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Eating a handful of pecans each day could help reduce the threat of heart disease, a new study shows. More

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When you build a house, the strength of the house depends on what you put into it – a solid foundation, good strong supporting walls and roofing. When it comes to your heart health, you need those same elements. More


Florida Medical Center has been recognized for significant achievement in implementing the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association Get with the GuidelinesSM. The Get with the Guidelines program helps ensure the care hospitals provide for coronary artery disease, stroke and heart failure is aligned with the latest scientific guidelines. More


Stress tests are used to measure the performance of your heart and/or lungs while under physical stress. Stress tests provide information on how your heart responds to stress.More


Since performing the first open heart surgery in Broward County in 1974, The Heart Institute of Florida at Florida Medical Center has cared for thousands of patients with cardiovascular illnesses. More


Choosing the right doctor for you and your family may be one of the most important decisions you make. The doctor-patient relationship should be a partnership that involves open, honest communication. You should work together with your doctor to make the best healthcare decisions for you and your family.More


What is cholesterol, and why is it important? What do the numbers mean?More


If you were to walk into the electrophysiology lab in a hospital you might see all kinds of technologically advanced medical equipment, monitors, a table for the patient for lie on, and doctors and support staff dressed in scrubs. Be careful not to touch anything. This is a sterile environment and the room needs to be kept as germ-free as possible. Today the patient is having a pacemaker put in, but many other procedures can be performed here as well. More


Medical emergencies can be unpredictable and sometimes very traumatic. While no one plans to visit the emergency room of a hospital, it’s helpful if you know some things ahead of time. It may even make an unexpected trip at least a little easier.More



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Thanks to the fast action of a 14-year-old Los Angeles teen, his grandfather is able to survive a heart attack. More


Everyone knows that a good night's sleep makes you feel better the next day. But did you know that how long you sleep might be a factor in heart disease? More


Each year more than a million Americans have heart attacks. High cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke. More
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