Protecting the Heart While Fighting Cancer

Protecting the Heart While Fighting Cancer

When facing cancer, patients and their doctors focus on beating the disease. But what happens when the very treatments that save lives also put the heart at risk? That’s where Tara Jarreau, MD, Baton Rouge’s leading cardio-oncologist with Our Lady of the Lake Cancer...
Understanding Pulmonary Hypertension

Understanding Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension is a serious but often misunderstood condition that affects the heart and lungs.   Experts David Moll, MD, cardiologist, and Stephen Brierre, MD, pulmonologist and critical medicine physician, and Denzil Moraes, MD, interventional cardiologist,...
For Heart Health: How to Keep Your Cholesterol in Check

For Heart Health: How to Keep Your Cholesterol in Check

Maybe you’ve been told to watch your cholesterol, or you have a family history of high cholesterol? Or maybe you’re just looking for ways to keep your heart healthy and work on prevention? You’re in luck! September is National Cholesterol Education Month, and Ronni...