There are many tests and procedures for diagnosing heart diseases, which can be confusing for patients. In an interview with the Health Channel, Dr. Harry Aldrich, Medical Director at Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute, helps clear things up.  Dr. Aldrich says that the first examination doctors typically do with their patients is a review of…...

You may have heard of the term “silent heart attack”, but do you know what it means? In an interview with the Health Channel, Dr. Jonathan Fialkow, Chief Population Health Officer with Baptist Health South Florida, defines what a silent heart attack is and what its symptoms are. Dr. Fialkow explains that, essentially, silent heart…...

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Diet vs. exercise, which is more important for heart health? To get to the bottom of this, on an episode of Health Insiders on the Health Channel they interview heart expert Dr. Armando Garcia, cardiologist for Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. Garcia says that heart health is 60% determined by diet and 40% by exercise. …...