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                                                              • Straight Talk from a Heart Doc—Caring for Patients, Advances in Treatments & Best Healthy Heart Habits Advice

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                                                                |Date: February 20, 2023
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                                                                Straight Talk from a Heart Doc—Caring for Patients, Advances in Treatments & Best   Healthy Heart Habits Advice

                                                                Straight Talk from a Heart Doc—Caring for Patients, Advances in Treatments & Best Healthy Heart Habits Advice

                                                                Valley cardiologist Kenneth Igbalode, MD, talks about the reasons patients visit him for care, the latest ...

                                                                Valley cardiologist Kenneth Igbalode, MD, talks about the reasons patients visit him for care, the latest advancements in diagnosing heart conditions and treatments, including wearable devices and a m ...

                                                                February 20, 2023
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                                                              • Stress Less for a Healthier Heart

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                                                                |Date: February 16, 2023
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                                                                Stress Less for a Healthier Heart

                                                                Stress Less for a Healthier Heart

                                                                Stress happens. You can’t always prevent or avoid it. But you can change how you respond to it. Try these ...

                                                                Stress happens. You can’t always prevent or avoid it. But you can change how you respond to it. Try these tips. You may feel better—and have a healthier heart, too! Know how stress affects your body W ...

                                                                February 16, 2023
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                                                              • Are You and Your Family Getting Enough Sleep for a Healthy Heart?

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                                                                |Date: August 09, 2022
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                                                                Are You and Your Family Getting Enough Sleep for a Healthy Heart?

                                                                Are You and Your Family Getting Enough Sleep for a Healthy Heart?

                                                                While getting enough sleep may seem like a luxury, it’s now an official American Heart Association recomm ...

                                                                While getting enough sleep may seem like a luxury, it’s now an official American Heart Association recommendation for a healthy heart. After 12 years of research, the AHA recently expanded its list of ...

                                                                August 09, 2022
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                                                              • 6 Things You Should Know That Will Do Your Heart Good

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                                                                |Date: February 24, 2021
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                                                                6 Things You Should Know That Will Do Your Heart Good

                                                                6 Things You Should Know That Will Do Your Heart Good

                                                                February is American Heart Month, as originally proclaimed in February 1964 by President Johnson to promo ...

                                                                February is American Heart Month, as originally proclaimed in February 1964 by President Johnson to promote awareness of heart disease after he had personally experienced a heart attack. This month ma ...

                                                                February 24, 2021
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                                                              • The Importance of Prompt Cardiac Care

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: May 28, 2020
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                                                                The Importance of Prompt Cardiac Care

                                                                The Importance of Prompt Cardiac Care

                                                                A Heart to Heart Discussion with Cardiologist Rajib Choudhury, MD Dr. Choudhury answers questions about c ...

                                                                A Heart to Heart Discussion with Cardiologist Rajib Choudhury, MD Dr. Choudhury answers questions about cardiac conditions and how Valley is keeping patients safe during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics ...

                                                                May 28, 2020
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                                                              • New, Promising Cholesterol Medications, Especially for Those Not Tolerating Statins

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                                                                |Date: April 03, 2017
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                                                                New, Promising Cholesterol Medications, Especially for Those Not Tolerating Statins

                                                                New, Promising Cholesterol Medications, Especially for Those Not Tolerating Statins

                                                                Here’s some good news for those people who cannot tolerate statins or those who need more than statins to ...

                                                                Here’s some good news for those people who cannot tolerate statins or those who need more than statins to reduce cholesterol enough to be safe. New types of cholesterol lowering medications, known as ...

                                                                April 03, 2017
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                                                              • Over 65? Want to Cut Your Heart Disease Risk? Try Exercise

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: September 28, 2016
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                                                                Over 65? Want to Cut Your Heart Disease Risk? Try Exercise

                                                                Over 65? Want to Cut Your Heart Disease Risk? Try Exercise

                                                                Ride a bike, take a swim, walk your dog: Even a "moderate" amount of exercise each week may drastically r ...

                                                                Ride a bike, take a swim, walk your dog: Even a "moderate" amount of exercise each week may drastically reduce the odds a person aged 65 or older will die from heart disease. The effects of exercise a ...

                                                                September 28, 2016
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                                                              • CPR Awareness Week | Sara’s Story

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                                                                |Date: June 14, 2016
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                                                                CPR Awareness Week | Sara’s Story

                                                                CPR Awareness Week | Sara’s Story

                                                                Cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Each year, more than 326,000 o ...

                                                                Cardiac arrest is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. Each year, more than 326,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the U.S. alone. CPR dramatically increases a cardiac ar ...

                                                                June 14, 2016
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                                                              • Go-To-Guide: Living Well With Heart Disease

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                                                                |Date: February 19, 2014
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                                                                Go-To-Guide: Living Well With Heart Disease

                                                                Go-To-Guide: Living Well With Heart Disease

                                                                In the Valley Medical Center Health Library you can find Go-To-Guide's for a variety of health issues. Si ...

                                                                In the Valley Medical Center Health Library you can find Go-To-Guide's for a variety of health issues. Since it's Heart Month we are alerting you to the Go-T0-Guide: Living Well With Heart Disease. Th ...

                                                                February 19, 2014
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                                                              • Take Charge of Your Heart Health

                                                                Posted by Valley Communications
                                                                |Date: July 12, 2013
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                                                                Take Charge of Your Heart Health

                                                                Take Charge of Your Heart Health

                                                                  Recently we were shocked to learn that actor James Gandolfini, well-known for his role in the HBO ...

                                                                  Recently we were shocked to learn that actor James Gandolfini, well-known for his role in the HBO series, The Sopranos, had passed away at the young age of 51. His untimely death of a massive h ...

                                                                July 12, 2013
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