Anicka Slachta

After graduating from Indiana University-Bloomington with a bachelor’s in journalism, Anicka joined TriMed’s Chicago team in 2017 covering cardiology. Close to her heart is long-form journalism, Pilot G-2 pens, dark chocolate and her dog Harper Lee.

LATEST ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

Study: SAVR mortality predicts TAVR outcomes in US hospitals

Flu shots improve survival in heart failure patients

‘It wasn’t what you read in pamphlets’: Survivor warns MI symptoms are different in women

Intra-aortic balloon pumps most successful within hour of cardiogenic shock

Researchers leverage EHR data to identify at-risk heart patients earlier

USDA allows flavored milk, more sodium and fewer whole grains in school nutrition

Could chemo trigger Takotsubo in cancer patients?

FDA: ‘Rare but serious’ risk of stroke with MS drug alemtuzumab

High-risk TAVR, SAVR patients see similar survival at 5 years

Combo of trastuzumab, carvedilol cuts risk of heart damage in breast cancer patients