Topics: Cardiology

Woman in grey Penn State Health jacket wearing safety glasses, facemask and gloves, writes on a clipboard as a man in a yellow shirt wearing a face mask walks on an exercise machine during an in-person cardiac rehabilitation visit.

Penn State Health offers first hybrid cardiac rehab program in central PA

Dec 2, 2020

Hybrid cardiac rehabilitation combines in-person visits with virtual visits, allowing participants to complete a full 36-session cardiac rehab program while reducing travel time and enhancing their safety.

A man wearing a sweater places his right hand over his heart, apparently in chest pain.

The Medical Minute: What research tells us about COVID-19, heart inflammation

Nov 19, 2020

Do people with COVID-19 run a risk of developing myocarditis? Cardiologist Dr. John Boehmer examines the latest research in this week’s Medical Minute.

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Heart transplant program boasts best survival rates in Pennsylvania

Sep 9, 2020

One year after heart transplant surgery, Brandon Seiber, 22, of Enola is back playing basketball. Our heart transplant team boasts the highest one-year survival rate of all transplant centers statewide. Learn how our team helped Brandon.

Dr. Lawrence Sinoway, cardiologist and director, Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, wearing cream-colored dress shirt, red tie and white Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center lab coat.

Sinoway elected to lead American Heart Association Capital Region board

Aug 26, 2020

Dr. Lawrence Sinoway, director of Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, will lead the American Heart Association’s Capital Region Division as board chair.

Shalisa Walker stands arm in arm with John Dohner in front of a chain link fence at a softball field. Walker has long hair and wears a tank top. Dohner, who is bald, wears a T-shirt. Both are wearing masks.

Hershey Medical Center nurse hits a home run for life

Aug 19, 2020

Hershey Medical Center acute care nurse Shalisa Walker hit a home run last month when she helped save the life of a softball player who suffered a heart attack in the outfield.

An exercise physiologist touches the back of an older male patient as he stands in St. Joseph’s cardiac rehabilitation room. The man is wearing a heart monitor, a T-shirt and face mask. The exercise physiologist is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, a face mask and face shield.

Patients welcome restart of St. Joseph cardiac rehab program

Jun 8, 2020

Nearly seven weeks after temporarily suspending its cardiac rehabilitation services in response to COVID-19, Penn State Health St. Joseph welcomed back nearly all of its cardiac rehab patients without any significant safety concerns when the program resumed operations.

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The Medical Minute: How much should I worry about that ‘extra’ heartbeat?

Feb 20, 2020

For people who feel premature ventricular contractions (PVCs), they can seem frightening. But the good news is they’re very common – and they’re not always dangerous.

A man lays down on his back. His shirt is off, and a medical professional holds a stethoscope to his chest.

Ask Us Anything About… Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Jan 7, 2020

When we think of congenital heart disease, we may think of someone who’s diagnosed and treated as a child. But sometimes, that heart condition may not be caught until the adult years. And even if it is caught early on, congenital heart disease is, in many ways, a lifelong condition. We learn more from Dr. Anisa Chaudhry, a cardiologist at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

A male physician in a white coat uses a stethoscope to examine a female patient. Small medical equipment is mounted to a wall in the background.

The Medical Minute: AFib common and incurable, but controllable

Aug 7, 2019

One of the most common problems cardiologists handle is atrial fibrillation, an abnormal or irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications.

A close-up of a seated man, leaning slightly forward and clutching at his chest with his right hand.

The Medical Minute: Ensuring heart valve health

Apr 11, 2019

Heart valves control the direction of blood flow, and when something interrupts their precision, the effect can be dire.

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