The AdventHealth Blog

ECMO is short for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. It is a technology used as a way to bypass the function of the heart and/or lungs by pumping oxygen-rich blood around the body.

Interventional cardiologists at the AdventHealth Pepin Heart Institute have become the first to complete a high-risk minimally invasive heart procedure through an artery near the patient’s shoulder.

A hardened aortic valve often leads to aortic stenosis – a narrowing of the aortic valve, that leads to the body’s largest artery that supplies it with oxygen-rich blood. Learn about treatment for...

Learn about atrial fibrillation, treatments and how to avoid strokes associated with AFib.

Treatment for breast cancer may put you at risk for heart disease. Learn what you can do to stay as healthy as possible during and after treatment.

Though cholesterol is often considered something to avoid, “good” cholesterol is actually important to maintain. You can support a healthy heart by understanding cholesterol’s purpose and monitoring...

Both atrial fibrillation and anxiety can cause a racing heart and other similar symptoms. The right diagnosis is important to start the path to healing.