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Innovative Aortic Repair Spares Patients From Grueling Aneurysm Surgery
After surviving two life-threatening aortic dissections, Ted Dienst, M.D., knew he needed careful monitoring. He found that care at Boca Raton Regional Hospital with W. Anthony Lee, M.D., the hospital’s chief of vascular surgery.
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Cardiac Surgery Reinvented: Landmark Minimally Invasive Technique Garners Much Global Attention at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Of the estimated 350,000 coronary bypass surgeries performed nationally every year, most are still done as they were, more or less, since the 1970s.
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Making the Move Into the ASC Setting: Baptist Health’s Story
Kevin Nicholas will discuss the move that Baptist Health and – in particular the Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute - took in starting to open cardiovascular ASCs. He’ll share considerations they had and their future plans for ASC care sites.
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Identifying, Treating Hypertension During Pregnancy, Postpartum Can Reduce Maternal Mortality, Study Finds
Addressing high blood pressure during and after pregnancy can significantly reduce maternal mortality rates and improve women's heart health even after child-bearing years, according to insights gained from a longitudinal study of pregnant women.
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Switching from Alteplase to Tenecteplase for the Treatment of Ischemic Stroke
Baptist Health’s Miami Neuroscience Institute and Marcus Neuroscience Institute, a part of Baptist Health South Florida, have switched from using alteplase to tenecteplase as their first-line clot-busting treatment for patients with acute ischemic stroke.
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Sports Cardiology: Advances in Diagnosing, Treating the Most Athletic Among Us
Sports cardiology is advancing quite rapidly, covering the specialized care of both professional and amateur athletes — and the very athletic person who is absolutely committed to running, cycling or other physically challenging and recurring activity.
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Baptist Health's Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute Implants Newly Approved Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device for Patients with Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation
Dr. Ramon Quesada, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI, Medical Director of Structural Heart and Complex Coronary Intervention at the Institute, implanted the Amulet in a man in his early 70’s with AFib.
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Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: MICS CABG Procedure
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute | Baptist Health South Florida is fortunate to have one of the world's foremost experts in the minimally invasive coronary artery bypass graft (MICS CABG).
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Resistant Hypertension: Controlling Blood Pressure Via New Program at Baptist Health's Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Nearly half of adults in the U.S., or about 108 million, have hypertension, or high blood pressure. An even more concerning fact: Only about 1 in 4 adults (24 percent) with hypertension have their condition under control.
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The Rapidly Evolving Field of Electrophysiology
Dr. Mario I. Pascual, Medical Director of Electrophysiology at Baptist Health’s Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute presents on The Rapidly Evolving Field of Electrophysiology.
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Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute Receives Certification of Excellence in Transcatheter Valve Procedures
“Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute has always been at the forefront of breakthroughs in cardiovascular care,” said Barry Katzen, M.D., founder and chief medical executive of the Institute. “This certification validates the excellence of our program, awarding us for meeting or exceeding clinical standards, patient outcomes, quality of care and other guidelines.”
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‘Structural Heart’ Treatment: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair with MitraClip Expands Options
Removal from a ventilator was a milestone moment for a patient recovering from parainfluenza in Baptist Hospital’s intensive care unit. But when that patient regressed and had to be reintubated numerous times due to respiratory failure, the multidisciplinary care team collaborated to identify the complex, underlying problem.