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First in Florida: Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute ‘Reshapes’ Heart in Critical Patient to Improve Blood Flow
A team at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute is the first in the state, and the first in the Atlantic Southeast, to perform a so-called LIVE (Less Invasive Ventricular Enhancement), a minimally invasive procedure that “reshapes” the heart by reducing the size of the left ventricle (as illustrated above), allowing for a seriously ill patient to approach normal functionalityNew Procedure at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute Prevents Coronary Obstruction When Replacing Heart Valve
Obstruction of the coronary artery, which supplies oxygen-rich blood to the entire heart muscle, is a rare but potentially deadly complication of a minimally invasive procedure to replace the aortic valve, one of four valves that regulate blood flow through the heart.Pioneering Procedure: Radiation Therapy Targets Heart Rhythm Disorder in Critically Ill Patient
The relatively new procedure, performed for the first time in Florida by a multidisciplinary team from Baptist Health’s Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute and Miami Cancer Institute, has put a 77-year-old, critically ill heart patient on the road to a full recovery.Global Expertise Comes to Miami
New Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute surgery chief pioneered a life-changing coronary bypass technique.Image-Guiding Software Advances Heart Valve, Cath Lab Procedures
An increasing number of patients at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute with structural heart disease can be treated with the latest trans-catheter (non-surgical) techniques, thanks in part to the growing number of suitable devices.Baptist Health Doctors Co-Develop Azurion with FlexArm Imaging Technology
Known worldwide as an innovative leader in cardiovascular procedures and technology, Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute recently unveiled Azurion with FlexArm: a new advance in imaging technology designed to make it easier for doctors to perform image guided procedures for heart and vascular disease.COVID Vaccines: Ask The Experts with Dr. Anthony Fauci
Dr. Anthony Fauci and a panel of public health experts gathered live to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida and answer questions about the vaccines.Medical and Sports Cardiologist Eli Friedman, M.D., FACC, joins Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Medical and sports cardiologist Eli Friedman, M.D., FACC, joins Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, part of Baptist Health South Florida. Dr. Friedman serves as the Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute’s medical director of sports cardiology.Concern Grows Over COVID-19’s Impact on Heart Muscle
Medical researchers continue to connect COVID-19 infections to lingering inflammation of the heart muscle, which can lead to serious cardiac issues.‘Structural Heart’ Treatment: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair with MitraClip Expands Options
Ramon Quesada, M.D., medical director of the Structural Heart and Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Programs at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, performed the MitraClip procedure while Dr. Elias provided the intraoperative imaging guidance that enabled Dr. Quesada to see the heart’s structures during the minimally invasive procedure.Bypassing Leg Pain: Innovative Procedure Keeps Blood Flowing
When a simple walk down the block caused severe leg pain, a South Florida man turned to the experts at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute for help. The patient became the first in the region to take part in a clinical trial to bypass extensive blockages in the superficial femoral artery, the longest artery in the leg ? without surgery. He quickly resumed his active lifestyle.‘Hybrid’ Coronary Bypass Surgery: Back to Normal Life in a Week
Joseph McGinn, M.D., chief of cardiac surgery at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, who pioneered a minimally invasive approach to bypass surgery, using the “McGinn Technique.”