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After a bout of shingles and neuropathy Virginia began experiencing pain and numbness in her legs. Her right leg and foot was also cold all the time. Working with her primary care physician, they were able to diagnose Virginia with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).

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Patient travels from Guatemala for minimally invasive sutureless valve surgery

After 33 years as a police officer Jim Hupe has retired and now enjoys sailing around the Caribbean and building a house in Guatemala. Thanks to a minimally invasive heart valve replacement from Dr. Tom Molloy at Northwest Regional Heart and Vascular Jim is back to living his life after a short recovery time.

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Adventist Health First in Oregon to Use Sutureless Surgical Valve

Adventist Health’s Northwest Regional Heart and Vascular in Portland, Ore. is one of the first institutions in the country and the only one in Oregon to offer patients the new sutureless Perceval valve for aortic valve replacements (AVR).

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McMinnville Cardiologists Sign Letter of Intent to Partner With Adventist Health Portland

Adventist Health Portland and Northwest Cardiovascular Institute (NWCI), including cardiologists Eugene Spear, MD, and Krystal Samuel, DO, have signed a non-binding letter of intent to partner together to provide cardiac services in Yamhill County.

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5 foods to skip for better blood pressure

If you have high blood pressure, here’s some food for thought: What you eat can make it easier—or harder—to keep your blood pressure under control. Like what, you may ask?

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