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Surgical Repair of the Mitral Valve with Dr. Clifton Lewis

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Dr. Alain Bouchard discusses the history of surgical options and modern techniques for degenerative mitral valve disease and mitral regurgitation with Dr. Clifton Lewis, Director of Adult Cardiac Surgery at UAB, and Dr. Mustafa Ahmed, Director of Interventional and Structural Cardiology at UAB. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. Please comment below […]

Mitral Clip: Everything You Ever Needed to Know with Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

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When a patient has mitral regurgitation but is not a candidate for open-heart surgery, what is a doctor to do? Thankfully, with the groundbreaking MitraClip (or mitral clip), these patients can still be treated through specialized techniques. Dr. Mustafa Ahmed discusses the procedure’s history, benefits, and more with Dr. Alain Bouchard in our latest podcast. […]

Mitral Regurgitation

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Join Drs. Mustafa Ahmed and Alain Bouchard as they discuss Mitral Regurgitation — also known as ‘the leaky valve.’ Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. Please comment below if you would like us to include a transcript of this episode! 4.85/5 (13) Tell Us How We're Doing… Was This Article Helpful?

What If You Have Mild Congestive Heart Failure?

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Heart failure is a very common disease and affects approximately 1-2 percent of the adult population in developed countries. The prevalence of congestive heart failure rises to about 10% among the population over 70 years of age. Projection in the United States shows that heart failure will increase by more than 40% by the year […]

What is Cardiomegaly?

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The term cardiomegaly usually refers to an enlarged heart as seen on imaging tests, usually the chest X-ray. The heart is composed of four chambers, and an enlargement of any of the chambers can result in cardiomegaly. A patient with an irregular heartbeat, such as atrial fibrillation, can have a severe enlargement of the heart’s […]

Treatment of Cardiogenic Shock Using ECMO with Dr. Jason Guichard

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The conversation on cardiogenic shock continues as Dr. Alain Bouchard, Dr. Mustafa Ahmed, and Dr. Jason Guichard discuss ECMO, or extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. Please comment below if you would like us to include a transcript of this episode! 5/5 (6) Tell Us How We're Doing… Was […]

Cardiogenic Shock with Dr. Jason Guichard

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How do cardiologists treat cardiogenic shock? Dr. Alain Bouchard, Dr. Mustafa Ahmed, and Dr. Jason Guichard discuss two types of treatment in the latest podcast from MyHeart.net. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. Please comment below if you would like us to include a transcript of this episode! 4.86/5 (7) Tell Us […]

LVAD: Left Ventricular Assist Device with Drs. Jason Guichard and David McGiffin

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The LVAD (left ventricular assist device) has become something of a necessity for treating patients who are waiting on the transplant list – some of whom could deteriorate before receiving that life-saving operation. Dr. Alain Bouchard and Dr. Mustafa Ahmed are joined by Dr. Jason Guichard of South Carolina and Dr. David McGiffin of Australia […]

Spicing Up the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with Chili Peppers

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OVERVIEW The frequency of weekly consumption of chili peppers by 22,811 Italians from the Molise region was measured over an 8-year period. At the same time, researchers identified deaths from cardiovascular disease, cancer, or other causes that occurred during this period. Results show that people who eat chilies 4 or more times per week have a […]