5 Easy Pool Exercises

These water exercises work your heart and build muscle.

7 Tips for Safely Working Out in the Heat

If it’s hot and humid outside, here’s how to get your workout in without feeling sick.

31 Surprising Things That Reduce Anxiety Fast

When you need to calm those racing thoughts, these go-to tricks can help.

Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a vein deep inside a part of the body. It mainly affects the large veins in the lower leg and thigh, but can occur in other deep veins, such as in the arms and pelvis. DVT is most common in…

Angioplasty

Angioplasty is a procedure offered at Deborah Heart and Lung Center that opens narrowed or blocked blood vessels responsible for moving blood throughout the body. Fatty deposits can build up inside the arteries and block blood flow. To restore blood flow, a stent – a small, metal mesh tube that keeps the artery open –…

Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) occurs when the venous wall and/or valves in the leg veins are not working properly, making it difficult for blood to return to the heart from the legs. CVI causes blood to collect in these veins. Veins return blood to the heart from all the body’s organs. To reach the heart,…

Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)

An electrocardiogram, also called an ECG or EKG, is a test that records the electrical activity of the heart. It used to measure: Any damage to the heart How fast the heart is beating and whether it is beating normally The effects of drugs or devices used to control the heart (such as a pacemaker)…

Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT)

Vestibular rehabilitation therapy is an exercise-based program, designed by a specialty-trained vestibular physical therapist, to improve balance and reduce problems related to dizziness.

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)