Deborah Heart and Lung Center Health Report

We’ve often heard about how impaired blood flow to the heart can result in a heart attack and damage to the heart muscle. That’s putting it gently. KYW Newsradio's Rasa Kaye talks to Deborah Heart and Lung Center's Interventional Cardiologist Muhammad Raza, MD. He uses more stark language to describe what’s happening: “The heart attack actually means that the heart muscle is actively dying.”

Heart failure is not an incident, but a potentially fatal process that can significantly affect quality of life along the way if not treated and closely managed. KYW Newsradio's Rasa Kaye continues her conversation with Deborah Heart and Lung Center Cardiologist Kulpreet Barn, MD about diagnosing, staging and treating heart failure – as well as how to prevent it.

Heart failure is not an incident, but a potentially fatal process that can significantly affect quality of life along the way if not treated and closely managed. KYW Newsradio's Rasa Kaye talks with Deborah Heart and Lung Center Cardiologist Kulpreet Barn, MD about diagnosing, staging and treating heart failure – as well as how to prevent it.

KYW Newsradio's Rasa Kaye continues her conversation with Deborah Heart and Lung Center Cardiologist Dr. Renee Bullock-Palmer about hands-on CPR, automated external defibrillators (AEDs), and as importantly, the ways to protect our hearts so that we won’t require them.

KYW Newsradio's Rasa Kaye talks to Deborah Heart and Lung Center Cardiologist Dr. Renee Bullock-Palmer about hands-on CPR, automated external defibrillators (AEDs), and as importantly, the ways to protect our hearts so that we won’t require them.

KYW Newsradio's Rasa Kaye continues her conversation with Deborah Heart and Lung Center Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Dr. Joseph Costic. They talk  about the current toolbox for preventing, diagnosing, and actually curing lung cancer – and why it’s not just a smokers’ disease.

KYW Newsradio's Rasa Kaye talks to Deborah Heart and Lung Center Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Dr. Joseph Costic about the current toolbox for preventing, diagnosing, and actually curing lung cancer – and why it’s not just a smokers’ disease.

KYW Newsradio’s Rasa Kaye continues her conversation with Deborah Heart and Lung Center's Dr. Kovach about the signs and symptoms of PAD, the great strides that have been made in non-invasive diagnostic tools and interventions, and the latest in surgical options when needed.

KYW Newsradio’s Rasa Kaye talks with Deborah Heart and Lung Center's Dr. Kovach about the signs and symptoms of PAD, the great strides that have been made in non-invasive diagnostic tools and interventions, and the latest in surgical options when needed.

KYW Newsradio's Rasa Kaye continues her discussion with Deborah Heart and Lung Center's Cardiac Electrophysiologist Dr. Jonathan Krathen about Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), the most common adult cardiac rhythm disorder.