, heart attack, heart disease, Heart Month | Leave a comment

Fast Friday: What does stock market stress mean for your heart?

By admin | Published: August 26, 2011
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Doesn’t it seem like the news is all bad? It’s stressing all of us out. What is stress? It’s the [...]

Posted in Article | Also tagged cardiology, cardiovascular health, Exercise, Fast Friday, Heart & Vascular Health, heart attack, heart health, stress | Leave a comment

Heart valve replacement: Patients may soon have an alternative to open-heart surgery

By admin | Published: April 18, 2011
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Dr. Randy Martin: Aortic stenosis means hardening or narrowing of the aortic valve – the valve that sits between the [...]

Posted in Video | Also tagged aortic stenosis, breakthrough, cardiac, heart disease, heart surgery, minimally invasive, surgery, valves | Leave a comment

Randy Martin, M.D.

By admin | Published: March 10, 2011
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Randolph P. Martin, M.D., FACC, FAHA, FASE, FESC Medical Director, Cardiovascular Imaging, Piedmont Hospital Chief Structural & Valvular Heart Disease, [...]

Posted in Expert | Also tagged Heart & Vascular Health, vascular health | Comments closed

Dr. Randy Martin gives insight into the sudden cardiac arrest that tragically took the life of a beloved high school basketball star

By admin | Published: March 6, 2011
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By Dr. Randy Martin Sudden cardiac arrest and death is always a tragedy but especially so when it occurs to [...]

Posted in Story | Also tagged cardiac arrest, Exercise, heart attack, prevention, teen, teens | 2 Responses
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