Articles tagged with 'cardiovascular' | Northwestern Medicine

Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of heart arrythmia impacting up to 5 million people in the United States

It’s tough to keep up with Chaplain Patricia Handley as she navigates the hallways of Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital keeping an eye out for anyone who might need a little support. In between visiting patients who have requested a …

A typical resting heart rate for an adult is 60 to 100 beats per minute. Beth Jones’ heart rate would soar to 180 beats per minute and stay that high for hours, even while just sitting on the couch. The school administrator from St. Charles was …

Andrew DeLuca woke up with back pain a day after moving an air conditioner unit. Within hours he was close to death. The 82-year-old from Tinley Park didn’t realize he had a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), a condition with a survival rate …

Primary tumors of the heart impact less than .02% of the population

Cardiac MRI is now available at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital. The versatile tool is used to diagnose many cardiac conditions and is the best test available to understand in full detail the structure of the heart.Northwestern Medicine’s …

Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute cardiologists established an advanced heart failure clinic at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago

Patients who received acupuncture following heart valve surgery experienced reduction in post-operative atrial fibrillation and other postsurgical symptoms

During his stroke workup at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Alex McKeown was found to have an aortic root aneurysm and a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), which affects about 1% of the population

GENEVA, Ill. - Just a few days before Christmas 2021, Aleida Vekony fell to her kitchen floor in Geneva, Ill.  Her husband Jeff found her unconscious and performed CPR until paramedics arrived. Aleida had suffered a massive heart attack. Little …

Northwestern Medicine is one of only 46 sites worldwide to participate in the pivotal study of Medtronic’s Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator

GENEVA, Ill. -  Feeling a little flushed, Sue Burton took her dog for a walk in the brisk December air. Just minutes later, she became dizzy. Eager to return home quickly Burton cut through a neighbor’s yard, but as her vision blurred, she sat …

DEKALB, Ill. - Due to congestive heart failure, 81-year-old Diana Morrasy has experienced some anxiety regarding her health in recent years. Some of that worry has been eased for the Sycamore, Illinois resident, thanks to a remote monitoring system …

WINFIELD, Ill. - Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Central DuPage Hospital kicked off American Heart Month with an exciting milestone -- its 500th transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure. With TAVR, a diseased …

PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. – Feb. 1, 2023 – Cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women in the United States, causing more deaths than all forms of cancer combined. Among females 20 years and older, nearly 45% are living with some form of …

The 32-year-old received a “Christmas miracle” last year when she walked into one of the few hospitals in the U.S. to offer specialized surgery for CTEPH (chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension)

PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. - Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital will now be home to the new Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Outpatient Cardiology Clinic. Opening to patients on December 14, the clinic will feature 16 exam rooms — with two designed as …

Dr. Johnston will serve as chief of cardiac surgery and surgical director of Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute

Trial will investigate if Apple Watch can reduce reliance on blood thinners

LAKE FOREST, MCHENRY and HUNTLEY ILLINOIS--Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest, McHenry and Huntley Hospitals were recently selected as 1 of 240 hospitals nationwide to receive the National Cardiovascular Data Registry’s 2022 Chest Pain - MI Registry …

Bacteria stuck to a heart valve and flicked infected pieces into Jay Keller's brain causing a stroke