-
Miracle Man: A Duke Heart Patient's Story
One fan's heart attack at a Duke basketball game shows the teamwork behind care available at Duke, from emergency care to cardiology to coordinated care after surgery.
May 9, 2012
-
Steps to a Healthy Heart
James W. Peterson, MD, of Duke Cardiology of Raleigh, talks about what cardiovascular disease is, its risks, and how to prevent it.
Dec. 2, 2011
-
Duke Patient Story: Olivia Landreth
Olivia Landreth was born with atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD). Watch her and her family's story as they go through a heart transplant -- and see how Duke's support services helped them.
June 24, 2011
-
Duke Heart Center: Heart Attacks
Duke Heart Center designed a program to provide earlier care for heart attack patients that has saved many lives in North Carolina.
Feb. 2, 2011
-
Duke Heart Center: Focus on Patients
Duke Heart Center focuses on providing each individual patient with the best care he or she can get.
Feb. 1, 2011
-
Duke Heart Center: Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD)
Peripheral arterial disease may be one of the most under diagnosed diseases. Duke Heart Center offers innovative therapies for patients in North Carolina and through the region.
Feb. 1, 2011
-
Duke Heart Center: The Importance of Experience
Duke Heart Center has the experience in treating heart problems that matters, especially with complex cases.
Feb. 1, 2011
-
Duke Heart Center: Innovation
Duke Heart Center is a leader in innovative treatments for heart diseases.
Feb. 1, 2011
-
Cholesterol and Risk Factor Primer: How to Avoid Heart Disease and Stroke
Duke Heart Center's Dr. Mark Leithe discusses heart disease risk factors and ways to avoid bypass surgery, heart attacks, and stroke.
Nov. 2, 2010
-
New Heart Pump Extends Life of Heart Failure Patients
An estimated 150,000 Americans have advanced heart failure.
And when standard medical therapy is no longer effective, and a near-term heart transplant is not available, implantable heart pumps often are the only other option for patients.
Results of a comparative clinical study, presented by a Duke cardiologist at the American Heart Associations Scientific Sessions in November 2009, indicate that a new kind of heart pump -- a continuous flow pump -- shows significant improvement in survival for heart failure patients, when compared to the more commonly used pulsatile flow heart pump.
Nov. 30, 2009
Page 1 of 1
Contact Us
|
Privacy Policy
