Patient Stories and Heart Health Tips

Kalyan Ghanta, MD, with a patient at Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Manchester

Advanced Cardiac Imaging Capabilities Enhance Coordination of Care

Dartmouth Health is now offering cardiac PET and will soon offer cardiac CT in southern New Hampshire, creating a new referral option for primary care providers and patients.

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James Devries, MD, Michael Young, MD, Henry Tannous, MD, and Nathan Crain, PA-C, in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory at DHMC

Renal Denervation: A New Option for Refractory High Blood Pressure

Dartmouth Health now offers a minimally invasive interventional cardiology treatment for hypertension—taking a team approach to long-term blood pressure control.

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Map of the United States with locations of American Heart Association Comprehensive Hypertension Centers highlighted.

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is the first in northern New England to receive national certification for hypertension from the American Heart Association

Certified Comprehensive Hypertension Centers are recognized as leaders in providing the most up-to-date, effective treatment strategies based on current evidence-based research in hypertension.

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Caitlin Booze, MSP, APRN, FNP-BC with patient, Stephen Pratte

Real-Time Heart Device Monitoring: Who Benefits and Why?

Cardiology nurse practitioner Caitlin I. Booze, MSP, APRN, FNP-BC monitors her patients’ hearts. For this father and his disabled son, she also provides a lifeline to compassionate and unparalleled care.

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Doctors performing a procedure in the OR

Rebuilding Our Healthcare Delivery System After COVID-19: Understanding COVID-19's Impact on Vascular Care

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center's Heart and Vascular Center researchers partnered with the VA Hospital in White River Junction to uncover pandemic-influenced patterns of access to care.

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Provider performing a procedure

The ENCIRCLE Clinical Trial: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement with the Edwards Sapien M3 System

The ENCIRCLE clinical trial aims to assess the Edwards Sapien M3 system to treat higher-risk patients diagnosed with symptomatic severe Mitral valve regurgitation.

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Paula Mattis and her husband

Breathing Easier After Collaborative Pulmonary Embolism Care

Paula Mattis credits the Heart and Vascular team for saving her life with their collaborative, personalized approach and excellence in care.

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Cardiology colleagues talking in a hallway

Team-Based Cardiac Care Model Benefits Patients at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center—and Beyond

To address unique patient needs, the Heart and Vascular Center has created several multidisciplinary Heart teams.

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Zhihang Zhang, MD

Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Nashua announces hiring of new cardiologist

Zhihang Zhang, MD, is now accepting patients

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Medical professionals reviewing an image of a heart

AFib’s on the Rise. A New Approach May Help Treat It.

Pulsed Field Ablation is a new way to treat a condition that is becoming increasingly common in the United States. Here’s what you need to know about AFib and how to address it.

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