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cardiovascular
What's an arrhythmia and why should you care?
Your heart is amazing. It's a strong, muscular pump a little larger than your fist that pumps blood continuously through your circulatory system. Each day, the average heart beats about 100,000 times

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HonorHealth Research Institute clinical trial helps secure FDA approval of revolutionary new pacemaker
World’s first dual chamber leadless pacemaker successfully implanted in 22 HonorHealth patients, stimulating two heart chambers without using wires

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HonorHealth hospitals among nation’s first to install radiation shields for all cardiovascular interventions
Shields will protect doctors, nurses and technicians from repetitive exposure to low-level radiation used to guide non-surgical heart and blood vessel procedures

Unlocking the truth about fibroids
Did you know that 80% of women develop uterine fibroids? In this insightful Q&A, Erica Montes, MD , gynecologist and affiliated member of the HonorHealth Medical Staff, sheds light on this common

cardiovascular
Do you have high blood pressure?
Hypertension , is often referred to as the silent killer because there usually aren’t any symptoms that lead you to believe anything is wrong. Most people with high blood pressure – even dangerously

weight loss
Effects of waist size on your health
A larger than ideal waist isn't just less than ideal for your clothes. It has health risks that you may not have thought about. First, what's less than ideal? A waist circumference of greater than 40

New pill-size pacemaker has no leads
When Myra Belson started experiencing extreme fatigue and shortness of breath simply going from her car to the grocery store, she knew something was wrong. When she went in for a stress test, her