Lifestyle

Pulse patient Shellie Shultz shares her near-death experience with KXLY

Pulse patient Chris Kelly shares his heart attack and recovery story in the Spokesman-Review

Heart disease and stroke are leading causes of death in men and women. Knowing your risk factors can help you control them.

High blood pressure. Sometimes it’s genetic. Other times it’s our diet. On occasion, it’s situational, such as the anxiety of sitting in a dentist’s chair. The good news: High blood pressure (HBP) is preventable — and in its more advanced stage of hypertension, even treatable.

Knowing and understanding a few key heart health numbers — blood pressure, cholesterol and heart rate, along with family history — can provide your health care team an overall picture of your current cardiac health.

February is National Heart Month. In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared the first American Heart Month to raise awareness of heart disease in the United States.

The Pulse Heart Institute Prevention Center of Excellence was featured in the Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing for their study "Using Personal Activity Intelligence With Patients in a Clinic Setting". The team found that using a a PAI metric helped reduce the risk of future cardiovascular events.

Dori Schoenbein started her day much like any other on Sept. 6, 2019. She got out of bed, got ready for the day and had breakfast with her family. But that seemingly normal day would soon stand out in her memory forever.

Learn how to protect your heart during hunting season and beyond.

The Pulse Women's Cardiovascular Health Program is now accepting new patients.