When blood flow is partially blocked through one or more arteries to the heart, the heart muscle is damaged. This is a heart attack. But when the flow is blocked completely, damage happens much faster, and the condition is far more dangerous. The chances of recovery — and survival — lessen with every minute. This…
Early signs of a heart attack, or “beginnings,” occur in more than 50% of people who have a heart attack. If recognized in time, these early symptoms can be treated before the heart is damaged. “If you have early warning signs of a heart attack, don’t dismiss it — it’s a chance for you to…
With age, injury and even infection, the structure of your heart can change. Sometimes, these changes affect valves that either don’t let enough blood pass or leak when the powerful muscle of the heart contracts, sending blood backward. It’s a complicated issue, and unlike other heart conditions, isn’t caused by diet, smoking or even genetics….
There are moments in life we forget, and others we make sure we hold in our minds forever. For Vipul R. Panchal, M.D., interventional cardiologist with Norton Heart & Vascular Institute, one moment in time has shaped his career and approach to medicine, and he shares it whenever he gets the chance. During medical school,…
This post is also available in English El dolor de espalda superior puede ser un signo de un ataque al corazón, especialmente en las mujeres. Tal vez pasaste un poco más de tiempo haciendo trabajos de jardinera durante el fin de semana, o tal vez moviste algunos muebles al depósito. Ahora te duele la espalda….
A minimally invasive mitral regurgitation treatment to repair the mitral valve is now available, giving a new option to patients who may not be able to tolerate conventional open heart surgery to fix the valve. Mitral valve regurgitation sometimes doesn’t need any treatment or can be treated with medication. In moderate to severe cases the…
Not long after joining Norton Heart & Vascular Institute, interventional cardiologist Daniel Rothschild, M.D., was working on a challenging case to install a stent in a patient’s artery. The patient had a dangerous calcium buildup in one of the arteries supplying his heart. Dr. Rothschild and another interventional cardiologist would use a tiny drill called…
A coronary calcium scan is a test for people who have no symptoms of heart disease but may be at borderline or intermediate risk for getting it. The test uses computed tomography (CT) to check for calcium buildup (plaque) on the walls of the coronary arteries. Coronary arteries wrap around your heart and supply it with…
Esta publicación también está disponible en español. During a visit to the Norton Brownsboro Hospital emergency department one recent afternoon, a man was brought in two days after he first started noticing stroke symptoms. “He’s in the right place now,” a nurse said, reassuring the woman who dropped him off. He was wheeled to the…
When Jamie Lowry arrived at work at Westwood Golf Course early one fall morning six years ago, he was 43 years old and looking forward to the birth of his second child. His wife, Jennifer, was 8 1/2 months pregnant. A heart attack was not on the radar. Jamie was working on the Scottsburg, Indiana,…
Today Norton Healthcare held a celebration to honor the Norton Heart & Vascular Institute team. During the event, local businessman G. Hunt Rounsavall, a long-standing member of the Norton Healthcare board of trustees and major donor to the health system, announced a $1.5 million gift to the Norton Healthcare Foundation from the Robert W. Rounsavall…
Esta publicación también está disponible en español. Upper back pain can be a sign of a heart attack, especially in women. Maybe you spent a little extra time doing yardwork over the weekend, or perhaps you moved some furniture into storage. Now your back hurts. But could it be something else? Most of us know…
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