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Heart Care
Learn about the Innovative approaches that Duke cardiologists and cardiac surgeons use to care for people with heart disease.
Duke Clinic Provides Development, Feeding Support to Children with Complex Heart Defects
After undergoing heart surgery, four-month-old Izabel Westmoreland-Liao struggled to eat, even with a supplemental feeding tube. Nothing her parents tried work ...
How to Evaluate a Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery Program
Congenital heart defects are present at birth. These structural defects may require surgery to fix. So how do you find the best care? Here’s what you need to k ...
Women-Only Heart Disease Risks
Heart disease is the number one cause of death for women. Although a woman’s risk of developing and dying from heart disease can be as high as a man’s, researc ...
Leg Pain and Cramps: When to Worry
Leg cramps are uncomfortable, but most of us discount them. After all, it’s hard to get worked up about a condition commonly known as a “charley horse,” for wh ...
Advances at Duke Fast-Track Second Heart Transplant for Charlotte Man
Thanks to congenital heart disease, Dan Kummer had a heart transplant before he could even legally rent a car. His troubles returned 20 years later when his tr ...
Duke Surgeons First in U.S. to Place New-Generation Artificial Heart
For the first time in the U.S., heart surgeons at Duke University Hospital successfully implanted a new-generation artificial heart as part of a clinical trial ...
Duke Heart Surgeons Perform First Pediatric Heart Transplant of its Kind in the U.S.
Duke surgeons successfully performed the first "donation after circulatory death” (DCD) heart transplant in a pediatric patient in the U.S. The transplant team ...
Duke Health Offers Same Day, Next Day Specialty Care Appointments
The last thing you want to do when you’re injured, don’t feel well, or simply want a preventive care check-up is to wait for an appointment. Getting seen quick ...
Clip Repairs Leaky Heart Valve When Surgery Is too Risky
Linda Gallipo went to her doctor seeking a cure for her hepatitis C. Instead, she learned she had life-threatening mitral valve disease.
Surviving a Heart Attack When You Are Alone
When no one is around to see your distress, it's important to know the signs of a heart attack and when to seek immediate medical care.
Hands-Only CPR for Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Hands-only CPR is a lifesaving technique that does not require mouth to mouth resuscitation. If you see someone collapse, check the person’s breathing. Someone ...
Thanks to a Heart Transplant, More Active Future a Possibility
Asheville, NC resident John Welch had gotten used to sitting on the sidelines. As a child, he was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy -- a disease that ...