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Heart Disease and Diabetes
Read more: Heart Disease and DiabetesHeart and vascular disease often go hand-in-hand with diabetes. Anyone living with diabetes is at a much greater risk for suffering from heart attacks, strokes and high blood pressure. Another vascular problem due to diabetes includes poor circulation to the legs and feet. Unfortunately, many of these cardiovascular problems can start early in life and…
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Will a new heart failure drug help patients?
Read more: Will a new heart failure drug help patients?Heart failure chips away at quality of life slowly overtime. What may begin as fatigue or less of an appetite, becomes something more that makes it difficult to enjoy staying active with family and friends. Difficulty breathing when sleeping and waking exhausted or even a persistent cough begin to consume each day and night. Not…
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Excited to Exercise Again – Cardiac Rehab After Massive Heart Attack
Read more: Excited to Exercise Again – Cardiac Rehab After Massive Heart AttackFortunately John’s wife, Kathy, was home when he suffered a massive heart attack on December 6, 2014 while putting up the Christmas tree. “I felt really clammy,” he says of taking a break to sit down on the couch. That is the last thing he remembers before being transported in the ambulance to Oklahoma Heart…
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Relief from Leg Pain
Read more: Relief from Leg Pain“I would come home and cry at the end of the day,” shares Coral Fairress, 44. Over the course of seven years, throbbing leg pain left Coral exhausted and nearly unable to move after standing for eight hours or longer working as a bartender. Although a specialist in Oklahoma City discovered five blood clots in…
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Sclerotherapy and the Treatment of Varicose and Spider Veins
Read more: Sclerotherapy and the Treatment of Varicose and Spider VeinsSclerotherapy is a procedure that effectively treats varicose and spider veins. This treatment is often performed to treat small varicose veins. It involves injecting a solution directly into the vein which causes the vein to scar up and collapse, allowing blood to be rerouted through the healthier veins in the body. The collapsed vein eventually…
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Are you at risk for developing varicose veins?
Read more: Are you at risk for developing varicose veins?Varicose Veins are enlarged, gnarled veins that often appear blue, flesh-colored, or red. They often appear tangled and for some, they are simply a cosmetic concern, while they can cause pain for others. Chances are you probably know someone who has dealt with varicose veins, as more than 40 million Americans have them. Typically, varicose…
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Eat, Drink and Be Merry? Managing AFib During the Holidays
Read more: Eat, Drink and Be Merry? Managing AFib During the HolidaysHoliday tunes on the radio, strings of lights brightening the neighborhood and a scent of pine and cinnamon transport us to one of the “most wonderful times of the year.” The holidays are the time we see more evergreen, spiced lattes and booked nights on the calendar. They are also the time of the year…
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What You Need to Know About Compression Socks Before You Buy
Read more: What You Need to Know About Compression Socks Before You BuyVein specialist Eugene Ichinose, M.D., is a firm believer in compression socks – not only for patients but also for himself. He once stood on a chair during a presentation to model the compression socks he wears to help improve circulation as he stands throughout day. Compression socks work by promoting improved blood flow in…
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A Truly Patient-Centered, Team Approach to Health Care
Read more: A Truly Patient-Centered, Team Approach to Health Care“I can’t believe I’m having more heartburn,” I said to my wife as she lay beside me in bed. “I’m going to go downstairs for a bit and take some Tums.” Here it was flaring up again I thought. Just like last weekend when we walked five blocks to the drugstore and picked up all…
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Oklahoma Heart Institute Regional Clinic – Claremore
Read more: Oklahoma Heart Institute Regional Clinic – ClaremoreWith more than 14 regional clinics throughout Northeastern Oklahoma, Oklahoma Heart Institute offers patients and communities access to top quality providers close to their own home. Today, we are going inside one of those clinics – Claremore – to introduce you to the people who are changing our patients’ lives. From Carol Looper, LPN who…
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