by Medwatch 7 | Feb 17, 2022 | Heart & Vascular, Weight loss
During heart month, we’ve heard local cardiologists tell us eating healthy and exercising is important, but one said people need to be careful when choosing a diet because it may have long-term effects. Doctor Bassam Saliba, a cardiologist at the Heart and Vascular...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 10, 2022 | COVID-19, Heart & Vascular
We know COVID has impacted people’s lungs, but it has affected some hearts as well. Dr. Khurram Liaqat, a cardiologist at the Heart and Vascular Center in Lawton, says the virus has impacted patients in three different phases. He says when COVID first hit, people with...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 7, 2022 | Heart & Vascular, Heart Month
Peripheral vascular disease is a condition that affects a fifth of those who are eighty and older. Dr. Vijaya Velury, a cardiologist at the Heart and Vascular Center in Lawton, said peripheral vascular disease refers to when there is a blockage in the arteries that...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 3, 2022 | Heart & Vascular, Atrial Fibrillation
It’s heart month, so we’re going to continue talking to cardiologists at the Heart and Vascular Center in Lawton at Comanche County Memorial Hospital about different issues of the heart and how to prevent them. Cardiologist Karen Clark talked with us about atrial...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 1, 2022 | Heart & Vascular, Medwatch 7
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...
