A study of more than 17,000 women links physical activity to a longer, healthier life. Simple activities like brisk walking or even mowing the lawn could add years to your life, based on recent findings that link moderate to vigorous exercise to reduced risk of death in women. Published in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, this study…
Despite advances in stroke prevention and treatment, women still face worse outcomes after stroke than men based on study data from the past ten years. Study highlights the differences in stroke outcomes between women and men. Published in the American Heart Association journal Stroke, this paper served as an update on stroke outcomes in women. It reviewed all…
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recently issued new treatment guidelines that make many more patients eligible for two important stroke treatments. The guidelines – a list of recommendations for clinicians nationwide – is for the most common type of stroke, called ischemic stroke. It’s caused by a blood clot that reduces or stops blood…
Journal of the American Heart Association Report December 20, 2017 Categories: Heart News Study Highlights: Compared to married heart disease patients, being unmarried was associated with a higher risk of dying. This is the first study to show an association between marital status and death from any cause and heart disease-related death in a high-risk heart patient…
“Corrective Statements” are reminders of industry’s wrongdoing and need for strong action to win the fight against tobacco November 20, 2017 Categories: Advocacy News , Media Alerts WASHINGTON, D.C. – Starting Nov. 26, the major U.S. tobacco companies must run court-ordered newspaper and television advertisements that tell the American public the truth about the deadly consequences of smoking and…
Highlights High blood pressure is now defined as readings of 130 mm Hg and higher for the systolic blood pressure measurement, or readings of 80 and higher for the diastolic measurement. That is a change from the old definition of 140/90 and higher, reflecting complications that can occur at those lower numbers. In the first…
By: Dr. Brian Flowers Cardiologist at Birmingham Heart Clinic Birmingham Heart Clinic is now providing a new tool to allow patients to monitor their own health. This FREE app, called ChronicCareIQ, converts a patient’s smartphone into a powerful monitoring device which can effectively and conveniently communicate with health professionals at BHC. By simply answering a…
BHC VEIN CENTER IS NAMED CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR VENASEAL TECHNOLOGY[ BIRMINGHAM- In addition to being the first and only practice in Alabama to use Venaseal technology, Birmingham Heart Clinic (BHC’)’s Vein Center was recently named a Center of Excellence for the closure system. This means that BHC is now being utilized as a training…
BIRMINGHAM- Birmingham Heart Clinic (BHC) physicians are now providing cardiology services in connection with St. Vincent’s Birmingham Cardiology Clinic located downtown at 2700 Tenth Avenue South, POB 2, Suite 305. The cardiologists who are practicing at St. Vincent’s Birmingham are Drs. Monica Hunter, James Towery, and Richard Vest. Dr. Monica Hunter is an interventional cardiologist…
By: James Trimm, MD Interventional Cardiologist at Birmingham Heart Clinic Birmingham Heart Clinic, in conjunction with St. Vincent’s East Hospital, is the first and only practice in Birmingham to use CO2 angiography in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease or PAD. Many patients with PAD have issues such as diabetes mellitus which can lead to…