In today's "Smart Heart" segment we're teaming up with University Hospital Cardiologist Doctor Abdulla Abdulla to talk about myths versus facts.

We're going inside University Hospital's Heart and Vascular Institute to look at how patients recover from a cardiovascular event.

We're teaming up with University Hospital to look at how important sleep is for your heart.

Hundreds of people packed the North Augusta Community Center for University Hospital’s Smart Heart expo. They had the chance to get health screenings, learn how to recognize the warning signs of a heart attack or stroke, and spend time with some familiar News 12 faces.

Sharon Bolgla is all heart; her spirit is larger than life, helping her battle breast cancer and a heart attack just three months apart and all with a smile that's contagious.

A routine knee surgery turns into anything but for a Grovetown woman. Turns out a would be procedure to help her walk indirectly saved her life.

Dr. Paul Cundey Jr. and his wife Katharine have donated $25,000 to University Health Care Foundation for the creation of a new endowment.

At 77, Lt. Col. George Ogles has seen the world...but what he and most technology couldn't see inside his heart almost killed him.

An active 29-year-old who works out every day at the gym, even on holidays, doesn't exactly fit the profile of men who suffer a heart attack. But that's exactly what happened to Ryan Paquette.

In this week's Smart Heart segment, we continue our tour inside University Hospital's Heart and Vascular Institute. We're looking at how the hospital's Emergency Department intervenes for patients with heart problems.

We're taking you inside University Hospital's Heart and Vascular Institute to show you how they test and treat heart disease.

P.A.D. is a systemic disease, and is the most common symptom of heart attacks and strokes in the U.S.

A new study shows food with lots of carbs can cause a heart attack.

Without a backup system patients would have to transfer to another hospital facility where they can receive better treatment.

Plant-based, low-carb diet may promote weight loss and improve cholesterol levels.

Diabetes is a life changing disease that can go into recession but never really goes away.

A lot of technology surrounding CPR procedures has evolved and changed, but the general concept of the A-B-C's has not changed.

Fast food restaurants are advertising all kinds of deals to get you to stop. But can they be healthy?

Most people hear heart attack and automatically think older or elderly, but they're happening to younger and younger people everyday.

Heart disease is the leading killer of Americans, and alarming new statistics show that it's affecting African Americans at a younger age.

High blood pressure is simply the force your blood exerts against your vessel walls. It can cause damage to organs, and put patients at risk for stroke, heart attacks, kidney and heart failure, and contribute to disabilities.

Hypertension can be controlled with medication or simply lifestyle changes.

High blood pressure is simply the force your blood exerts against your vessel walls.

Calcium build up, rated through a calcium score, and plaque in the arteries cause heart attacks.

Cardiovascular exercises are a good choice for your muscles and heart, because it pumps blood through the body resulting in less strain on your heart.