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                                                              • “Miraculous Surgery” for Severe Stroke Reduces Death and Disability for Valley Community

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                                                                |Date: November 10, 2020
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                                                                “Miraculous Surgery” for Severe Stroke Reduces Death and Disability for Valley Community

                                                                “Miraculous Surgery” for Severe Stroke Reduces Death and Disability for Valley Community

                                                                Waking up at 9 AM on August 31, Rick noticed he couldn’t move his right arm because it felt “asleep.” Usi ...

                                                                Waking up at 9 AM on August 31, Rick noticed he couldn’t move his right arm because it felt “asleep.” Using his left arm, he picked up his right arm to shake it and get the blood flowing, but that did ...

                                                                November 10, 2020
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                                                              • Valley Brings New & Expanded Cardiovascular Services to South King County

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                                                                |Date: February 07, 2019
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                                                                Valley Brings New & Expanded Cardiovascular Services to South King County

                                                                Valley Brings New & Expanded Cardiovascular Services to South King County

                                                                Valley is excited to be taking our cardiovascular services to the next level. These new and expanded serv ...

                                                                Valley is excited to be taking our cardiovascular services to the next level. These new and expanded services will allow us to provide more comprehensive cardiac and vascular care to better serve our ...

                                                                February 07, 2019
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                                                              • May is American Stroke Month–Learn How to Spot a Stroke FAST

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                                                                |Date: May 02, 2018
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                                                                May is American Stroke Month–Learn How to Spot a Stroke FAST

                                                                May is American Stroke Month–Learn How to Spot a Stroke FAST

                                                                Did you know that up to 80 percent of strokes may be preventable? The American Stroke Association has a v ...

                                                                Did you know that up to 80 percent of strokes may be preventable? The American Stroke Association has a variety of educational resources available to learn about stroke prevention and how to help spre ...

                                                                May 02, 2018
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                                                              • Pot Use Tied to Higher Odds for Stroke, Heart Failure

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                                                                |Date: April 25, 2017
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                                                                Pot Use Tied to Higher Odds for Stroke, Heart Failure

                                                                Pot Use Tied to Higher Odds for Stroke, Heart Failure

                                                                New research analyzing 20 million U.S. medical records of people aged 18 to 55 suggests that marijuana us ...

                                                                New research analyzing 20 million U.S. medical records of people aged 18 to 55 suggests that marijuana use by adults creates a much higher risk of stroke, heart failure, coronary artery disease and su ...

                                                                April 25, 2017
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                                                              • Types of Stroke: What is an Embolic Stroke?

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                                                                |Date: April 03, 2017
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                                                                Types of Stroke: What is an Embolic Stroke?

                                                                Types of Stroke: What is an Embolic Stroke?

                                                                Emboli are most often blood clots or pieces of plaque that have broken off from large arteries that lead ...

                                                                Emboli are most often blood clots or pieces of plaque that have broken off from large arteries that lead to the brain. Emboli float in the blood stream until a vessel is blocked. The blockage may caus ...

                                                                April 03, 2017
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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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