catheter – MD Update

Special Section

Clearing the Path

March 1, 2018May 8, 2018 Jim Kelsey cardiologist, cardiology, catheter, coherence, cut edge, Danville, Danville interventional cardiologist, director of the cardiac catheterization lab, Dr. Hussam, Dr. Hussam N., early adoption of new technology, EMRMC, endovascular, endovascular specialist, Ephraim McDowell, Ephraim McDowell regional medical center, FACC, field of vascular medicine, FSCAI, Gil Dunn Dr. Hussam Hamdalla, good long-term outcome, Hamdalla, Hussam, Hussam N., image001 photo, immediate resolution, interventional cardiologist, invasive technique, Kentucky, Koul, large medical facility, late technology, lumen, medical center, microdissection, N., new technology, occlusion, ocelot, ocelot device, optical coherence, outcome, Pantheras, Pantheras device, passion, path, peripheral arterial disease, procedure, radiation, radiation exposure, remove blockage, Sharat Koul, shared passion, success rate, support of the hospital, surgery, university of Kentucky, vascular institute, vascular medicine, vascular patient, vessel

DANVILLE Interventional cardiologists specialize in removing blockages. When something impacts a patient’s blood flow, they clear the way and fix

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Combining a Forward Focus and Committed Care

March 1, 2018May 8, 2018 Donna Ison ablation, advance field, advanced cardiac surgery, AFIB, Ahmad Chaudhry, area of the southeastern united state, cardiac electrophysiologist, cardiothoracic, cardiothoracic surgeon, Cardiothoracic surgery, care physician, carotid artery disease, catheter, Chaudhry, Chaudry, commitment, dialysis access, difficult situation, ECMO, El Sabbagh, electric activity, electrophysiologist, electrophysiology, endocarditis, fellowship, fellowship mentor, Firas El Sabbagh, flu, forward focus, heart attack, heart disease, heart healthcare, heart of saint, heart rhythm disorder, heart surgery, heart valve, Henry Clay high school, Igor Voskresensky, implantable device, important aspect of vascular surgery, incredible impact, infection, Joe Omielan, Joseph, Joseph hospital, Joseph hospital 's heart, Kentucky, KentuckyOne, KentuckyOne health network, lung, lung cancer, lung transplantation, medicine, mentor, minimally-invasive, minimally-invasive repair, Opioid, opioid crisis, pacemaker, peripheral arterial disease, photo, physician, plan two, primary care physician, procedure, residency, respiratory failure, rhythm, Robert Salley, Salley, Salley state, selfless approach, SJH, specialty, state of Kentucky, state-of-art image, study of electric activity, superior heart healthcare, surgeon, surgery, surgery fellowship, surgical career, surgical reconstruction, tobacco, transplantation, valve, Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt university, vascular care department, vascular care department of saint, vascular department, vascular fellow, vascular specialist, vascular surgeon, vascular surgery, vascular surgery fellowship, Voskresensky, Voskresensky treat, wide range of heart rhythm disorder, word commitment

LEXINGTON When interviewing four of the physicians from the heart and vascular care department of Saint Joseph Hospital (SJH), the

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Cardiology Heart & Lung Special Section

Building a Structural Heart Program

April 1, 2017July 17, 2017 Donna Ison Abdelkader Almanfi, Al-Arab, Al-Arab medical university, Almanfi, Almanfi 's passion, aneurysm, artery, big need, blood flow, blood thinner, cardiologist, cardiology, cardiology fellowship, cardiology innovation facility, catheter, choice of specialty, dedicated group of specialist, Dr. Abdelkader Almanfi, endovascular, endovascular aneurysm repair, FDA, fellow cardiologist, femoral, field of cardiology, full potential, groin, heart care, heart disease, heart program, heart surgery, heart team, hospital administration, image expert, internal medicine residency, interventional cardiologist, interventional cardiology fellowship, medicine residency, mitral valve regurgitation, open heart surgery, organization-wise, outside of coronary artery, Owensboro, Owensboro health, Owensboro many physician, physician, post-doctoral cardiology fellowship, premier cardiology innovation facility, procedure, regurgitation, specialty-wise, structural cardiology, structural heart disease, structural heart program, structural heart team, surgery, TAVR, teamwork, Texas heart institute, thinner, transcatheter, treatment of structural heart disease, valve, valve condition, valve coordinator, valve regurgitation, valve replacement, vascular intervention, watchman

OWENSBORO Many physicians can point to a mentor or a singular event during their training that influenced their choice of

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Special Section

Cardiac Landing Zone

March 1, 2016 Jennifer S. Newton $, 80 to 90 % reduction, ablation, acute cardiac patient, addition of the helipad, angioplasty, assist device, atrial flutter, B., biventricular, biventricular defibrillator, cardiac electrophysiology, cardiac Landing zone, cardiologist, cardiology, cardiovascular service, cardiovascular surgeon, care model, cath, cath lab, cath lab pathway, catheter, catheterization, complex procedure, critical cardiac patient, crown jewel, crown jewel of the new expansion, CTO, defibrillator, director of cardiac electrophysiology, door-to-treatment time, ECMO, electromagnetic navigation system, electrophysiology, electrophysiology lab expansion, elevator, emergency room, EP, EP case, EP lab, EP physician, executive director, executive director of cardiovascular service, exposure, fluoroscopy, flutter, Gopinathannair, heart muscle, heart surgery, helipad, high risk, ICU, interventional cardiologist, Jack M., Janis, Janis B., Jewish hospital, KentuckyOne, KentuckyOne health, Klempner, Klempner family helipad, lab, Louisville, Louisville market, M., MediGuide, MediGuide™ technology, miligrays, million, mortality, navigation, navigation system, navigation technology, new cardiac care model, new expansion, new helipad, new navigation technology, occluded vessel, open heart surgery, OR, pacemaker, pedway, photo, physician, procedure, radiation, radiation exposure, slaughter, Solankhi, St. Mary 's foundation, suite, surgery, SVT, TAVR, triage point, U, VAD, weak heart muscle

LOUISVILLE In new cardiac care models, the emergency room is often bypassed as the cardiac catheterization lab becomes the entry

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The Optimal Aging Capital of the U.S.

January 1, 2016 Jennifer S. Newton adult, advisory board, age industry, age population, AGSF, Anna Faul, associate director, associate director of the institute, big team, care company, care coordination practice, care model, care of old adult, care of old people, care plan, catheter, Christian Furman, CMS, community resource, community team, coordination, creation of an advisory board, CRIT, CS, D'Ambrosio, director of health innovation, evidence-based, evidence-based practice model, executive director, executive director of the institute, Faul, Foley, Foley catheter, fresh fruit, Furman, geographic hub, geriatric medicine, geriatric workforce enhancement program, geriatrician, geriatricians, geriatrics, good care model, health care trend, health innovation, healthcare, healthcare provider, healthcare usage, HRSA, idea of the institute, innovation, James O'Brien, JD, Kent school of social work, Kentucky city, L., LMFT, LNHA, long-term care company, Louisville, Louisville institute, Mary Romelfanger, medical care, medical director, medical student, medical team, medicine, MSN, MSPH, old adult, old people, optimal age, optimal age capital, optimal age capital of the U.S., optimal age capital of the united state, peer-reviewed, PhD, physician, polypharmacy, positive health care trend, profile of the specialty of geriatrics, provider, research project, RN, Romelfanger, social work, social worker, strategic plan process, sustainability, sustainable health, top of a list of positive health care trend, transdisciplinary, transdisciplinary care, transdisciplinary care of old adult, transdisciplinary innovation, transdisciplinary team, U, U of L., university of Louisville institute, vegetable, workforce, workforce enhancement program

LOUISVILLE When was the last time you saw a Kentucky city at the top of a list of positive health

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News – Dec 2015

December 1, 2015January 20, 2017 MD-Update Staff A., artery, behavioral science, Bertolone, blockage, Bolli, buckler, cardiology, cardiovascular medicine, cardiovascular research, cardiovascular science, Casey, catheter, chair, Charlestown, chest, chief of pediatric oncology, chief of the university of Louisville 's division, chief resident, Christina, Christina buckler, coherence, coherence tomography, cum, emergency, Ephraim McDowell, fellowship, field of blood cancer, Floyd, great Louisville area, Hattab, hematology, HMH, Indiana, Indiana university, J., Jackson, Jay, Jeannie Schottenstein, Jeannie Schottenstein prize, Kentucky, laboratory medicine, laude, Lehmann Spirit, Lehmann Spirit of service award, Lehmann Spirit of service award foundation, longstanding service, Louisville, Louisville 's division, Louisville area, Louisville native, Louisville Roberto Bolli, Louisville Salvatore, Louisville Salvatore J., Louisville school, louisville-area physician, Marc, Marc A., Marc Lehmann Spirit, Marc Lehmann Spirit of service award, MBA, medical center, medical degree, medicine, memory of Marc A., myeloid leukemia, News, ocelot, oncology, optical coherence tomography, pad, pathology, pediatric oncology, Phillips, physician, prize, professor, psychiatry, Rep., residency, residency program, Schooler, Schottenstein, Schottenstein prize, service award, service award foundation, sleep, sleep medicine, sport medicine, sport medicine physician, support staff member, tomography, trauma, trauma care, trauma center, U, university of Louisville, university of Louisville school of medicine, vascular center

Bertolone Receives Marc Lehmann Spirit of Service Award LOUISVILLE Salvatore J. Bertolone, Jr., MD, professor and previous chief of pediatric

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Special Section

Four-Part Harmony

February 1, 2014 Jim Kelsey assistance of trained staff, betterment, betterment of patient, blend of specialty, cardiac patient, cardiac surgery complement, cardiologist, cardiology, cardiothoracic, cardiothoracic surgeon, catheter, cohesive system, Dermot Halpin, Dr. Nezar Falluji, expert care, FACS, Falluji, FDA, Four-Part harmony, four-person, four-person physician team, four-physician, four-physician approach, FSCAI, game changer, Halpin, Hamid Mohammadzadeh, heart of the matter, heart surgeon, heart surgery, heart team, heart team 's approach, heart valve, high risk, ideal balance of opinion, implantation, incision, invasive heart surgery, Joseph, Joseph hospital, Joseph team, KentuckyOne, KentuckyOne health, KentuckyOne health heart team work, life blood pump, Michael Schaeffer, MIHS, Mohammadzadeh, Nezar Falluji, operate room, overall expertise, overall expertise of the entire team, percutaneous heart valve, physician, procedure, Schaeffer, skill of interventional cardiology, specialty, stenosis, surgeon, surgery, TAVR, team approach, time of the procedure, traditional heart surgery, transaortic, transaortic valve replacement surgery, treatment of cardiac patient, unique team approach, unison, valve, valve stenosis

LEXINGTON A healthy heart has a beat and a rhythm all its own, four chambers working in unison to keep

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News – Oct 2013

October 1, 2013March 22, 2017 MD-Update Staff $, acupuncture, advanced heart failure, atrium, baptist health, Bolli, cardiology, cardiovascular research, cardiovascular service, catheter, catheter-based, catheter-based technology, clip, Corbin, Diabetes & Endocrinology, donor, emergency, emergency medicine, exam, exam room, Excelera, Excelera Corp., Excelera network, executive director, executive director of cardiovascular service, experience life-altering symptom, first-in-state, health system, heart 's left atrium, heart 's mitral valve leaflet, heart association, HHS, hospital medicine program, invasive MitraClip procedure, invasive open-heart surgery, ischemic, ischemic heart disease, Jagger, Jessup, Joseph, Joseph heart institute, Joseph physician, Kentucky, KentuckyOne, KentuckyOne health, Lexington, life-altering symptom, life-saving heart procedure, limited-distribution, limited-distribution drug, Louisville, Louisville department, medical group, medication, medicine, member organization, mesa, MitraClip, MitraClip procedure, Mr, national specialty pharmacy network, new life-saving heart procedure, News, open heart surgery, open-heart, ophthalmology, organ, organ donation, orthopaedic surgery, patient 's care, pediatrics, pharmaceuticals, pharmacy, physician, procedure, provider, quality of life, recognition, Richmond, Robert Salley, SEC, small metal clip, specialty, specialty drug, specialty pharmaceuticals, specialty pharmacy, specialty pharmacy network, sport medicine, stem cell, surgery, TAVR, team physician, TeamHealth, therapy, Trans catheter, UK department, university of Louisville, university of Louisville department of pediatrics, UofL, valve, WHAS, WHAS crusade

Saint Joseph Performs First-in-state MitraClip Procedure LEXINGTON The Saint Joseph Heart Institute, part of KentuckyOne Health, has successfully completed a

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Atrial Fibrillation a Huge Problem and Incredibly Common

February 1, 2013 Barbara Mackovic 50-year-old, ablation, arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, atrial fibrillation ablation, atrial fibrillation patient, cardiologist, cardiology, cardiothoracic, cardiothoracic surgeon, cardiovascular service, category of treatment, catheter, clinic, common cardiac arrhythmia, common indicator of atrial fibrillation, degree of stroke risk, director of Electrophysiology, doctor, dual approach, electrophysiologist, electrophysiology, electrophysiology cardiologist, executive director, executive director of cardiovascular service, fibrillation, fibrillation ablation, fibrillation patient, huge problem, hybrid ablation, incision, Jeffrey Schoen, Joseph, Joseph cardiology associate, Joseph Cardiothoracic, Joseph Cardiothoracic surgical associate, Joseph EP, Joseph hospital, KentuckyOne, KentuckyOne health, Lamiy, maze, maze procedure, medication, mini maze procedure, Multi-Disciplinary, Multi-Disciplinary team, multidisciplinary approach, option, outside of the heart, persistent atrial fibrillation, physician, procedure, radiofrequency, rate control, rate control strategy, rate control treatment work, rhythm, rhythm control, rhythm control treatment, Robert Salley, Sameh Lamiy, Schoen, significant symptom, small incision, sternotomy, success rate, surgeon, surgery, surgical ablation, symptom, Ted Wright, therapy, treatment option, Wright

Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. Common symptoms include palpitations, fainting, chest pain or congestive heart failure. One

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Special Section

It’s All in the Wrist

February 1, 2012 Jennifer S. Newton advantage of radial artery catheterization, anatomical advantage, anatomical advantage of the transradial technique, Angioplasty patient, artery, artery catheterization, baptist medical associate, Beth Mylor, big patient satisfaction benefit, bleed, bleed problem, blood vessel repair, C., cardiac catheterization, cardiologist, cardiology, cath, catheter, catheterization, complication, coronary procedure, diagnostic cath, Dillon, dramatic reduction, evolution of the procedure, femoral, femoral artery, heart cath, increase age of patient, indicator of a poor prognosis, interventional cardiologist, Louisville, Louisville cardiology group, Louisville cardiology group partner, Louisville interventional cardiologist, Mylor, procedure, radial artery, radial artery catheterization, Rebecca McFarland, satisfaction benefit, Thomas Tu, transfemoral, transfemoral procedure, transradial, transradial technique, Tu, use of blood thinner, wrist

LOUISVILLE Interventional cardiologist William C. Dillon, MD, with Louisville Cardiology Group, part of Baptist Medical Associates, estimates that 90 percent

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