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What does a heart attack feel like?
Podcast: Pain or tightness in the chest, neck, jaw, arm are all signs to call 911

Stadium announcer loses speech, recovers from stroke
Podcast: Randy Preston, voice of Sioux Falls Canaries and more, benefits from ‘BE FAST’

Four pillars of weight management, defined
Podcast: Medicines like Ozempic, Wegovy are only part of long-term weight management

TikTok nutrition trends: What’s safe versus a scam
Podcast: Weight management specialist debunks diet claims of powdered greens, WaterTok and more

COVID and the important connection to heart health
Podcast: Dr. Tom Stys says COVID infections plus our pandemic lifestyle can make heart disease worse.

Importance of heart and vascular screenings
Podcast: Your heart health and the benefits of screenings with cardiologist Ahmed Abuzaanona

Genetics and cardiology partnering for heart health
Podcast: Drs. Cassie Hajek & Tom Stys explain how preemptive genomic screening helps patients
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Less invasive heart procedure TAVR ‘like winning lottery’
Patients with aortic stenosis can be helped by a minimally invasive procedure.

Pulmonary rehab can help ease COPD
"It taught me how to live better, it was really worth it, and I'm grateful for the program."

Precision medicine in cardiovascular care is catered to you
Sanford Health is finding new ways to customize care to fit the needs of individual patients.

Obesity and the heart: Not a death sentence
Vascular coronary surgery is very much like plumbing: You need good inflow, good conduit and good outflow.

A better way to manage heart failure
Sanford Health is changing a patient’s life with new technology that monitors the heart.

Bird hunting on land and water can be hazardous to the heart
'Nothing will kill a hunting trip quicker than going to the emergency room with a heart attack.'

Heart health, hunting and knowing what you can handle
"With age comes additional risk factors that people don’t think about since, for the most part, they’ve been hunting since they were kids.”

Family history and role models prompt healthy changes
She made time for exercise after her dad's health scare and fiance's example.

Does meditation improve anxiety and cardiovascular risk?
'You just feel so much better. It lowers your blood pressure, calms your nerves and improves your mood and your immunity.'

Cardio-oncology: Dedicated to cancer patient’s heart health
Chemicals that kill cancer cells can be bad for patients' hearts
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