Join us for a fun-filled afternoon with Ira David Wood III as he reads from and signs his newly released book, Confessions of an Elf.
Confessions Of An Elf is a tell-all book written by one of Santa’s own North Pole elves. In fact, the revered and very strict Elfin Code of Silence had to be [...]

Why I photographed a cornfield from the air
Glenn Boyette will tell you that he has been farming for all of his 59 years. With 100 acres in Johnston County, he has worked his farm 11 hours a day, seven days a week.
That changed after one of Boyette’s rare trips away from the farm. While vacationing [...]

Dr. Bhavani Balaravi of Raleigh Cardiology, shared what doctors are listening for when they listen to your chest in the latest edition of   Heart to Heart Magazine, WakeMed Heart Center’s quarterly heart health awareness publication.
“Today’s stethoscopes still play an important role in diagnosing heart, lung and vascular conditions,” said Bhavani Balaravi, MD, FACC, a cardiologist [...]

WakeMed Heart Center trained more than 500 members of the community in compression only CPR during the month of February.  At these events, we were consistently asked to offer classes on infant in the community, and as a result are currently in the planning process to offer these classes. In the meantime, we thought it [...]

What do Lucille Ball, Albert Einstein and John Ritter have in common?  They all died from a ruptured aortic aneurysm. 
Like peripheral vascular disease, most physicians do not routinely screen for aortic aneurysms.  And for most people this is OK, because they do not have the risk factors for having an aortic aneurysm, making their chances [...]

Everyone is screened for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, some cancers and obesity each year during your physical with your primary care physician. 
Have you ever wondered why you are not screened for peripheral artery disease, carotid artery disease, or an aortic aneurysm?  The answer is likely that you are not in the risk group and [...]

Did you know that in 2010 the American Heart Association changed the CPR guidelines, recommending a focus on 100 compressions per minute?
During this American Heart Month, WakeMed Heart & Vascular is bring CPR training to your community.  You knowing CPR could prove to be very important for your friends and family at anytime.  Sign up for a class today. 
If you are not available [...]

Dr. Kevin Campbell with Wake Heart & Vascular Associates discusses a common, but lesser known symptom of pregnancy, heart palpitations.

Yesterday it was announced that former vice president Dick Cheney received a left ventricular assist device (LVAD).  A LVAD is designed to help patients with end-stage congestive heart failure (CHF). 
CHF occurs when the pumping capacity of the heart is diminished to the point where there is insufficient blood flow to the body.  CHF can result [...]