Aug 31, 2020
Dr. Ali Amin, a longtime Reading-area vascular surgeon, rejoined Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center after a 16-year absence.
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.
Aug 19, 2020
Dr. Faisal Aziz, chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, will begin a three-year term as medical director for the Mid-Atlantic Vascular Study Group of the Vascular Quality Initiative this fall.
Aug 3, 2020
The American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation recertifies Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program.
Jul 30, 2020
St. Joseph Medical Center earned recertification as a Primary Stroke Center and renewal of its Disease Specific Care Certification for Advanced Heart Failure.
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.
Feb 17, 2020
Hershey Medical Center is the first site in central Pennsylvania to use a new heart valve system for transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures.
Feb 3, 2020
A plant-based diet may be key to lowering risk for heart disease. Penn State researchers determined that diets with reduced sulfur amino acids were associated with a decreased risk for cardiovascular disease.
Jan 10, 2020
Katie Loffredo, a clinical research coordinator at Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute, says that she is proud to be part of the process of making advances in the treatment of 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.
