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Trident Health System Recognized for Quality Heart Disease, Stroke Care


Trident Health System has been recognized for achievement in using evidence-based guidelines to provide the best possible care to patients through The American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® program. Trident and 814 other hospitals are featured in a speci ... read more
 

When Your Heart Needs Care


Problems with the heart and circulatory system build over time and today are the major cause of disability and death in the United States. Our hospitals are ready to meet your needs any time day or night,” says Scott Woodfield, MD, FACC, medical director of cardiovascular services for Trident Health ... read more
 

Your Guide to Avoiding Heart Attack and Stroke


Each year in the United States, more than 700,000 new cases of stroke are diagnosed and ?more than one million people suffer heart attacks. Avoid becoming part of those statistics ?by understanding how you can lower your risk and learning where you can find support. Some heart attack or stroke risk ... read more
 

Slowing cardiovascular disease with cardiac rehabilitation


Summerville Medical Center has offered a Cardiac Rehabilitation program since 1996, designed to help patients recover quickly and improve their overall physical, mental and social functioning following a cardiac event.  Cardiac events include acute myocardial infarction (heart attack), coronary ... read more
 

Move it or lose it:


Exercise is key to a long, healthy life. Just 30 minutes of moderate exercise most days of the week cuts your chances of having high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol by up to 40 percent. It also plays a major role in lowering your risk of heart disease. “Exercise is one of the most eff ... read more
 

Trident offers revolution to diagnose heart attacks


Speed and time play a critical role when it comes to diagnosing and treating patients with suspected heart attacks. Now, in a step to advance the evaluation of chest pain patients, Trident Health System has launched a new initiative intended to accelerate the rate at which the doctors can accurately ... read more
 

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