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What You Need to Know About Heart Valve Disease

Have you ever put a bottle in your bag only to reach in some time later and realize that it’s empty?  As your hand emerges soaking wet or covered in something, you immediately know that you didn’t twist or close the lid correctly.  It’s not a good feeling.  The mess inside your bag can really [...]

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Q&A: Cardiac Cath Lab

Question: What’s a Cardiac Cath Lab? Answer: A cardiac cath (short for “catheterization”) lab is a section of the hospital dedicated to testing and treating the plumbing of your heart. The specialists in a Cardiac Cath Lab, or heart plumbers if you will, have a number of tests they use to determine the health of [...]

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