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Healthy Habits that Fight Stress
Healthy stress fighting habits will make you feel better and protect your heart. It’s inevitable. Life tends to get a little stressful at times, but the way you handle it can either help or hurt you. Managing stress levels is …
Categories: Cardiac Health
Tags: blood pressure, cardiac, cardio, cholesterol, diet, exercise, FL, heart, Heart Healthy, Hudson, nutrition, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, stress
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Top Tips for a Heart Healthy Holiday
The holidays are here with treats, meals, and parties. Take special care of your heart this holiday season. Give your heart a holiday gift by making healthy choices. Taking care of your heart should be a top health priority at …
Categories: How to be Healthy
Tags: cardiovascular, diet, exercise, family, fitness, FL, food, health, heart, holiday, Hudson, nutrition, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, stress, volunteer
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Emergency Room vs. Urgent Care
When the unexpected happens, where do you go? How do you know how serious it is? The emergency room and urgent care are two options for a sudden medical problem. Depending on your symptoms and level of injury, you can …
Categories: Emergency Care
Tags: allergy, bleeding, broken bone, burn, emergency care, ER, FL, heart, Hudson, illness, injury, pain, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, stroke, urgent care, vision, walk-in clinic
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Diagnosing & Treating Arrhythmias
Arrhythmias are most commonly diagnosed with the use of electrocardiograms (EKGs) or with Holter Monitors or Event Recorders, which are portable electrocardiogram devices. These heart monitoring tests—accompanied by a physical examination, and sometimes x-rays and blood work—help a doctor in …
Categories: Cardiac Health
Tags: arrhythmia, Arrhythmia Center of Florida, Arrhythmias, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Cardiac Care, cardio, cardiology, Electrophysiologist, electrophysiology, Florida, heart, heart health, Heart Rhythm, Hudson, Regional Medical Center, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point
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Make a Splash! Benefits of Swimming for Exercise
Swimming isn’t just fun for kids; it’s a great form of exercise for everyone. As summer arrives, the stores set out swimsuits, towels, and sunscreen. A dip in the pool, ocean, or lake can make any hot day much more …
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How Alcohol Can Affect Your Health
Pour the champagne and make a toast to a special someone. Alcohol has long been associated with celebrations and festivities. All that fun can make people forget about the dangerous health effects of alcohol. April is National Alcohol Awareness Month. …
FAQs About Organ Donation
Donations to the needy come from the heart. Sometimes what a person needs IS a heart. Organ donation is a selfless way to give back to people in need. Over 100,000 Americans could be saved by an organ transplant each …
Categories: How to be Healthy
Tags: blood, bone marrow, donation, FL, heart, Hudson, kidney, life saving, liver, lungs, organ, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, tissue, transplant
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Preparing for Anesthesia & What to Expect
Many people just can’t fall asleep before a big event that they are anxious about. So you might toss and turn all night before a surgery, but once the moment arrives, anesthesia will put you into a nice, deep, easy …
Categories: Surgical Services
Tags: anesthesia, anesthesiologist, blood pressure, diet, drink, FL, food, heart, Hudson, medical, medication, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, surgery, vitals
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What Is Electrophysiology?
Electro what? Electrophysiology. It’s the study of the electrical system of the heart. The electrical impulses of your heart keep it pumping at a steady pace to supply blood throughout your body. Your heart contains special cells that set the …
Categories: Main
Tags: arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, electrical system, electrophysiology, EPS, EPS Study, FL, heart, Hudson, Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, test
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What You Should Know About Afib!
Afib isn’t a small lie; it’s atrial fibrillation. Both are small things that can have a big impact on your life. Atrial fibrillation is an arrhythmia of the heart. That means your heartbeat is irregular. Of all the types of …
Categories: Cardiac Health
Tags: arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, blood clots, cardio, FL, heart, heart attack, Hudson, Regional Medical Center, stroke
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