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Heart and Vascular

Fatigue and exhaustion may be signs of heart disease, not just growing older

12/11/2018

Out of breath when you climb stairs or walk to the mailbox? Feel tired all the time? You may think it’s normal signs of aging. Your doctor – and your heart – may know better.
Heart and Vascular

Volunteer couple offers encouragement at Goshen Health

10/30/2018

Cardiac rehabilitation seemed like the right place for Jim Wildermuth to volunteer. He had completed his rehab at the Goshen Heart & Vascular Center after a heart attack in 2008. That meant he knew the routine, how he could help and what patients might need.
Heart and Vascular

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and Wound Care

9/28/2018

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a condition that develops when the arteries that supply blood to the arms or legs become completely or partially blocked as a result of atherosclerosis.
Heart and Vascular

Dr. Blair MacPhail Discussed Heart Health at Recent Thrive! Series

9/24/2018

At the most recent Thrive! Event, Blair MacPhail, MD, an interventional cardiologist on the Goshen Heart & Vascular Center team, spoke to a full room of 36 people about the behaviors that make a difference to the prevention and restoration of heart and vascular health.
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Symptoms to know if leg pain signals artery problems

9/10/2018

At a presentation on coronary artery disease earlier this year, Abrar Sayeed, MD, discussed the connection between certain types of leg pain that can be helpful in diagnosing peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD is considered the equivalent of a coronary artery disease.
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At 43, heart attack prompts Heather Hanes to quit smoking

8/17/2018

Heather Hanes knew smoking might cause a problem in her lungs. But she had no idea smoking also caused heart attacks. Until her own on April 4.
Heart and Vascular

New heart pump saves patient’s life

4/3/2018

On the morning of Jan. 19 Jackie Pressler, administrative assistant at Lippert Components, was at work. She was having a very rapid heartbeat – or spells, as she thought of them – which she had managed in the past by clenching up her muscles. But that morning, her technique wasn’t working. Finally after several hours, her supervisor called Pressler’s husband, Ronald, to take her to the hospital.
Heart and Vascular

Having Goals And Knowing Someone Cares

3/5/2018

A dislocated shoulder caused Mabel Wortinger to see her primary care physician, Dr. Andrew Kuhn. While she was there, he suspected she had previously had a mild heart attack and referred her to Goshen Heart & Vascular Center. That’s where Mabel met Tracy Carlstrom, RN.
Heart and Vascular

The impact of heart health on wound healing

2/20/2018

While there are several factors that can affect wound healing, heart health is one of the most important. Heart disease may prevent the body from getting the oxygen it needs to heal.
Heart and Vascular

What the new blood pressure scale means for you

1/11/2018

In November 2017, the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology revised their blood pressure guidelines. As a result, hypertension, or high blood pressure, has been redefined.