Patient Stories and News About CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute

Many people have heart failure and don't even know it. Learn how to recognize heart failure and where to get treatment.

It’s possible to lower your blood pressure naturally, without taking medications, by paying closer attention to your lifestyle choices.

If you are diagnosed with high cholesterol, our primary care doctors will develop a treatment plan for you that may include medication, lifestyle changes or other intervention methods.

You know the healthy choices that are good for your heart. The choices to help prevent heart disease. Yet sometimes they aren’t enough and heart disease can’t be prevented.

Do you know when you should call an ambulance over simply taking an antacid? Take our short quiz and see if you can tell the difference!

Primary care doctors monitor how healthy you are so they can help keep you that way. Here are four numbers you need to know so you can live a long, healthy life.

If you are at risk for heart disease or have been diagnosed with heart disease, your doctor may recommend a statin to lower your cholesterol. Here are the top 5 things to know about statins.