Athlete’s heart describes harmless changes in the heart that occur due to regular strenuous physical activity. It often gets confused with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, which can cause sudden cardiac arrest.
As a patient, hearing the diagnosis of heart failure can be scary and confusing. Today, we will explain some heart failure basics to help separate facts from fiction.
Rufino Salinas suspected that he had a heart attack when he had chest pain that wouldn’t go away. The heart team at University Health recommended a treatment plan that included the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure.
After aging out of the pediatric hospital in her hometown of Corpus Christi, Morgan transferred to the University Health Adult Congenital Heart Center under the care of Dr. Pankaj Madan.
