Recent Posts in Heart Care

Mar 4, 2020 - In Heart Care The Healing Powers of Pet Therapy

Have you ever stopped to notice your heart rate or your mood when you’re around a friendly four-legged friend? How about the many pet therapy dogs who frequent our hospitals – do you ever consider the impact they’re about to make on an anxious patient? ...

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Mar 4, 2020 - In Heart Care Heart-Healthy Recipe: Walnut Crusted Salmon With Grilled Asparagus

RWJBarnabas Health recognizes Heart Month with a healthy dinner recipe! Ingredients: 1 pound salmon filet, cut into four equal portions 1/3 cup panko breadcrumbs 1/3 cup walnuts, finely chopped 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, divided 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard ...

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Mar 4, 2020 - In Heart Care 15 Easy Steps to Make Your Life Heart-Healthy

The millions of Americans diagnosed with heart and cardiovascular diseases can benefit from making healthy choices in their day-to-day lives. Follow a healthy diet Eating a nutritious diet is a proven way to reduce the risk for heart disease. These are the ...

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Mar 4, 2020 - In Heart Care Where in the World is WOW?

Wellness on Wheels (WOW) is a greenhouse and cooking school on wheels! It brings free demonstration and nutrition education right into local neighborhoods. WOW is custom-designed to work with schools, senior homes, houses of worship, health care providers ...

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Feb 21, 2020 - In Heart Care Affairs of the Heart

When it comes to matters of the heart in February, most people immediately start making Valentine’s Day plans. However, heart health planning should be a year-round activity. We know that the heart is a vital organ that pumps blood throughout the body via ...

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Feb 18, 2020 - In Heart Care Spirit Halloween – Spirit of Children Presents Children's Hospital of New Jersey at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center with Eleventh Annual Grant for the Child Life Program

Spirit Halloween-Spirit of Children and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey staff pause to commemorate Spirit of Children’s eleventh donation to the Child Life Program. With Darrell K. Terry, President and Chief Executive Officer, Newark Beth Israel Medical ...

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Feb 17, 2020 - In Heart Care A 'Paradigm Shift' In Heart Valve Repair

An innovative procedure called TAVR gives more patients the option of minimally invasive aortic valve replacement. Arash Salemi, MD, clinical chairman of cardiothoracic surgery at RWJBarnabas Health— Northern Region, calls a new procedure to replace ...

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Feb 4, 2020 - In Heart Care A Heart-Healthy Pregnancy

When you add a baby to your family, your heart doubles in size to hold all of that love. While this sentiment is not factually accurate, pregnancy does put an additional strain on your heart and circulatory system (as well as many other body parts). ...

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Jan 22, 2020 - In Heart Care How to Save a Life

Is it a heart attack or cardiac arrest--what should a bystander do? "Heart attack” and “cardiac arrest” may sound like similar conditions, but they’re not the same—and one is potentially much more life-threatening. “With a heart attack, an artery is ...

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