Living With Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder caused by a gene defect. When you have SCD, your body’s tissues and organs may not get enough oxygen. Learn about living with sickle cell disease.
Advances in Metastatic Breast Cancer Care
While no one wants their breast cancer to return or spread after initial diagnosis and treatment, improved treatment options for metastatic breast cancer are helping patients live longer and more rewarding lives.
The Health Benefits of Pumpkin
As we head toward the cooler months, thoughts wander to leaf peeping, cozy sweaters, football and the appearance of the symbol of fall … the pumpkin.
While we have come to see the pumpkin as the undeniable mascot of autumn, there’s more to the humble gourd than jack-o-lanterns, bread, Thanksgiving...
Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)
Exceptional Cardiac ICU Services in Central Massachusetts and Beyond
The UMass Memorial Health cardiac intensive care unit provides specialized care to people at risk for and recovering from the most severe heart problems. It is a 16-bed unit that cares for the largest number of cardiac patients in the region.
Conditions We Monitor and Treat in the CICU
Providers in the cardiac ICU deliver specialized care for adults with life-threatening heart conditions, including:
- Cardiomyopathy
- Heart attack
- Heart failure
- Life-threatening arrhythmias (heart rhythm disorders)
- Myocarditis
- Unstable angina
About Our CICU
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Outstanding Critical Care Services in Central Massachusetts and Beyond
In our intensive care units (ICUs), UMass Memorial Health provides around-the-clock treatments and monitoring to our region’s most medically fragile patients. Board-certified doctors specializing in intensive care (intensivists) use research-based methods and sophisticated technologies to help you heal. ICU nurses watch over you at all hours of the day and night.
Conditions We Monitor and Treat in the ICU
This service is for people recovering from the most severe illnesses and injuries. It’s also for people who have just had...