Foods that Fight Cardiovascular Disease
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 […]
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 […]
Caring for a loved one with dementia can be profoundly fulfilling—and, it can also be an emotionally overwhelming, physically challenging, and even isolating experience. While people with dementia who remain […]
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), […]
Heart disease might be considered a man’s disease, but according to the American Heart Association, more than one in three women is living with some form of cardiovascular disease. Symptoms […]
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. […]
Yavapai Regional Medical Center PhysicianCare is pleased to announce that Marek Piatek, MD, has joined our Cardiology team. Dr. Piatek will see patients at two locations, including 7700 E. Florentine […]
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 […]
Risotto is a hearty, belly-warming dish that’s traditionally made with just a few simple ingredients: short grain Arborio rice, flavorful stock, pungent onions, wine, creamy butter and Parmesan cheese. While […]
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 […]
Here’s a great health trivia question: What vegetable most effectively lowers blood pressure, improves cardiovascular health, and gives athletes a competitive edge? You might already know the answer – it’s […]
Colorful fruits and vegetables, like vibrant fresh herbs, juicy red tomatoes, and bright orange carrots are packed with a variety of compounds, called phytochemicals, that help to keep us healthy […]
There are as many salsa recipes as there are cooks, especially in the Southwest. After all, salsa means ‘sauce’ and can be made with an endless variety of fresh and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]