Heart Health Articles

What’s the Score with Arterial Calcium Tests?

This painless, easily accessed test costs only $100 and just may save your life. Dr. R. Chance DeWitt, a Cardiovascular and Thoracic surgeon with Our Lady of Lourdes Heart Hospital in Lafayette, shares more about calcium score tests. It almost seems Cajuns, Creoles...

Heart-Healthy Options for Every Meal of Your Day

Delicious food that’s good for your heart health also can be easy to prepare. If you’re looking for inspiration, you’ve found it! Louisa Whitmire, RDN, LDN, health coach and dietitian at St. Dominic Hospital, shares suggestions for each meal of the day, but don’t...

Filling Recipes to Warm Your Heart and Keep it Healthy

It can be hard to listen to your heart if your stomach is growling too loudly. Nourishing your body well is an important part of keeping your heart healthy. Jen Bay Avis, MEd, LDN, RD, CDE, outpatient dietitian at St. Francis Medical Center, shares some heart-healthy...

Keep Up the Rhythm of Your Beat – Heart Health for Women

Hollywood has conditioned us to look for signs of a heart attack in very specific ways—like an actress clutching her chest in pain as she falls to the ground after vigorous exercise or eating a particularly indulgent meal. While a heart attack may look like that for...