How can we utilize the regenerative stem cells already found in the human adult body to combat the effects of heart failure? Dr. Alain Bouchard discusses this cutting edge realm of medicine with Dr. Emerson Perin, director of the Center for Clinical Research at the Texas Heart Institute. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, […]
Stem Cells for the Treatment of Heart Failure
This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Emerson Perin, Director of the Center for Clinical Research, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX. Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction is a chronic but progressive disease. Patients can live several years and even decades with chronic systolic heart failure. However, the progression of the disease can lead […]
Late Cardiac Effects After Stem Cell Transplant with Drs. Wendy Bottinor & Carrie Lenneman
Dr. Alain Bouchard continues his discussion of the cardiac effects of cancer treatment with Drs. Wendy Bottinor, VCU Health, Richmond, Virginia and Carrie Lenneman, UAB Medicine, this time focusing on stem cell transplant patients. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. 5/5 (1) Tell Us How We're Doing… Was This Article Helpful?
Late Cardiac Effects After Stem Cell or Bone Marrow Transplants
This article was written in collaboration with Drs. Wendy Bottinor from VCU Health, Richmond, Virginia, and Carrie Lenneman from UAB School of Medicine in Birmingham, Alabama. Approximately 1 million stem cell or bone marrow transplants are performed worldwide. In the US, 20,000 stem cell transplants (SCT) are performed each year for hematological malignancies such as […]
Heart Disease in Childhood Cancer Survivors
This article was written in collaboration with Drs. Wendy Bottinor, VCU Health, Richmond, Virginia and Carrie Lenneman, UAB Medical School, Birmingham, Alabama. Approximately 14,000 new cases of cancer in childhood and adolescence are found each year in the US, and 84% will be alive 5 years later. It is estimated that over 500,000 childhood cancer […]
Heart Disease in Childhood Cancer Survivors with Drs. Wendy Bottinor & Carrie Lenneman
It is estimated that over 500,000 childhood cancer survivors live to adulthood, but the cure of cancer sometimes comes at a cost. Dr. Alain Bouchard is joined by Drs. Wendy Bottinor, VCU Health, Richmond, Virginia and Carrie Lenneman, UAB Medicine, in a discussion of heart disease in childhood cancer survivors. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast […]
Cardio-Oncology 101 with Dr. Yan Liu
When undergoing cancer treatment, the last thing any patient wants to worry about is a heart attack. Dr. Alain Bouchard is joined by Dr. Yan Liu of Ascension Seton in a discussion of the intricate nature of cardio-oncology. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. 5/5 (1) Tell Us How We're Doing… Was […]
Can a Heart Attack Affect Your Cancer?
This article was written in collaboration with Yan Liu, MD, Ph.D., Director of Cardio-Oncology Ascension Seton, Medical Director, Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Seton Northwest, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Ascension Texas. The intersection between cancer and cardiovascular disease occurs at multiple levels and includes genetic as well as […]
Cancer and Blood Clots: Who Is at Risk and How Do We Treat?
This article was written in collaboration with Yan Liu MD, Ph.D., Director of Cardio-Oncology, Ascension Seton, Medical Director, Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Seton Northwest, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Ascension Texas. Venous thrombosis as manifested by superficial thrombophlebitis, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), and pulmonary embolism (PTE or the […]
When Cancer and Blood Clots Collide with Dr. Yan Liu
What happens when cancer and blood clots collide? Dr. Alain Bouchard is joined by Dr. Yan Liu, Director of Cardio-Oncology at Ascension Seton, in a discussion of the cardiology risks involved when cancer patients undergo treatment. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. 5/5 (1) Tell Us How We're Doing… Was This Article […]
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