By Jessica L Waddell MSN, FNP Nurse Practitioner To protect ourselves from cardiovascular disease, we must know our “numbers,” including blood pressure, cholesterol, BMI and waist circumference. Yearly physicals can help us keep tabs on these…
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February 26, 2018VIDEO | Family History and Heart Health
By Jessica L Waddell MSN, FNP Nurse Practitioner We all know eating healthy and exercising can go a long way toward our heart health, but we also must contend with factors we can’t control – our…
February 20, 2018VIDEO | Part 2: Learning Why Family History Matters
The story continues as Jenna, a Sentara Healthcare employee, learns why it’s important to know your family history when it comes to heart disease.
February 12, 2018VIDEO | Part 1: Discovering a Family History of Heart Disease
Watch the story of how an 18-year-old, now 28, discovered her family history of heart disease and learned how it would impact her life. #28DaysofHeart
January 14, 2018VIDEO | Women and Heart Attacks: When to Call 911
By Jessica L Waddell MSN, FNP Nurse Practitioner Heart disease ranks as the top killer of women. In fact, heart disease and stroke account for one in three deaths per year among women – more than…