Tag: cardiac-vascular-care
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Leading thrombosis care
Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University are the epicenter of thrombosis research in Canada and the world. Through their ground breaking discoveries, our experts have set the global standards for the prevention and treatment of thrombosis, a common threat that causes one in six deaths worldwide.
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Creating a world without stroke
For decades, our teams have been tackling stroke head-on. Their discoveries have set the compass for how we treat and prevent stroke worldwide.
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Taking health care to heart
Brad began his career at Hamilton General Hospital in 1976. Four decades later, he returned to HGH, this time as a patient.
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Signs and symptoms of atrial fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is a little known but not uncommon condition that causes an irregular heartbeat. Have you ever felt your heart skip a beat or speed up without reason? In many cases this is just a fluke, but in some people it could be a sign of Atrial fibrillation. Here's how you can tell if
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Up Close: Open heart surgery
Take a sneak peek inside an open heart surgery at Hamilton General Hospital (HGH). More cardiac surgeries occur at HGH...
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When a surgeon needs saving
It’s not every day that you get to operate on one of your own. Dr. Adel Dyub, a cardiac surgeon...
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