Heart to Heart Magazine

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Have a question for our cardiologists, surgeons, dieticians or exercise specialists? Send them to Heart to Heart and they may be published in a future issue. Email Heart to Heart Editor Caroline Youngblood at cyoungblood@wakemed.org.

Mealtime Makeovers

Family gatherings wouldn't be the same without Great Grandma's cheesy potato casserole or triple-layer fudge cake. But those family food favorites are often steeped in more than tradition. Many are laden with fat and calories that expand your waistline and your risk of developing heart disease.

Let us help you take some of the guilt out of your family's favorite recipes. We will publish recipes in upcoming issues of Heart to Heart so everyone can enjoy your family favorites.  Send your recipe to Heart to Heart Editor Caroline Youngblood at cyoungblood@wakemed.org.

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Heart to Heart is published quarterly for patients, former patients and physicians associated with the WakeMed Heart Center. Discover heart-healthy recipes, the scoop on the latest trends in nutrition, and the extraordinary men and women who work within the Heart Center's walls.

Latest Issue: Fall 2012 Nationally Recognized Heart Attack Care: Why These Awards Are Important to You Douse the Flames of Inflammatory Foods Know Your Numbers, Know Your Health A Cardiac Partnership Celebrates First Year Success Please note that the BMI formula printed on page 9 is correct in this online version of Heart to Heart magazine. The print version contained a formula error. Please accept our apology for any confusion that may have occurred due to this error.

Summer 2012 What does it mean to Intervene? Advanced Interventional Stroke Treatments Color Me Healthy: The importance of eating the rainbow

Winter/Spring 2012  What Women Need to Know about Heart Failure A Cup of Comfort - Healthy Drinks to Warm Your Heart WakeMed's Sixth Emergency Department Happy Anniversary, WakeMed Cardiac Rehab

Fall 2011  The ABCs of Afib A-MAZE-ing! Pre-diabetes: Your Body's Word of Warning

Summer 2011  Feeling Unusual?  Listen to your body. Wonderful Watermelon When Temps are Hot: Stay Healthy in the Heat

Spring 2011  Row Your Way to Heart Health Look on the Bright Side Go Greens!

Winter 2011 In the Spotlight: Theater Icon Ira David Wood III and His Leading Role in Heart Surgery Recovery Wired! Holter Monitoring Explained Just the Facts about Omega 3s

Fall 2010  It's a Walk in the Park Better Living Through Learning The WakeMed Heart Failure Program

Summer 2010  Mobile Critical Care Celebrates 20 Years of Service Ice Cream: Stay Away or Ok? When the Heat is On: Dehydration & Diuretics

Spring 2010  Boost Your Brain Power The Truth About Broken Hearts Stroke: Surviving & Thriving

Winter 2010  How Do Docs Stay Healthy? Dining is in Transradial Catheterization: It's all in the wrist

Winter 2009  Become CPR Savvy:  CPR Guidelines Emphasize Chest Compressions Over Mouth-to-Mouth  Cholesterol: What's Good? What's Bad?

Fall 2009  Vegging Out at the State Farmers Market All About Heart Valves The Skinny on Obesity

Summer 2009  Life After Sudden Cardiac Arrest: NC Representative Becky Carney shares her story Sneak Peek:  What Will the new WakeMed Patient Tower hold?

Spring 2008 Stroke Sense: Vital information about stroke prevention, diagnosis and treatment Pets Provide Pathway to Better Health

Fall 2008  Induced Hypothermia:  WakeMed & Wake County Emergency Medical Services Lead the Way for Area Patients What is Sudden Cardiac Arrest? Back To Normal With The Aid Of Induced Hypothermia