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Heart Health

How to Cut Back on Sodium

RUSH cardiologist shares tips for steering clear of salt

Arika Clark
Heart Health

Arika's Story: 'My Heart Is Feeling Really Good'

RUSH Oak Park cardiovascular program helps patients avoid serious heart issues

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Heart Health

5 Facts About Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)

Tips for recognizing, living with and preventing this potentially dangerous heart condition

Mark Spitz
Heart Health

Mark鈥檚 Story: Active Again After High-Risk Blockages in His Arteries

Complex, minimally invasive treatment at RUSH allows Indiana man to avoid open heart surgery 鈥� and get back on his bike again

Heart specialist Gaurav Shah, DO, and his wife had heart scans
Heart Health

Taking Care of Their Hearts

Cardiologist Gaurav Shah recommends heart scans 鈥� and follows his own advice

Women in Afib
Heart Health

Research Flips the Script on Women and AFib

Study finds women are actually more likely than men to have the heart condition

Listen now to a podcast about cardiac PET perfusion from RUSH expert Rupa Sanghani, MD.
Heart Health

Cardiac PET Perfusion at Rush with Rupa Sanghani, MD

Dr. Rupa Sanghani, a cardiologist in the Rush University System for Health, discusses the ways Rush incorporates cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) perfusion in its complement of cardi...

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Heart Health

New RUSH Kiosk Offers Hands-Only CPR Training

Learn how to help someone suffering from cardiac arrest

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Heart Health

Smartwatches and Atrial Fibrillation

What happens when your watch detects an irregular heartbeat?

Cardiologist Rupa Sanghani, MD looking at and discussing heart lab imagery.
Heart Health

Quiz: Heart Healthy Nutrition