A lot has changed since one man’s near-fatal cardiac arrest. The biggest shift: volunteering with the cardiac rehabilitation program that saved his life.

A Michigan Medicine vascular surgeon shares vital information about monitoring and treating aortic aneurysm.

Read how in chronic disease care family and friends are more of health supporters, and how physicians and policymakers should consider chronic disease care that includes health supporters.

Read about enlarged aorta risks, symptoms and treatments. Also known as aortic aneurysm, it can be deadly if not screened or treated properly.

A longtime blood test that measures the likelihood of a cardiac event has become more sensitive and more precise. Why doctors and patients should be cautiously optimistic.

As Darcy Way learned, a sudden aortic dissection can be fatal. But luck was on his side last February.

Increases in early stenting treatments have paid off in lives and dollars, but some hospitals lag behind, a new study finds. Meanwhile, total costs have grown without reductions in mortality.

If someone you love goes into sudden cardiac arrest, will you know what to do? How a husband’s know-how saved his wife.

Can sleep apnea (OSA) cause atrial fibrillation (AFIB)? According to research, there is a strong link between the two and treating both conditions is critical.

A Michigan Medicine hypertension specialist, who was part of the team behind the newly released high blood pressure recommendations, explains what’s changed.

A heart attack patient and former U-M athlete credits his “coach” not only for medical care but also for getting him back up to speed in the pool.

Michigan Medicine patient Eddie Craig is thankful for the heart pump that is keeping him alive until he can undergo a transplant.

Sidelined by extreme leg pain, a PAD patient finds hope and relief with a noninvasive procedure.

Tough conversations — and treatment decisions — are necessary after a complex diagnosis. A Michigan Medicine vascular surgeon designed a tool to help start them.

Supervised exercise therapy is recommended for some people with peripheral artery disease. Now, more patients will have access to the treatment.