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Welcome to the Bellin Health Heart Blog, where you can share articles and information with a clinical expert who will help you stay up-to-date on causes, symptoms and treatments of heart disease.


Be sure to check in weekly for new posts and updates. Don't forget that we want to hear from you. Share your heart story with others by adding a comment, or click on the "Ask Kelly" button to get answers to your own heart health questions.

Wine Tasting Fundraiser

 

Join us and support awareness of heart and vascular disease

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February is Heart Month: Wear RED Friday Feb 3, 2012

February is Heart month: to increase awareness and prevention of this Number 1 killer of Americans. Women are a special category in Heart Disease, and we celebrate to increase awareness that women get heart disease too! Feb 3rd, is National Go Red Day.

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How healthy is Wisconsin?

The UnitedHealth Foundation, the American Public Health Association (APHA), and the Partnership for Prevention have put out the 20th annual report of "America's Health Rankings." Vermont is the healthiest state overall and Mississippi in the unhealthiest. Guess where WI is.......

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Bellin in Top US Cardiac Hospitals

It was announced today, November 14, 2011, the TOP 50 US Hospitals for Heart Care. Is your local hospital on the list? Bellin Health is!!

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Valve Center

The Valve Center at Bellin Health provides a multidisciplinary team of experienced experts to offer the most complete and fully integrated care in the region. It is designed to assess, diagnose, and treat patients with symptomatic and complex valvular heart disease.

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7th grader collapses from heart problem. AED saves the day!

Did you see this amazing video on Fox News? I caught it on Yahoo! News last night and I just have to tell you about the story. A 7th grader collapsed because of a heart condition and she is living to tell her story about it.

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Anatomy of the heart

The AmeriHeart is an extreme example of the heart anatomy. But it is such a useful tool. How better to see the heart, learn what each part of the heart does and remember the importance of taking good care of your heart, than to walk through a GIANT anatomically correct heart? It has a lasting impression. Let me walk you through it.

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Faces of Stroke from National Stroke Association

 

The Faces of Stroke is a public awareness movement that aims to show the personal side of stroke and educate about important stroke facts through people’s experiences.

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Lowest death rate after heart attack at Bellin Hospital

Just featured in the Green Bay Press Gazette, an article about Bellin Hospital having one of the lowest death rates after heart attack in the Nation! Way to go Heart Care Team at Bellin and EMS!

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Heart Walk 2011

Get ready to WALK for the Green Bay Heart Walk 2011. September 17th at NWTC.
 
Join a team of walkers or make your own team:
www.­greenbaywiheartw­alk.­org 
Doante and raise funds to help support research and education on America's Number 1 Killer!

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