Venous Insufficiency: What Are Your Aching Legs Telling You?
If your legs ache, swell or simply don’t feel right, they could be signaling a potential (but fixable) problem. Your veins take the nutrients you need from your blood and then recirculate it back to the heart to be reoxygenated. This system requires a pump in the calf muscle but mostly relies on a valve…Read more
Ways To Keep Your Heart Healthy: Staying Cool In The Summer Heat
In a typical Arkansas summer when the temperatures soar outside, we find comfort inside — in air conditioning, near a fan, at the pool or anywhere that can give us relief. However, bigger problems could lurk when we go back outside. Not acclimating to the heat and humidity or staying hydrated can have consequences on…Read more
Arkansas Heart Hospital Receives Five-Star Overall Hospital Rating
Arkansas Heart Hospital received the prestigious Five-Star Overall Hospital rating by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Arkansas Heart Hospital is one of 293 hospitals nationwide and one of two in Arkansas to receive this distinction. “We are honored by this recognition,” President Drew Jackson said. “Our patients are treated like family from…Read more