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Saturday, October 20, 2018 7 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. The Heldrich Hotel 10 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick Featuring Keynote Speaker Kim Allan Williams, Sr., MD, MACC, FAHA, MA SNC, FESC Past President, American College of Cardiology James B. Herrick Professor ...

Interested in running a race soon? Before you start, check in with your doctor to get medical clearance to begin an exercise routine. Other tips to keep in mind include: If it’s your first race, set attainable goals. You may want to just consider focusing ...

Tasty Heart-Healthy Recipes The heart-healthy recipes in this cookbook are brought to you by the Registered Dietitians and Wellness Team at the Reverend Dr. Ronald B. Christian Community Health & Wellness Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and ...

Hirohisa Ikegami, MD , has joined the Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Program at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital and the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He specializes in ...

What saps vitality after age 75? One thing, in many cases, is a condition called aortic valve stenosis—a narrowing of the valve that connects the left ventricle to the aorta, the body’s largest artery, often caused by the gradual buildup of calcium. The ...

If you could do something just 15 minutes a day that could give you a longer life, would you do it? For most people that would be a no-brainer. “One study showed that 15 minutes of walking daily can extend life,” says Gary J. Rogal, M.D. , medical director ...

The key to fixing an irregular heartbeat, or arrhythmia, is finding the exact spot in the heart that causes it. Because of a trio of high-tech tools now in use by heart specialists at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, the hunt just got easier. For patients, ...