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Heart Disease is a big killer. There is a non invasive way to take a look at your heart and check your heart health
Read full article: Heart Disease is a big killer. There is a non invasive way to take a look at your heart and check your heart healthHeart disease is a big killer for those of us in the United States so what if you could look inside your body and check your heart health spotting trouble before symptoms start? Advanced Body Scan in Bellaire, Texas, takes the most advanced body scanning technology in the country and makes it available to anyone who wants to take their health into their own hands.
‘Groundbreaking,’ First-in-human total artificial heart implanted inside patient in Houston
Read full article: ‘Groundbreaking,’ First-in-human total artificial heart implanted inside patient in Houston“This is a big day for all of us and one that was... probably 22 years in the making,” said Dr. William “Billy” Cohn from the Texas Heart Institute and Chief Medical Officer of BiVACOR.
How a simple body scan at Advanced Body Scan of Houston could help save your life
Read full article: How a simple body scan at Advanced Body Scan of Houston could help save your lifeAdvanced Body Scan of Houston works to prevent heart disease, with their state-of-the-art technology to help you stay healthy.
Free lifesaving heart tests being offered to children, young adults this weekend
Read full article: Free lifesaving heart tests being offered to children, young adults this weekendJust three years ago, a Woodlands High School varsity volleyball player was one of the best in the nation and poised for greatness. But then it happened, right there at home, in the middle of a strenuous workout, Julieta Valdez suddenly went into cardiac arrest, brought on by a hidden heart defect that no one knew she had.
Seen at 7: Keeping Your Heart Healthy
Read full article: Seen at 7: Keeping Your Heart HealthyDr. David Persse, chief medical officer for the Houston Health Department, joins us to talk about how high cholesterol and high blood pressure are leading risk factors for heart problems and what can people start doing today to lower their risk of heart problems?
Calcium score may predict sudden death and heart disease
Read full article: Calcium score may predict sudden death and heart diseaseMemorial Hermann-Katy doctor Khilan Pindoria says he tries taking good care of his health because his father passed away suddenly when he was just a teenager. His father was only 52 years old.
Advanced Body Scan’s state-of-the-art technology offering preventive scans that could help save lives
Read full article: Advanced Body Scan’s state-of-the-art technology offering preventive scans that could help save livesThere’s a brand-new facility that recently opened in Houston working to prevent heart and lung disease.
3 easy heart-healthy changes that just might make all the difference: You can start today
Read full article: 3 easy heart-healthy changes that just might make all the difference: You can start todayThat’s according to information provided by Modern Heart and Vascular Institute, which sources the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “There are many things we can do to prevent surgeries and reduce the use of medications and bags of pills,” said Dr. Agarwal at the Modern Heart and Vascular. Modern Heart and Vascular Institute would like to provide some heart-healthy lifestyle tips you can implement to help you on your path to a healthier life. “While we’re not asking you to avoid processed foods altogether (yet), let’s start with a few substitutions,” the experts said. Modern Heart and Vascular Institute recommended the following:Park farther away from your destination than you might have otherwise.
Help prevent future heart attacks and strokes with new technology at Modern Heart and Vascular Institute
Read full article: Help prevent future heart attacks and strokes with new technology at Modern Heart and Vascular InstituteModern Heart and Vascular Institute is a cardiology private practice with multiple locations in the greater Houston area. They want to inspire people to get early screenings for heart disease, which could help prevent future heart attacks and strokes. Most places you have heard of have a 64 slice CT scanner. Modern Heart and Vascular Institute has a 128 Slice CT Scanner. This is modern technology that allows for the entire heart to be scanned in just two seconds.