Experts' Column
Featured in our heart health newsletter, the following physicians and nurses offer their insight and advice on common heart-related topics.
- A gift from the heart to Kansas City area women
Women throughout the region now have access to heart health assessment and education services in our lovely new Adelaide C. Ward Women’s Heart Health Center. Cardiologist Ashley Simmons, MD and medical director of the women’s heart health program, explains.
- A most delicious Girls' Night In
Karin Morgan, RN and coordinator of A Change of Heart, shares an account of the recent women’s heart health celebration and fundraiser. She also offers you three heart-healthy recipes from of some of Kansas City’s most celebrated chefs.
- Understand the risks of hormone replacement therapy
Obstetrician/gynecologist Sacha Krig, MD, advises women who are considering hormone replacement therapy to treat symptoms of menopause.
- Girls & Moms on the Move toward heart health
A Change of Heart coordinator Karin Morgan, RN, introduces a new program that opens the door to health education for girls and moms.
- Anatomy of heart disease in women
Cardiologist Charles Porter, MD, explains the biological reasons women are at risk for heart disease. He also discusses the best diagnostic tests for women.
- New year, new you
Jana Kistler, ARNP, is an advanced registered nurse practitioner who helps people manage their risks for heart disease. Here, she shares her list of heart-healthy resolutions to keep you energized, fit and less stressed.
- Cardiac rehabilitation improves quality of life
Cardiologist Brian Weiford, MD, explains why cardiac rehab is good for your heart and your health – and how it can especially benefit female patients.
- Bringing heart health to every community
Karin Morgan, RN, shares how people in one community learned important information about their own heart health.
- Women's hearts may benefit from specialized imaging
Not all tests to diagnose heart disease are created equal. Cardiologist Ashley Simmons, MD, discusses which tests work best for measuring women's heart health.
- How to begin an exercise program – and stick with it!
Nurse practitioner Kathleen Dalton, ARNP, offers helpful advice on making exercise part of your routine.
- Less is more with robotic heart valve surgery
Heart surgeon Emmanuel Daon, MD, discusses how minimally invasive heart surgery can result in fewer complications and faster recoveries.
- Seven ways to improve your cholesterol levels – and protect your heart
Sarah McGinty, RN, offers handy lifestyle tips for keeping your cholesterol levels at their healthiest.
- CardiacID gets heart attack patient to care quickly
Matthew Earnest, MD, tells how The University of Kansas Hospital’s CardiacID program provides quality care for heart attack patients.
- Food for thought: How to get nutrition news you can use
Pat Twenter, RN, offers tips for finding the most reliable nutrition information.
- Make the call to 911 – it could save your life
Learn the symptoms of heart attack and why women don’t always call 911 when they have them. Cardiologist Ashley Simmons, MD, explains.
- Change your outlook, change your heart
Sami Papacek, wellness program manager, tells how to improve your heart health by making heart smart behaviors part of your daily routine.