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Complexities of the Heart: My Experience as a Patient and Employee of...
I am a 12-year Fletcher Allen employee who needed to utilize the services of the Arrhythmia Service I later worked for. As someone who has first-hand knowledge of how complicated and how successful...
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Guest Blogger: Great Docs and Technology Saved My Life Thursday
Editor’s note: Following is a re-print of guest blogger Tom Evslin’s experience as a patient at Fletcher Allen, originally posted on his blog, Fractals of Change. “You flunked the stress test,” was...
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Therapy for the Heart, from the Heart: Exercise Physiology at Cardiac Rehab
When meeting someone for the first time, the conversation inevitably leads to the question, “So, what do you do for a living?” My standard reply is that I work in cardiac rehabilitation. Not...
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Celebrating a Healthy Heart
The American Heart Association’s 5th annual Vermont Go Red For Women® Luncheon on Feb. 16 will offer women the knowledge and tools for a healthy heart. Vermonter Lisa Call shares her success story as a...
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“Safe in Your Hands”: A Grateful Patient Shares Her Story
Editor’s Note: Tomorrow, March 30, is National Doctor’s Day. In honor of this special occasion, we bring you a story from a grateful patient who experienced excellent care from our ED, cardiology,...
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Guest Blogger: A Better Understanding of the Essence of Medicine
In late May, I and 13 other community members had the opportunity to participate in the Community Rounds Internship Program at Fletcher Allen. In addition to learning specific things about the...
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Tips to Keep High Blood Pressure Under Control
High blood pressure, or hypertension is known as the “silent killer” because most people never have any symptoms. If left untreated for several years, high blood pressure can lead to heart attacks,...
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Giving from the Heart, For the Heart – Guest Blog by Mary Evslin
The Cardiovascular Angel Club is a new opportunity enabling philanthropists to fund potential breakthroughs in cardiology at Fletcher Allen directly and personally. Fletcher Allen, along with the...
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Using Mobile Health Apps to Diagnose Heart Problems
It’s a busy office day, and Mrs. J is seated calmly in my exam room. She has a history of an intermittent heart rhythm disturbance. She says she feels well, but that she also gets a little dizzy at...
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Dispatches from the Field: Performing Heart Surgery in Rwanda
This past fall, I was offered the opportunity to volunteer as a cardiac surgeon with Team Heart by my good friend, Dr. Chip Bolman. Seven years ago, Chip, who is chief of cardiac surgery at Brigham and...
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New Atrial Appendage System for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
A new device may help eliminate the need for blood thinner medications in patients with atrial fibrillation who are at high risk for stroke. Atrial fibrillation is the most common electrical...
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Keeping it Simple: Reducing Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease Risk with...
Join Dr. Cushman for Community Medical School on October 1, 2013, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. She will present a lecture titled “Keeping it Simple:...
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What’s Changed in How We Treat Heart Attack? Everything.
I was born in 1971. For some, that was not that long ago. For others (I’m looking at all you UVM students I bike past on the way to work!), it was ages ago. However, during this blink in history, …...
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Ask Dr. Ades: Answering Your Questions About Heart Health
I have a heart problem. Is it OK to drink coffee or tea? For the vast majority of heart patients, coffee and tea can be enjoyed without reservation as one of the joys of life. For a very small...
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Weight Loss: Do You Know If Your Waist Is Too Large?
While most people that are concerned with their weight focus on the scale, another measure is also very important—waist circumference. Obviously, the scale will tell you information about your total...
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Wellness Tip: Benefits of Exercise Can Be More Than Routine
Do you feel like you’re stuck on the same old treadmill? Exercise done routinely has enormous benefits. Mixing up your exercise routine has benefits, too. Changing up your exercise will do more than...
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