Heart Health

or
Heart Health

What Does an Electrophysiologist Do?

An electrophysiologist is like an electrician for your heart who can diagnose and treat abnormal rhythms.
Electrophysiologist monitoring the electrical system and rhythms of the heart during operation.
Heart Health

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention at Rush With Danny Luger, MD

Danny Luger, MD, is a Rush cardiologist and the co-founder of the Rush Metabolic Health Consortium
Danny Luger, MD, is a cardiologist in the Rush University System for Health and the co-founder of the Rush Metabolic Health Consortium
Brain Health & Conditions

Symptoms You Shouldn't Ignore

If you experience any of these symptoms, get medical attention right away
Person lying down with eyes closed, gently pressing their forehead with their hand.
Heart Health

Fatigue, Weakness and Pelvic Pain: Vascular Problems Are Different for Women

Women have different symptoms, face more complications and often get misdiagnosed for the same vascular issues as men
A woman sits on a sofa doubled-over in pain with one hand on her pelvic region and another on her forehead.
Health Equity

Talking About Family Health History

Why sharing family health history in the Black community is crucial, especially as chronic diseases are on the rise
family-health-history-feature
Heart Health

From Musician to Surgeon to Philanthropist

Rush Heritage Society member Phyllis Bleck, MD ’79, DMA, leaves a lasting legacy at Rush
Dr. Phyllis Bleck portrait in 1979
Food & Nutrition

Losing Belly Fat

12 tips about belly fat, including how to get rid of it
A woman measures her waist with a green measuring tape.
Heart Health

All About Statins: 8 Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

A cardiologist answers questions about who should be on statins, when they should start and what they can expect
Cardiologist Anupama Rao, MD, uses a stethoscope to check a woman patient's heart beat.
Heart Health

Women’s Heart Health Facts Differ From Men’s

Risks, symptoms and treatment needs are not the same
Rupa Sanghani with PET heart scan images
Heart Health

Catheter-Based Interventions for Treating Structural Heart Diseases at Rush

Hussam Suradi, MD, is fellowship-trained in structural heart interventions and is skilled in treating patients with heart valve conditions, such as tight or leaky valves, and those who are born with heart defects. He is also the director of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab and the Structural Hybrid Lab.
Hussar Suradi, MD