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Health and Wellness | March 15, 2024
What are the Most Common Heart Medications?
A guide to medications for people who've had heart attacks or are at risk of heart problems. Learn how they work and who may need them.
Health and Wellness | January 11, 2024
Heart Attack, Panic Attack, Anxiety and Indigestion: What’s the Difference?
Learn why symptoms feel similar, how to tell them apart and when to seek care. The most common heart attack symptoms include chest pain.
Health and Wellness | October 6, 2022
What to Do When a Heart Attack Happens
Recognizing the symptoms of a heart attack and calling 911 can help save a life or prevent serious heart damage. Learn what to do.
Health and Wellness | September 17, 2021
How Do Statins Work to Protect Your Heart?
High cholesterol is a warning sign for heart disease. But what is high cholesterol? How do statins help prevent and treat heart disease?
Health and Wellness | May 5, 2020
Hypertension: What You Need to Know About High Blood Pressure
What causes high blood pressure (hypertension)? Learn the symptoms, how it is diagnosed and why treatment is important to prevent heart attack and stroke.
Patient Stories | September 25, 2017
Watchman Device Frees Man With Atrial Fibrillation from Blood Thinners
Learn how the Watchman device, a treatment for AFib, helped a former Scripps patient reduce his risk for stroke without the need for blood thinning medications.
Patient Stories | September 18, 2017
From Patient to Advocate – Heart Attack Survivor Credits Scripps for Life-Changing Care
Learn why a heart attack survivor credits Scripps for life-changing care and helps educate women about the unique challenges for treating women’s heart disease.
Scripps in the News | February 8, 2017
Media Cover New Women's Heart Support Group in Rancho Bernardo
A new Scripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo support group for women with heart problems was covered by the Poway Patch recently.
News Releases | January 16, 2017
Double Heart Attack Survivor Launches Women’s Heart Support Group at Scripps Clinic Rancho Bernardo
A year and a half after surviving two heart attacks, Scripps patient Bertha Verde is launching a support group for women like her.