by Medwatch 7 | Feb 19, 2020 | Heart & Vascular, Heart Month, Medwatch 7, Risk Factors, Women's Health
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...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 9, 2020 | Heart & Vascular, Heart Month, Medwatch 7
February is known as the month of love, but it’s also National Heart Month. About every 40 seconds, an American will have a heart attack, that’s according to the American Heart Association. They also say that around 720,000 Americans will have a heart...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 15, 2018 | Heart & Vascular, Heart Month, Medwatch 7
MEDWATCH: How to prevent heart disease from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. LAWTON, OK (KSWO)- According to the Centers for Disease Control, about 610,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year, that’s 1 in every 4 deaths. Heart disease remains...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 15, 2018 | Heart & Vascular, Heart Month, Medwatch 7
MedWatch- CCMH Cardiac Rehabilitation program from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. LAWTON, OK (KSWO)- Heart attacks take a hard hit on your body, and often times can leave you with pain, shortness of breath, and difficulty with movement. Thanks to Comanche County Memorial...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 27, 2017 | Heart & Vascular, Heart Surgery, Medwatch 7
MedWatch- Open Heart Surgery from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. LAWTON, OK (KSWO)- Open heart surgery, three words that can be scary to hear. For Jerry Sappington, he didn’t have much time to even process those words before he was prepped for the operating room. It...
