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Cardiology/Heart Care, Women's Health
October 22, 2016
Heart disease affects men and women equally, yet the early warning signs can be different for women. Dr. Merle Myerson, of the Bassett Heart Care Institute, explains how heart disease can manifest itself in women and some ways your care team can help you avoid falling prey to this ailment.
If you frequently wake in the morning without feeling completely rested and have a difficult time staying awake during the day, or your bed partner complains about your loud snoring at night, you may have sleep apnea.
Fred Hendricks lived with an abnormal heart rhythm for years and because his heart wasn’t working right, he had significant trouble getting around. Then he met Dr. James Storey and the rest of the electrophysiology team at Bassett, who fixed Fred’s bad heart using a technique known as cryoablation.
Siarra Goodhue and Jessica Roe have been awarded the 2019 Joanne Burdick Scholarship by the A.O. Fox Hospital Auxiliary.
A $2.7 million dollar start-up grant has been awarded to Bassett Medical Center for the development of a nurse practitioner primary care residency program in the Bassett network.