Anicka Slachta

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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

TAVR, SAVR outcomes worse in patients with severe frailty
Dime-sized innovation harnesses heart’s energy to power implantable devices
E-cig use tied to 71% higher risk of stroke
CVS pledges $15M to AHA initiative, offers free heart screenings through February
Older patients at increased risk for AFib during dobutamine stress echo
How trial results, guidelines affect the way physicians program CIEDs
Learning from the past: CVD hospitalizations spiked directly after Hurricane Katrina
48% of American adults have heart disease with new BP guidelines
Some chemo drugs might be more heart-safe than others
How heart patients fare after they’ve been rejected for TMVR