heart disease

Special Section 

Close to His Heart

February 1, 2020April 2, 2020 Jim Kelsey Avi Eres, balloon technique, become co-owner, become co-owner of Kentucky cardiology, begin of the story, blockage, busy hospital, cardiology, cardiology fellowship, central Tel Aviv, co-owner, co-owner of Kentucky cardiology, Daniel Boone clinic, drug-coated stents, early balloon technique, early love of medicine, end of the story, endovascular technique, Eres, groin, heart care, heart disease, high prevalence, high prevalence of coronary disease, high prevalence of obesity, improvement of cardiac care, interventional cardiology fellowship, Kentucky, Kentucky cardiology, Lexington, Md., medical school, Mubashir Qazi, obesity, open heart surgery, open-heart, patient-centered, PLLC, prevalence, prevalence of extreme case, preventative, preventative therapy, private practice, single blockage, stent, stents, Stents offered good expansion, Stents offered good expansion of the vessel, surgery, technology of drug-coated stents, trans-radial

LEXINGTON You could say it was in his blood. With a mother who was a nurse, Avi Eres, MD, was

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Special Section 

Big Advancements Save the Smallest Patients

February 1, 2020April 2, 2020 Donna Ison abnormality, big advancement, Charles Mahlinger, Charles Mahlinger fetal echocardiogram, Charles Mahlinger Thomas Tabb, delivery, diabetes, echocardiogram, echocardiograms, extraordinary advancement, fetal echo, fetal echocardiogram, fetal echocardiograms, fetal heart disease, fetus, field of perinatology, gynecology, heart disease, hypertension, image001 photo, image002 photo, incidence, Kentucky, lupus, management of disease, maternal part, Maternal-Fetal, Maternal-Fetal medicine, maternal-fetal medicine department, maternal-fetal medicine fellowship, McMaster, McMaster university, medical director of the maternal-fetal medicine department, medicine, mother 's exist health problem, obesity, obstetrics, Owensboro, Owensboro health, perinatology, pregnant patient, pregnant woman, protocol review, risk factor, Tabb, Tabb care, Thomas Tabb, ultrasound, ultrasound equipment, university of Kentucky college of medicine, university of Tennessee

OWENSBORO With forty years in the field of perinatology, Thomas Tabb, MD, has seen extraordinary advancements, both in technology and

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Events News & Events 

Events – May 2019

May 1, 2019June 21, 2019 MD-Update Staff Anderson, artistic director of the Weill Cornel music, board member of Lexington, circle, circle of Red, circle of red day, circle of red member, clinical professor of psychiatry, commonwealth credit union, composer 's classical work, depression, depression center director, dinner, disorder, Dr., earn undergraduate, Gil Dunn, Gil Dunn circle, Gil Dunn circle of red member, Gil Dunn image002, Gil Dunn image002 photo, Gil Dunn Karen Harbin, Gil Dunn KEENELAND, heart disease, heart walk, image001 photo, image003 photo, image004 photo, image005 photo, increase awareness of heart disease, integrative psychiatry, Jesse Wright, Julliard school, Julliard school of music, Karrie Harper, Keeneland, Keeneland track bugler, Keenland, Kogan, l-r, Lexington, LifeWise, Lisa Edwards, Louisville, mood, Patty Smith, photo, psychiatry, PsyD, red day, red member, Richard Kogan, Robert Schumann, Ruth Devore, Schumann, Tracy monk, UofL, UofL department, UofL department of psychiatry, UofL depression center, UofL depression center present, Weill Cornel, Weill Cornel music, Weill Cornell medical school

LEXINGTON The American Heart Association’s annual Circle of Red Day at Keenland was a warm, sunny April 10, 2019. Circle

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Events News & Events 

Events – Mar 2019

March 1, 2019May 13, 2019 MD-Update Staff American heart association, APRN, auction, ball, baptist health, Berea, Berea area, birth center, cardiology, care unit, central Kentucky, central Kentucky heart, CEO, CEO Andy Henderson, ceremonial ground-breaking, chi, chi saint, Churchill company, clinic, clinic 's new building, clinician, current Lexington clinic facility, Damian Cole, Edward Stanko, encore of Lexington, executive director, featured dinner, Floyd medical group, gala, Gil Dunn Mary, Gil Dunn Terry Deis, ground-breaking, heart association, heart disease, image001 photo, image002 photo, image003 photo, image004 photo, image005 photo, image006 photo, John Sartini, Joseph, Joseph Berea, Joseph Berea foundation, Joseph Berea foundation gala, Joseph Berea physician, Joseph Berea physician of the year, Joseph foundation, Joseph London, Joseph London foundation, Joseph London foundation gala, Joseph London foundation gala of hope, Joseph medical group, Kentucky, Kentucky heart, Ky., Leslie, Leslie smart, level II, Lexington, Lexington clinic, Lexington clinic board, Lexington clinic board of director, Lexington clinic break ground, Lexington clinic facility, Lexington mayor, life fund, Linda Gorton, live music, Louisville, low-income patient, Mary Ellen, Mary Ellen shield, member of Lexington clinic, need of the patient population, Neil Patil, neonatal intensive Care unit, new Lexington clinic, NICU, people of central Kentucky, photo, physician, physician of the year, physician service award, practice clinician, PsyD, Sandra Rose, Shelley Stanko, silent auction, smart, sponsor, Steve Umansky, stroke, successful gala, th year anniversary, th year anniversary of the found of Lexington clinic, UofL, VP, wonderful evening

Lexington Clinic Breaks Ground on New Building LEXINGTON Since 1920, Lexington Clinic has served the people of Central Kentucky, and

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Complementary Care 

The Care Collaborative

March 1, 2019March 21, 2019 Allison Merritt, MPH adult, Allison Merritt, behavior, blood pressure, blood pressure zone, Care, Care coach, Care educational encounter, care patient, coach, DPH, easy-to-use tool, educational encounter, encounter, engagement tool, FQHCs, Graves Gilbert, Graves Gilbert clinic, health behavior, healthy behavior, heart disease, high burden of hypertension, home visit program, hypertension, hypertension 2, image001 photo, Kentucky, Kentucky department, Kentucky heart disease, Kentucky patient, kidney disease 1, lay health professional, lifestyle, lifestyle modification, modification, number five cause, number five cause of death, patient 's blood, patient 's engagement, prevention, risk-reduction, statewide education, stroke, stroke prevention program, tool

As a healthcare professional, you are most likely aware that hypertension is a serious medical condition that increases one’s risk

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Cover Story 

Bariatric Surgery Today

May 1, 2018July 2, 2018 Holly Hinson abdominal surgery, apnea, arthritis, baptist health, baptist health physician weigh, bariatric, bariatric surgeon, bariatric surgery, bariatrics, blood pressure, BMI, board-certified, body weight, certified center, certified center of excellence bariatric surgeon, co-morbidity, continuous monitor, Derek Weiss, diabetes, diet, epidemic of obesity, excellence bariatric surgeon, excess body weight, excess weight, exercise, gastrectomy, general surgeon, Gore, grow field, grow field of bariatrics, grow field of weight loss surgery, health issue, health physician weigh, healthy weight, heart disease, high blood pressure, holistic program, hypertension, Indiana close, invasive laparoscopic procedure, John Oldham, Kentuckiana, Lanny Gore, laparoscopic, laparoscopic bariatric surgery, liver disease, Louisville, Louisville side, Louisville side of the river, magic procedure, medical specialty, misconception, native of Owensboro, normal weight person, obesity, Oldham, overweight place, physician, procedure, sleep apnea, sleeve, surgeon, surgery, unfortunate title, variety of abdominal surgery, weight loss surgery, weight-loss

LOUISVILLE & NEW ALBANY, IN As a state, Kentucky holds the unfortunate title of being one of the fattest of

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Audiology Complementary Care Health Topics 

Hearing and Your Heart

March 1, 2018July 2, 2018 Lisa Meeker Audiogram, Audiogram pattern, audiologist, blood flow, blood pressure, blood vessel of the inner ear, bluegrass, bluegrass hear clinic, bluegrass hear clinic state, clinic, clinic state, cochlea, decreased hear ability, Dr. Paula Evans, ear, good hear, healthy cardiovascular system, hear healthcare provider, hear loss, heart disease, heart issue, image001 photo, inadequate blood flow, inner ear, mental health concern, Paula Evans, sign of heart issue

LEXINGTON Did you know that hearing loss can be connected to heart disease? This is due to a connection between

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Cover Story 

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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Audiology Complementary Care Health Topics Obstetrics/Gynecology Women's Health 

Women and Hearing Loss

July 1, 2017July 2, 2018 Lisa Meeker anemia, appropriate medical professional, arthritis, Aud, baseline hear evaluation, bluegrass hear clinic state, cancer, cancer of the ear, case of SSNHL, cisplatin chemotherapy, clinic state, common chronic physical condition, depression, diabetes, ear, gradual hear loss, health concern, hear aid user, hear health, hear health of patient, hear loss, hear loss association, hear loss association of America, heart disease, hidden disability, killer of woman, loss association, low frequency hear loss, obvious physical difference, osteoporosis, osteoporosis patient, ototoxic drug, rate of man, research show, rheumatoid arthritis, sensorineural, SSNHL, sudden sensorineural, top health concern, unaware hear loss, Vanessa Ewert, woman experience depression

Despite the obvious physical differences between men and women, both share many of the same health concerns. According to the

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Audiology Cardiology Complementary Care Health Topics Heart & Lung 

Your Heart and Ears Have a Lot in Common. Love Them Both!

April 1, 2017July 2, 2018 Lisa Meeker abnormality, Aud, blood vessel, blood vessel of the inner ear, bluegrass, bluegrass hear clinic, cardiovascular disease, cardiovascular health problem, cardiovascular system, decade of research point, ear, early sign, early sign of cardiovascular disease, entire auditory system, hear health, hear loss, heart disease, high risk, high risk of depression, inner ear, low risk, low risk of hear loss, nutrient supply, oxygen-rich, smoker

People tend to take matters of the heart very seriously, and they tend to brush off hearing loss as inconsequential.

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