Congenital or acquired structural heart disease can be discouraging for patients trying to live a heart health lifestyle but over the years, the options for identifying, treating, or undergoing surgery for structural heart disease have expanded. Dr. Anupama Shivaraju discusses the structural heart symptoms, treatment modalities, and the criteria patients must have to qualify for a valve repair.
Mar 24, 2022
Chronic limb-threatening ischemia, or CLTI, carries a significant risk of limb loss and cardiovascular mortality. Dr. Tejas Shah discusses initial treatments, the Limb Salvage Program at AMITA Health, and much more.
Feb 7, 2022
Shoulder pain affects roughly 18 to 26 percent of US adults. Dr. Vishal Mehta, FAAOS discusses the most common shoulder issues orthopedic surgeons see in their practices and goes into detail about new treatment options to offer patients quality of life improvements.
Jan 31, 2022
Dr. Lakhani discusses medical, procedural and surgical treatment options for patients with advanced heart failure.
Jan 31, 2022
Deep Brain Stimulation, or DBS, is a procedure that uses electricity to treat several movement disorders. It can be a life changer for people who suffer from Parkinson's, OCD, and epilepsy to name a few. Dr. Michael Rezak discusses how DBS works, who can benefit from it, and what breakthroughs may be on the horizon.
Jan 25, 2022
Chronic venous disease, or CVD, is very common but it often goes under or undiagnosed because the signs and symptoms can often resemble other diseases or ailments. Dr. Tejas Shah explores the symptoms of venous disease more in depth so that you can hopefully get it diagnosed early by a medical professional.
Jan 18, 2022
When having surgery, especially heart surgery, many patients are anxious about the length of their hospital stay but that scenario is starting to change. Dr. Andrei Pop discusses protocol changes to facilitate outpatient-based TAVR procedures and the win/win that presents for both patients and clinicians.
Jan 11, 2022
Dr. Baqai reveals 3-5 seemingly innocuous symptoms that a general practitioner might observe during a patient checkup. These symptoms are actually indicators of AAA, which is life-threatening.
Dec 29, 2021
Approximately 15 million people suffer from a stroke annually and 1/3 of them die. Most patients have no warning as they may be asymptomatic. Dr. Baqai discusses the potentially easy to miss symptoms of a life-threatening aneurysm.
Dec 29, 2021
There are a number of treatment options when it comes to AFib. Dr. Mehta explains treatment options which can include no-radiation ablation and cryoablation to Micra(r) pacemakers as well as when each modality is indicated.
Dec 20, 2021