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 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...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Medwatch 7 | Jan 27, 2022 | patient care, intensive care unit
Comanche County Memorial Hospital is busy taking care of COVID patients. However, they continue to take care of all patients’ healthcare needs. One family’s loved one has been in the hospital for months and has experienced just how dedicated the medical staff remains...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Medwatch 7 | Jan 21, 2022 | Cancer, Tobacco free
While Lung Cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States, it’s the deadliest of cancers among men and women across the nation. Dr. Eugenio Najera said some people don’t know how prevalent lung cancer is. “If you take all the cases in the United States,...