How A Keep the Beat Heart Screening Saved This Man’s Life
When Randy’s wife bought him a Keep the Beat heart screening, it was meant to just be precautionary – Randy was perfectly healthy and showed no symptoms of heart disease….Read more
Gastric Sleeve Surgery Allows Woman to Take Life Back, Prevent Diabetes
Meet Lisa, a patient at the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute (BMI) at Arkansas Heart Hospital, who underwent gastric sleeve surgery with Dr. Samuel Bledsoe. A Defining Moment In October 2020,…Read more
Gastric Sleeve Surgery Helps Woman Play with Kids Again, Gain Confidence
“Completely miserable” is how Jill described herself a few years ago. At 250 pounds, she had both hips replaced in her 30s due to severe osteoarthritis, and obesity-related diseases like…Read more
Gastric Sleeve Surgery Allows Patient to Get Off Cholesterol, Diabetes Medications
For years Victor was suffering from high cholesterol, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. He knew he had to get off his medications for good, but traditional weight loss…Read more
Bariatric-friendly Big Game 2022 recipes
2022 Big Game Menu Buffalo chicken dip Spinach and artichoke spread with low-carb tortilla crisps and veggies Sausage balls Pull apart pizza Above, watch our Bariatric and Metabolic Institute (BMI)…Read more
Meet our new interventional cardiologist Dr. Soomro
We are pleased to welcome our new Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Armaghan Soomro, MD, to the Arkansas Heart Hospital family. Dr. Soomro joined the Interventional Cardiology team after completing his clinical…Read more
Post-COVID Pulmonary Rehab Program to help restore patients’ quality of life
Arkansas Heart Hospital is proud to launch the state’s first post-COVID pulmonary rehabilitation program. The comprehensive outpatient treatment, offered through Strong Hearts Rehabilitation Center, will serve qualifying individuals experiencing symptoms for at…Read more
Do you need a social media break?
Social media has inherently and significantly changed the way we communicate with one another. For good or bad, our social media feeds can affect our mental health. According to Dr….Read more
“Love/Agapao” – Devotional with Chaplain Smith
How do you define Love? A feeling? An emotion? Some say love is a feeling you feel when you feel something you never felt before. Many people have written about…Read more
“What’s in your Pocket?” – Devotional with Chaplain Smith
Chaplain Shelby Smith served at a local church for 19 years before joining Arkansas Heart Hospital. Here, he has the opportunity to meet the spiritual needs of patients, their families…Read more