February is Heart Month, so we sat down with a cardiologist at the Heart and Vascular Center at Comanche County Memorial Hospital to see how to prevent heart problems. Coronary artery disease, also referred to as coronary heart disease, is when there’s a blockage in...
A local doctor says many people think of a man when they think of someone having a heart attack, but cardiovascular disease is the number one killer for both men and women. Doctor Srilatha Ayirala, a cardiologist at the Heart and Vascular Center, said it’s important...
Metabolic syndrome from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. The possible complications from diabetes are many and severe: blindness, amputations, kidney damage and more. Diabetes is also implicated in a set of factors which can damage the heart. It’s called metabolic...
Congenital heart defects from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. According to the American Heart Association about 40,000 children are born in the United States every year with a congenital heart defect. These defects are a result of the blood vessels around the heart or the...
Cardiac catheterization from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. A blocked artery in the heart can lead to chest pain and eventually cause a heart attack. Cardiac catheterization is a procedure that allows cardiologists to see exactly how much damage is in the artery. Cardiac...
