Cardiovascular Care Archives

Make Your New Year’s Resolution to Quit Smoking

This year, tackle one of the biggest hurdles to your health. Quit smoking. Nurse Navigator Jeni Wakefield offers tips to help you keep your resolution and achieve your goal of quitting.

New Heart Device is Change-up for Retired Pitcher with A-fib

When retired Major League Pitcher Steve Renko’s blood thinner medication started causing painful side effects, he knew it was time for a change-up. That’s when cardiologist Dr. Ravi Yarlagadda told him about a new procedure.

Artist Sees New Beauty After Innovative Procedure

Sharon DeFreece, a professional painter, has always been inspired by colors. But she didn’t realize how much color was missing from her own life until she received a new heart procedure at Olathe Medical Center.

Dancing Their Way Toward a Heart-Healthy Life

At 82, Jim is much more active and fit than others his age; something that’s even more remarkable considering he has been living with heart failure since 2010. Instead of letting his condition slow him down, Jim and his wife Hazel used the health scare as incentive to make some major lifestyle changes.

New Heart Procedure Reduces Ron’s Risk of Stroke

A new, non-invasive procedure at Olathe Health called left atrial appendage (LAA) closure helped get Ron Mersman off his blood thinners and reduce his risk of stroke.

Cardiac Rehabilitation Gets Jack on the Road to Recovery

The new Cardiac Rehabilitation program at Miami County Medical Center (MCMC) is a medically-supervised program designed to provide patients with healthy lifestyle education, a closely monitored exercise program, diet and nutrition counseling, and encouragement and support to recover from heart disease or surgery. Seventy-four-year-old Jack Coffman was one of the first cardiac rehab patients at MCMC earlier this year.