If you’ve had surgery, you know how important rehabilitation is to recovery. Working with a physical therapist, occupational therapist, and other rehabilitation specialists helps you regain your strength and returns […]
You’re having dinner at your favorite restaurant and a guest at a nearby table collapses. You think it’s a heart attack, but what should you do to help? A heart […]
Reducing your intake of foods that are high in sodium, harmful fats, and added sugars can significantly lower your risk of cardiovascular disease. However, what you add to your diet […]
Soundos Moualla, MD, FACC, FSCAI – Dignity Health Yavapai Regional Medical Center’s 2022 Physician of the Year – describes the passion and drive she pours into her work as “relentless […]
High blood pressure is another name for “hypertension.” Informally, it’s also known as “the silent killer,” one of the most alarming descriptions given to a medical condition by the medical […]
The providers at Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Group (YRMG) combine excellent healthcare with humankindness. And now there’s even more. Ernesto Cruz, MD, has joined YRMG Cardiology in Prescott Valley. […]
Many people have important childhood experiences that steer them towards their life’s work. Few, however, can point to an event as significant as testifying before the United Nations at 11 […]
When Nisha Tung, MD, was a young girl she wanted to be a surgeon when she grew up. After all, she came from a family of physicians and medicine was […]
If you are a woman with diabetes, your risk of developing (and dying from) heart disease may be greater than you think. Diabetes seems to erase, or even reverse the […]
Can you name a symptom of heart valve disease? If you can’t, you’re not alone. Three out of four Americans know little or nothing about heart valve disease. That’s why […]
Increased shortness of breath, lack of energy and bouts of dizziness shouldn’t be written off to aging, according to experts at the James Family Heart Center at Dignity Health, Yavapai […]
Our health is measured by many numbers: cholesterol, blood sugar and body mass index are just a few. For most of us, the actual numbers aren’t as important as knowing […]
People use the expression “my heart skipped a beat” to describe excitement, fear and even love. But to Cardiac Electrophysiologist, Nisha Tung-Takher, MD, Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Group (YRMG), […]
Ask anyone what the primary symptom of a heart attack is, and they’re likely to say “chest pain.” While this can be true, it’s not the only symptom, especially for […]
Not many (if any) foods can lower cholesterol, drop blood pressure, control blood sugar, and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, and certain types of cancer, like beans […]
If you have ever had a ‘gut feeling’ about something, you’ve sensed a connection that science is proving true: your gut communicates with the rest of your body. Specifically, research […]
The recently renovated Cardiac Catherization Laboratory at the James Family Heart Center – located at Dignity Health, Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) in Prescott – caps a multi-year plan to […]
When they say every body needs milk, they’re partly talking about Vitamin D. According to science, this fat-soluble vitamin helps the body absorb the calcium and phosphate it needs to […]
Edwards Lifesciences needed an innovative structural heart team to inspire the thousands of interventional cardiologists gathering for its 2019 think tank at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) in San Francisco. […]
What does the phrase “destination healthcare” bring to mind? For a growing number of people in Arizona and the southwest it means heart care, patient blood management or both of […]
A third Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory – featuring technology available in only a few hospitals nationwide – has opened at the James Family Heart Center at Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) […]
Yavapai Regional Medical Center PhysicianCare is pleased to announce that Phillip Tran, DO, FACOI, has joined our PhysicianCare Cardiology team located at 726 Gail Gardner Way, Suite B in Prescott. […]
Knowledge is power. This old saying rings true when you’re faced with medical decisions for yourself or someone you love. When it comes to heart care, these decisions can be […]
The James Family Heart Center at Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) has reached another milestone. YRMC’s Heart Center recently performed its first transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR)—an emerging and highly […]
A new Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory is currently under construction and scheduled to open later this summer at the James Family Heart Center at Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) West. The […]
On May 7, 2019, the 100th patient underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) at the James Family Heart Center at Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) West in Prescott. “Our TAVR […]
Many in the medical community now use the phrase “brain attack” in place of “stroke.” That’s because strokes have lots in common with heart attacks. A heart attack happens when […]
Boosting health and wellness can be as easy as sitting less and standing more! Numerous studies prove that taking short breaks throughout the day to stand (or move around a […]
Yavapai Regional Medical Center PhysicianCare is pleased to welcome Robert Candipan, PhD, MD, Interventional Cardiologist, to its cardiology team on Ainsworth Drive in Prescott. Dr. Candipan has completed an Interventional […]
In years past, your grandfather may have written off his shortness of breath to old age. Even people diagnosed early in life with heart conditions often didn’t link their decreased […]
Replacing damaged heart valves with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) – a minimally invasive procedure – improves the quality of life for the critically ill people who undergo it, recent […]
Yavapai Regional Medical Center PhysicianCare welcomes Amad Zineldine, MD, FACC, Interventional Cardiology, to its growing cardiology team in Prescott Valley. Dr. Zineldine is Board Certified in Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography, Nuclear […]
The James Family Heart Center at Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) has reached another significant medical milestone with the introduction of the left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) procedure, better known […]
Soundos K. Moualla, MD, FACC, FSCAI, has joined the Yavapai Regional Medical Center PhysicianCare Cardiology team at 802 Ainsworth Drive in Prescott. Dr. Moualla completed her medical degree at the […]
Yavapai Regional Medical Center’s (YRMC’s) Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) program has been up and running since November 2016, and is making a positive difference for local patients. Initially, the […]
If you have a family history of heart disease, here’s some good news: a healthy diet and lifestyle can actually influence your genes and reduce your risk of disease. According […]
Studies show that regular exercise after heart surgery increases quality of life and life expectancy. But after cardiac rehabilitation, some people find that determining how to begin or continue an […]
In 1978, cardiologist Dean Ornish, MD, set out to prove that healthy lifestyle habits and a plant-based diet could stop, and even reverse, the progression of heart disease. Fast-forward thirty-nine […]
Making something disappear may seem like magic, but heart specialists at Yavapai Regional Medical Center (YRMC) know the dissolving heart stent is all about science. Introduced by medical device developer […]
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) is a minimally-invasive procedure performed collaboratively by interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons. Typically, people who have aortic stenosis (narrowing) or malfunction of the aortic valve […]
Prevention is often called the best medicine. That’s the idea behind the Medicare Annual Wellness Exam. When can you receive your Annual Wellness Exam? The first step is to schedule […]
You don’t have to be a Northern Arizona Suns player to get some court time during this season’s home games thanks to the Hoops for Hearts program. At every home […]
Chronic venous insufficiency is a condition that causes decreased blood flow from the leg veins to the heart. The decreased blood flow causes the blood to pool in the leg […]
Are you self-conscious about your varicose veins? Unfortunately, they may be more than just an embarrassment. Varicose veins may signal a circulatory system problem. Learn more during What You Need […]
A 300-point game is every bowler’s goal. In life, amateur bowler Randi Suppes is doing that and more. A wife, mother and grandmother … a retired travel agent who explored […]
You could say Gwen Rhodes’s heart was stolen by cardiovascular nursing early in her career. “I saw that you can fix a patient’s heart and they can go home, play […]
Finding health insurance coverage that works for you and your family can be confusing. Should you look for coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace (healthcare.gov) or are you eligible for […]
Guy Garrett, MHS, PA-C, has joined the YRMC PhysicianCare Cardiology team at 802 Ainsworth Drive in Prescott. A Physician Assistant who specializes in cardiology, Garrett earned a Master of Health […]
In July 2014, Bob White underwent a coronary angioplasty with stent placement to open up two of the arteries in his heart that were significantly blocked by plaque. One stent […]
Taking a potent blood thinner has never been as simple as washing down a pill with your breakfast juice. Frequent blood tests and dietary restrictions were the routine for most […]
In November 2016, cardiac care in northern and central Arizona takes a major leap forward with the introduction of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) at The James Family Heart Center […]
Randy Meyers set off for the top of Mingus Mountain that June morning in search of a training site among the Ponderosa Pines. The Prescott Valley resident volunteers as the […]
Pillows are typically used for sleeping, tossing on sectionals and occasionally as a weapon by siblings sharing bedrooms. Jose Torres, MD, Cardiovascular Surgeon at The James Family Heart Center at […]
We’ve all heard that it’s important to monitor our cholesterol levels. Cholesterol is produced naturally by your body, but it’s also found in food products that come from animal sources […]
The location where an Interventional Radiologist performs image-guided, minimally invasive procedures is a room in the Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab) or the Angiography Suite. This state-of-the-art environment is like an […]
Dr. Anil Kumar has joined YRMC PhysicianCare‘s cardiology team in the YRMC Outpatient Services Building in Prescott Valley. Dr. Anil Kumar is a graduate of Government Medical College in Punjab, […]
When we look at the numbers, there is no doubt that our daily habits, including what we eat, how much we move, and whether or not we smoke, significantly impact […]
“After Dr. Dicker showed me the before and after pictures, I was shocked. I probably wouldn’t have made it through the year.” –Mark Fillmore, Prescott Valley An aortic aneurysm is […]
Recently, I bought a crate of gorgeous spring greens, grown locally at Whipstone Farm in Paulden and brought them to the set of The Morning Scramble with for my monthly […]
Ask Jill Potter, RN, the number one way to lower your risk for heart disease and she doesn’t hesitate before responding: “get up and get moving.” Potter – who has earned […]
