This American Heart Month: Know Your Blood Pressure Numbers
February is American Heart Month, a month to raise awareness about heart disease and prevention. North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) wants North Dakotans to know their risk factors, especially their blood pressure numbers and actions they can take to support their heart health.
Focus On The Facts Of Heart Health This February
American Heart Month is an ideal time to review heart health facts and consider steps everyone can take to reduce heart disease risk.
More Than Half Of U.S. Adults Don’t Know Heart Disease Is Leading Cause Of Death, Despite 100-Year Reign
More than half of people in the U.S. (51%) do not know that heart disease is the leading cause of death in the country, according to a recent Harris Poll survey conducted on behalf of the American Heart Association in November 2023.
Monument Health Expands Cardiac Services
Monument Health Heart and Vascular Institute will be extending its cardiac services to include treatment for advanced heart failure.
Sebastian Bach To Headline 6th Annual Rock From The Heart Benefit Concert
Get ready for an unforgettable night of rock as SEBASTIAN BACH takes the stage at the historic Palace Theatre in St. Paul, MN. Presented by Rock from the Heart and 104.1 Jack FM, this annual benefit concert returns for its 6th year, promising a night of music and meaning.
Yankton Medical Clinic Implements Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Program: Taking Ownership Of One’s Own Health
Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease, including, but not limited to, stroke and coronary artery disease. It continues to be an exceedingly common diagnosis amongst patients, especially in rural South Dakota.
Monument Health Heart And Vascular Institute Recognized For Chest Pain Treatment
For the 12th consecutive year, Monument Health has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2023. Monument Health is one of only 262 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor.
MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals For Treatment Of Heart Attack Patients
MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center is proud to announce it has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2023.
Monument Health Heart And Vascular Institute Uses New Leadless Pacemaker System For The Treatment Of Certain Abnormal Heart Rhythms
Monument Health Heart and Vascular Institute completed its first patient procedure with an Abbott leadless pacemaker – the world’s only leadless pacemaker designed to be retrieved.
Sanford Sioux Falls Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals For Treatment Of Heart Attack Patients
Sanford USD Medical Center has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2023
Sanford Fargo Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals For Treatment Of Heart Attack Patients
Sanford Medical Center Fargo has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2023.
Sanford Health Recognized At Global Expo For Cardiovascular Innovation
Sanford Health physicians will present at the Annual Scientific Session & Expo of American College of Cardiology March 4 - 6 in New Orleans. The sessions are known as the most prestigious and largest cardiology scientific meetings in the world.
Essentia Health Advances Heart Disease Research Through All Of Us Program
Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. In fact, more than 8,500 people in Minnesota died from heart disease in 2021. Scientific advances are key to fighting these conditions and improving outcomes.
Keeping Score Of Heart Disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America and throughout the world. Each year, one in three Americans dies from heart disease. Many of these deaths are preventable and, just like colon cancer and breast cancer, heart disease has an inexpensive and easy to administer screening test that many people don’t know about.
MercyOne Heals All Kinds Of Hearts With Cardiac Rehab
Heart health is a critical component to living a long, happy, healthy life. And when it comes to the most important muscle in your body, if you’ve faced a heart attack, heart surgery or other heart condition, your heart’s recovery program can be one of the most important steps to get you back to living your best life.
Heart Bypass Surgery At Essentia Health Helps One Fargo Man Keep Running
Dave Green ran early in life, but became an avid runner in 2008 with his first half marathon in Phoenix, Arizona.
American Heart Association & Get With The Guidelines® Collaborate To Improve Care For Rural Hospitals
People in rural communities live an average of three years fewer and have a 40% higher likelihood of developing heart disease (14.2%) compared with their counterparts in small metropolitan (11.2%) and urban (9.9%) areas, a gap that has grown over the past decade. 1 Rural communities face the added challenge of a critical shortage of health care professionals, including public health workers, leaving many people vulnerable to increased morbidity and mortality that could be prevented with appropriate identification and treatment.
Partnerships And Collaboration Are The Gold Standard For Solving Health Care Challenges Of Today And Tomorrow
Improving patient care for those living with cardiac diseases and stroke has been a long-standing priority for the American Heart Association and its hospital and health care partners. Together, we have envisioned a world where evidence-based quality initiatives and superior professional education go hand in hand to improve patient care.
The American Heart Association Launches Initiative To Improve The Full Care Journey To Post-Acute Stroke Patients
Across the U.S., approximately half of all stroke patients are discharged home or to hospice at home, with the remainder going to in-patient rehabilitation, skilled nursing facilities, and long-term care facilities.
New Year Marks Perfect Time To Get Your Heart Healthy At Essentia Health
Plan on making a New Year’s resolution? If so, consider incorporating the health of your heart into any 2023 commitments.