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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...

CPR kiosk
Heart Health

New RUSH Kiosk Offers Hands-Only CPR Training

Learn how to help someone suffering from cardiac arrest

Smart Watch
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

A man holds up a prescription bottle to show on a video call
Research

Rush Team Explores New Telehealth Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Medication Adherence

Over half of patients with hypertension do not take their medication as prescribed — so researchers are testing telehealth strategies to help them stay on track

Donna Hensel and her husband
Patient Stories

Donna’s Story

Electrophysiologist Edward Lipman helps find the solution for Afib that was right for her

Atrial Fibrillation
Heart Health

Managing Atrial Fibrillation

Edward Lipman, MD, electrophysiologist with Rush Copley Cardiovascular, explains what atrial fibrillation is, why it needs to be managed and how it can be treated.

Stressed woman
Heart Health

Stress Poses Heart Health Dangers For Women

Don't ignore the symptoms, including fatigue, weight gain

Frances Pass
Cancer

Bequest to Rush Will Support Cardiovascular and Breast Cancer Research

Decades of care at º£½ÇÔ­´´ led one woman to leave a $100,000 bequest in honor of her family.