Heart Health
Heart Health
Treating Heart Attacks at Rush
How the design of Rush's Tower hospital building helps doctors quickly treat heart attacks
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Heart Health
Stem Cell Research for Heart and Vascular Diseases
Stem cell clinical trials at Rush help treat patients with severe heart disease
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Heart Health
The Difference Between a Heart Attack and Chronic Chest Pain
Rush interventional cardiologist Gary Schaer, MD, differentiates between heart attack-related pain and chronic chest pain
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Heart Health
Why Should You Get to the Hospital Quickly For a Heart Attack?
Neeraj Jolly, MD, explains why you shouldn't wait to seek treatment if you think you're having a heart attack
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Heart Health
What is an Accredited Chest Pain Center?
Yanina Purim-Shem-Tov, MD, MS, explains what it takes to receive accreditation as a Chest Pain Center
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Heart Health
How Can You Prevent a Second Heart Attack?
A second heart attack can be far more deadly than a first attack
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Heart Health
How is Chronic Chest Pain Treated at Rush University Medical Center?
Gary Schaer, MD, an interventional cardiologist at Rush University Medical Center, talks about treatment approaches
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Heart Health
Door-To-Balloon Time and Its Effect on Heart Attack Survival
Why having a short "door-to-balloon time" improves a patient's chances of surviving a heart attack
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