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A Healthy Weight for a Healthy Heart
February is American Heart Month. Find out how to reach the ideal weight to keep your heart happy. Our weight plays a major role in the health of our heart. Although we all want to look and feel great, we …
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5 Tips for Better Heart Health this New Year
In 2013, make a resolution to care for your heart. Check out these ideas for keeping your ticker happy and healthy. Your heart keeps your body working, but how often do you take time to think about how to improve …
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6 Tips for a Heart Healthy Thanksgiving
Our national feast can be good for your heart when you take advantage of the season’s nutritious bounty. Despite its reputation for fat and salt, Thanksgiving also features healthy foods like apples, pumpkins and turkey. Consider hosting the meal so …
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Fourth Annual Iron Heart Cook Off
We are excited to host our Fourth Annual Iron Heart Cook Off on Friday, October 5, 2012, at The Westin Lake Mary, Orlando North. The annual event will feature a heart-healthy cooking challenge among four Central Florida Regional Hospital cardiologists. …
Cooking for the Heart
What you eat–as well as how you cook it–can have an impact on your heart health. Learn how you can eat and cook for better heart health. One of the simplest ways you can take good care of your heart …
LDL vs. HDL: What’s the Difference?
National Cholesterol Education Month is a great time to learn about cholesterol, including the difference between LDL and HDL. LDL? HDL? You know that watching your cholesterol is important, but are you wondering what all the lingo really means? In …
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Heart Attack: Reducing Your Risk
Did you know? Heart attack is the leading cause of death in the United States. Learn how you can reduce your risk! Some of the risk factors for heart attack can be managed with lifestyle changes, and others–such as family …
Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure, also sometimes referred to as hypertension, affects approximately one in every three adults in the United States. High blood pressure can injure vascular walls, make your heart pump harder, and prevent tissue in the body from receiving …
What’s a Coronary Calcium Score?
A coronary calcium scan is a noninvasive and painless scan of the heart that uses X-ray technology. It looks for calcified build up in the walls of the coronary arteries, and reveals important information about the health of your heart. …
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Preparing for Open Heart Surgery
Worried about upcoming open heart surgery? The more you know and the more you prepare, the better you’re likely to feel. • Know that while serious, heart surgery is common. Thousands are performed successfully each day in the United States. …