Rush Stories
Taking Care of Their Hearts
Cardiologist Gaurav Shah recommends heart scans — and follows his own advice
Peripheral Arterial Disease
RUSH vascular surgeon Michele Richard, MD, highlights risk factors for PAD and lifestyle changes that can help manage it
Research Flips the Script on Women and AFib
Study finds women are actually more likely than men to have the heart condition
Cardiac PET Perfusion at Rush with Rupa Sanghani, MD
Dr. Rupa Sanghani, a cardiologist in the Rush University System for Health, discusses the ways Rush incorporates cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) perfusion in its complement of cardi...
New RUSH Kiosk Offers Hands-Only CPR Training
Learn how to help someone suffering from cardiac arrest
Smartwatches and Atrial Fibrillation
What happens when your watch detects an irregular heartbeat?
Quiz: Heart Healthy Nutrition
Rush Team Explores New Telehealth Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Medication Adherence
Over half of patients with hypertension do not take their medication as prescribed — so researchers are testing telehealth strategies to help them stay on track
Donna’s Story
Electrophysiologist Edward Lipman helps find the solution for Afib that was right for her
Managing Atrial Fibrillation
Edward Lipman, MD, electrophysiologist with Rush Copley Cardiovascular, explains what atrial fibrillation is, why it needs to be managed and how it can be treated.