Deborah Saved My Son’s Heart: Seamus’ Story

Seamus is a typical active teenager: he swims, he rides BMX, he plays soccer, and more. But when he began fainting for no reason, his parents took him to one of the top pediatric cardiology programs in the region at Deborah Heart and Lung Center.

What’s the Best Time to Take Vitamins?

If you take vitamin supplements, here’s a rundown of when to take them.

Heart Failure

Heart failure occurs when the heart can no longer pump oxygen-rich blood to the rest of the body efficiently. Heart failure is usually a chronic condition, but it may come on suddenly. The condition may affect only the right side or only the left side of the heart. Usually, both sides of the heart are…

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) occurs when arteries in the legs become narrowed or dogged with plaque (cholesterol) – referred to as atherosclerosis – reducing blood flow to the legs. PAD can lead to leg pain when walking (claudication), disability, and even amputation. Blocked leg arteries can be a red flag that other arteries, including those…

Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea is a serious sleep disorder in which breathing repeatedly stops and starts during the night. The main types of sleep apnea are: Obstructive sleep apnea – the more common form that occurs when throat muscles relax Central sleep apnea – which occurs when your brain doesn’t send proper signals to the muscles that…

Vascular Disease

Vascular disease includes any condition affecting the circulatory system. This includes diseases of the arteries, veins and lymph vessels to blood disorders that affect circulation. Examples of vascular diseases include: Peripheral artery disease Intestinal ischemic syndrome Renal artery disease Popliteal Entrapment Syndrome Raynaud’s Phenomenon Buerger’s Disease Carotid artery disease, dissection, or aneurysm Varicose veins Spider…

Robotic Bronchoscopy

Mitral Regurgitation

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO, is a highly-specialized life support system that sits outside of the patient’s body. It provides cardiac and respiratory support to patients whose heart and lungs are not working properly and are unable to sustain life. ECMO is often a last option for patients who have serious lung or heart failure…

Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD)

Adult congenital heart disease (ACHD) is a problem with the heart’s structure and function that occurred at birth. ACHD can describe a number of different problems affecting the heart. It is the most common type of birth defect in the United States (there are over 1 million adults living with a congenital heart defect in…