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- Guides you through decision to have bypass surgery. Covers other treatment options. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
- Ed Dalmasso needed an aortic valve replacement. His care team provided a much less invasive alternative to open-heart surgery.
- In Oregon, our stroke teams are providing patients with industry-leading emergency and long-term care.
- You're more likely to have coronary artery disease if you have one or more close relatives who had early coronary artery disease. For men, this means being diagnosed before age 55. For women, it means being diagnosed before 65. Things that increase your risk include: Inherited risk factors. A tendency to develop some...
- A cardiologist offers tips to help you improve your health and prevent disease.
- What are outpatient services? Outpatient services are medical procedures or tests that can be done in a medical center without an overnight stay. Many procedures and tests can be done in a few hours. Outpatient services include: Wellness and prevention, such as counseling and weight-loss programs. Diagnosis, such as lab...
- This innovation in rooming-in allowed newborns to stay close to mothers while also being under direct medical supervision.
- Guides you through the decision to take an anticoagulant to prevent stroke. Explains atrial fibrillation and risk of stroke. Lists benefits and risks of anticoagulants. Includes interactive tool to help you decide.
- An op-ed by Geisinger Health board of directors Gail R. Wilensky, PhD; Sherry A. Glied, PhD; and Thomas H. Lee Jr., MD, MSc.
- Covers a procedure, also called percutaneous coronary intervention, to widen narrow coronary arteries for stable angina and heart attack. Includes a slideshow of angioplasty. Describes use of stent and balloon to open artery. Explains why it's done and when it's not done. Includes how well it works, risks, and recovery...
- An interview with Kaiser Permanente sleep expert Clarisse Glen, MD, sheds light on the importance of good sleep habits.
- Guides you through the decision to have angioplasty when you have stable angina. Lists benefits and risks of angioplasty and medical therapy. Explains why lifestyle changes are still important. Includes interactive tool to help you with your decision.
- New medical offices will enhance the health care experience for members and are being built using environmentally sustainable methods.
- Info on healthcare professionals with training in specific areas. Links to info on physicians and other specialty doctors. Also includes links to info on other health professionals like physician assistants. Offers tips on preparing for appointments.
- Recover from heart surgery with cardiac rehab and lifestyle support. Learn how to heal your heart and manage your risk factors with Kaiser Permanente.
- Covers procedure to destroy (ablate) tiny areas of heart muscle causing fast heart rate. Includes radiofrequency ablation and cryoablation. Covers use for supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia (AVRT), Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome, and ventricular tachycardia.
- Greg A. Adams; Maria Ansari, MD, FACC; and Ramin Davidoff, MD, have been named to Modern Healthcare’s 100 Most Influential People list.
- Guides people who have not had a heart attack or a stroke through decision to take daily aspirin. Discusses benefits and risks. Looks at who can take daily aspirin. Includes interactive tool to help you decide.
- Our researchers are leading the way to more effective, affordable, and equitable care.
- Covers types of coronary bypass surgeries, also called CABG. Includes minimally invasive surgeries. Includes a slideshow of CABG. Looks at when surgery is done. Describes how surgery is done, recovery time, and risks.
- The Thriving Schools program helps educators and students in Colorado integrate social and emotional wellness into classrooms to build resilience.
- Guides you through the decision to have catheter ablation for the heart rhythm problem atrial fibrillation. Lists benefits and risks of catheter ablation and medical therapy. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
- With the right policies and partnerships, artificial intelligence can lead to higher-quality, more equitable care.
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) uses a special type of pacemaker called a biventricular pacemaker (say "by-ven-TRICK-yuh-ler") to treat heart failure. This pacemaker sends electrical pulses to make the ventricles pump at the same time. A biventricular pacemaker is implanted in the chest, and it connects to three...
- Tookie Gentilcore returns to enjoying life thanks to a quick, safe method to replace her aortic valve.
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