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Coronary Angioplasty/Stenting

Coronary Artery Disease The inside wall of your arteries is normally smooth and flexible allowing blood to flow through them easily. Over time fatty deposits may build up inside the artery’s wall narrowing the vessel and reducing blood flow. As a result less blood is being sent to nourish the heart muscle. When a muscle does not receive enough blood for normal function it sends out an alarm in the form of some type of discomfort. This discomfort is called angina or angina pectoris. Typically angina occurs during physical exertion or times of emotional stress when the heart rate is increased. Angina generally lasts for only a few minutes and goes away with rest. When blood flow is interrupted for 20 minutes or longer, the muscle starts to die and a heart attack (myocardial infarction) occurs. When vessels are severely diseased and left uncorrected you are at risk for developing serious problems such as heart attacks, a weakened heart muscle (cardiomyopathy) and death. Your physician wi...

Twitter Drives Website Traffic

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Believe it or not, I actually spent almost four years working in eCommerce, managing the social media and content for a number of niche eCommerce websites, including the company’s flagship site, LabelValue. What we found was that Twitter worked EXTREMELY well for driving traffic to our website. And, as we all know, more website traffic means more sales. It was more than just driving website traffic though; Twitter was an opportunity to connect with potential customers and really share ourselves as an authority figure in our space. Tweeting links to blog posts as well as images with creative ideas of how you could use labels (there are actually a ton of different ways you can use labels, believe it or not) proved to be a great way to provide additional, often unexpected, value for our Twitter followers. When done for your own eCommerce business, this will not only helps you get more Twitter followers and drive traffic back to your site, but it will also help paint you as an ...

RSM Ranks No. 1 on Accounting Today's 2016 VAR 100

CHICAGO,  July 27, 2016 RSM US LLP (“RSM”) – the nation’s leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market – was recently ranked No. 1 on Accounting Today’s annual listing of the Top 100 Value-Added Resellers (VARs). Accounting Today’s “VAR 100: Clients want control” says that client needs continue to drive the top VARs and technology consultants, with business requirements shaping the technology offered and talent hired to serve an increasingly tech-proficient market. “We are proud to be recognized in the top spot for the second consecutive year,” said Brian Becker, technology and management consulting national leader for RSM. “Technology is instrumental in driving business growth and creating efficient processes for our clients. At RSM, we take the time to understand our middle market clients’ business needs and challenges and provide solutions to help them succeed.” According to Accounting Today, this year’s crop of value-added res...