AHVI’s Dr. Stanley Watkins was featured in KTUU’s 2 Your Health segment in February 2016. Dr. Watkins describes the minimally-invasive method used to treat aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the heart’s aortic valve that can be life-threatening if left untreated.
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Women Having A Heart Attack Don’t Get Treatment Fast Enough
Each year more than 15,000 women under the age of 55 die of heart disease in the U.S. And, studies show that women wait longer than men to get emergency care for heart attacks because they often don’t know what it feels like. Listen to the full NPR story here.
Continuous Chest Compression CPR University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center
Hands-only CPR can be just as effective as conventional CPR. Learn more about how chest-compression-only CPR can save lives.
Dr. Watkins talks heart disease on KSKA’s Line One
Listen to the interview titled “Atherosclerosis and Heart Disease,” from Alaska Public Media, here.
Healthy snacking
Looking for ways to eat healthy on the go? To avoid stopping for fast food, make sure you have a handful of healthy snacks in your car, at work and at home. Read more>>