Dr. Andrew Sumner discusses risk factors for heart disease and what you can change to reduce your risk.
Better Heart Health
Important information for better heart health, brought to you by the region’s leader for heart and vascular care.
As the region’s heart health leader, Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute wants you to have helpful heart information at your fingertips. Check out the latest virtual events on various heart topics.
Upcoming Events
CPR Classes
Tuesday, Jul 15, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
GEM-EMI, First Floor, LVHN–Mack Boulevard
Join our public CPR classes to learn lifesaving skills from the George E. Moerkirk Emergency Medicine Institute at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN). Certified instructors will teach hands-on techniques, including chest compressions and rescue breaths, to help you confidently respond in emergency situations, such as choking emergencies. These classes are at LVHN–Mack Boulevard.
Call 484-884-0012 or register at the link below after searching for events that contain the words ‘community.’
CPR Classes
Thursday, Aug 28, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
GEM-EMI, First Floor, LVHN–Mack Boulevard
Join our public CPR classes to learn lifesaving skills from the George E. Moerkirk Emergency Medicine Institute at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN). Certified instructors will teach hands-on techniques, including chest compressions and rescue breaths, to help you confidently respond in emergency situations, such as choking emergencies. These classes are at LVHN–Mack Boulevard.
Call 484-884-0012 or register at the link below after searching for events that contain the words ‘community.’
CPR Classes
Monday, Sep 29, 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
GEM-EMI, First Floor, LVHN–Mack Boulevard
Join our public CPR classes to learn lifesaving skills from the George E. Moerkirk Emergency Medicine Institute at Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN). Certified instructors will teach hands-on techniques, including chest compressions and rescue breaths, to help you confidently respond in emergency situations, such as choking emergencies. These classes are at LVHN–Mack Boulevard.
Call 484-884-0012 or register at the link below after searching for events that contain the words ‘community.’
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Past events
Dr. Apurva Vyas discusses symptoms, treatments, and causes of heart attack.
Dr. Paul Hermany, part of Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute, provides an overview of the correlation between these two common conditions, and how you can manage your diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk.
Dr. Ahmed Nassar, part of Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute, provides an overview of aortic stenosis and information about a minimally invasive treatment option: transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Did you know roughly 309,000 deaths are caused by heart failure each year in the U.S.? Not only that, nearly 960,000 new heart failure cases are diagnosed each year. Alma Ohl, CRNP discusses this common heart condition and how to best manage its symptoms.
Join Babak Bozorgnia, MD, and Lynette Dondero, CRNP, both with Lehigh Valley Heart and Vascular Institute, to learn more about atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most common form of irregular heartbeat, and how doctors help patients manage this condition.
Learn about preeclampsia, high blood pressure during pregnancy that can be life threatening to both mom and baby, with Eleni Tsigas, CEO of the Preeclampsia Foundation; Dr. Amy Ahnert and Dr. Joanne Quinones at Lehigh Valley Health Network.
Learn about women’s heart disease and unique risk factors that are common among women by watching the following video with Amy Ahnert, MD, LVH Cardiology–1250 Cedar Crest and Deborah Sundlof, DO, LVPG Cardiology–Muhlenberg.
Learn all about hypertension and ways to control high blood pressure by watching the following video with Yaqoob Mohyuddin, MD, LVPG Cardiology–Health & Wellness Center, Associate Chief of Cardiology, Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton.
Learn all about recognizing the signs and symptoms of heart attack and stroke, as well as emergent treatment options by watching this video with Dr. Karthik Sheka, Dr. Christopher Melinosky and Chelsea McHugh, BSN, RN.
Learn about various heart valve disease and treatments and when cardiac surgery is needed by watching this video with Sanjay Mehta, MD, LVPG Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery–Muhlenberg, Associate Chief, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery at LVHN.