Category: Cardiology
Dr. Lindsey Rosman interviewed about COVID and remote monitoring of cardiac devices by Everyday Health
To slow the spread of the coronavirus, clinics and hospitals encouraged patients to use telemedicine with live-video appointments called video visits. If you have an implantable medical device, remote monitoring allows your healthcare team to monitor your heart health and the function of your cardiac device without you having to be physically present.
Heart Awareness Month, Highlighting Cardiovascular Services and One Mission
Medicine’s cardiovascular specialists care for thousands of patients every year, in clinic and in hospital, focused on one mission–exceptional heart care for the people of North Carolina while advancing the science and clinical practice of cardiovascular medicine. Following is a look at service highlights. Women’s Heart Program Paula Miller, MD, Ellina Max, PharmD, and Julia Lew … Read more
UNC First to Earn Transcatheter Valve Certification (TAVR) in North Carolina
The UNC Medical Center Heart Valve Clinic is the first TAVR center in North Carolina to become an American College of Cardiology (ACC) Certified TAVR Center of Excellence. TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve replacement) is a procedure to treat aortic stenosis, a type of heart valve disease, that does not require open-heart surgery. In 2019, the ACC began to offer TAVR certification … Read more
Fellows Match to the Department of Medicine
While the pandemic made this year particularly challenging for fellowship recruitment efforts and interviews, a series of videos showing each program’s strengths was a creative solution, introducing viewers to faculty and current fellows, with a brief glimpse into what it might be like to join the program. And although it was impossible to replicate the experience of visiting in- … Read more
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Recent Papers Published By the Division of Cardiology
Following is a list of cardiology authors and their recently published papers: Lindsey Rosman, PhD, and Anil Gehi, MD, published “When Smartwatches Contribute to Health Anxiety in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation” in the Cardiovascular Digital Health Journal. Lindsey Rosman, PhD, and Anil Gehi, MD, also published “How to stay healthy and manage stress if you have a heart rhythm … Read more
Cardiology Team Publishes Case For Loeffler Endocarditis
Brian Kelley, MD Brian P. Kelley, MD, an internal medicine resident, Casey Gazda, MD, a fellow in cardiology, and Joseph A. Siyak, MD, assistant professor in cardiology, published “Loeffler Endocarditis as a Manifestation of Paraneoplastic Hypereosinophilia” in a recent issue of CASE, Cardiovascular Imaging Case. Eosinophilic myocarditis (EM) represents a rare spectrum of heart d … Read more
Care Across the Lifespan: Introducing an ‘Inpatient Cardiology Consult for Adult Congenital Heart Disease’
The new ‘Inpatient Cardiology Consult for Adult Congenital Heart Disease’ will follow patients with congenital defects and lead all inclusive care. UNC cardiologists ask that consults be made within 24 hours of admission. Coordinator Lunise Benjamin, DNP, NP-C, will be the main point of contact for the new program. As medical care and treatments advance, babies and children with … Read more
UNC Medical Center Launches New Therapy For Heart Failure in First For the Carolinas
Anil Kishin Gehi, MD WRAL Tech Wire reports people dealing with heart failure and no longer adequately responding to medications have a new option to improve quality of life: Cardiaccontractility modulation, or CCM. The treatment is now available through UNC Medical Center, having been utilized recently for the first time in the Carolinas. “CCM therapy is a therapeutic option for … Read more
Smith, Cohen Recognized in Clarivate’s 2020 list of Highly Cited Researchers
Sidney Smith, MD, and Myron Cohen, MD Sidney Smith, MD, and Myron Cohen, MD, have been recognized in Clarivate’s 2020 list of Highly Cited Researchers™. Altogether the list includes 20 UNC School of Medicine and 16 UNC Chapel Hill researchers who have demonstrated significant influence in their chosen field or fields through the publication of multiple highly cited papers during … Read more
UNC Medical Center Implants 100th WATCHMAN Device
The left atrial appendage occlusion multidisciplinary team. A multidisciplinary team of interventionalists, electrophysiologists, and cardiac imaging specialists in the division of cardiology implanted the 100th WATCHMAN device on September 16. Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac dysrhythmia, is associated with a high risk for stroke in many patients. To reduce this … Read more
Diuresis Clinic Receives Quality and Safety Award After Starting As VCAG Initiative Three Years Ago
Thelsa Weickert, MD, had the idea of a multidisciplinary ambulatory diuresis clinic. Mirnela Byku, MD, joined the team in 2017 and currently leads this effort. Heart failure has always had one of the highest readmission rates of any condition and approximately 80% of patients presenting to the ED with heart failure are admitted. These are costly encounters and historically, patie … Read more
UNC Researchers Find Increase In Comorbidities Among Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure
Patty Chang, MD, MHS Patricia Pat-Yue Chang, MD, MHS, associate professor in the division of cardiology, and Sameer Arora, MD, MPH, fellow in the division of cardiology, are co-authors of a study that shows an increase in comorbidities and mortality risk among hospitalized patients with acute decompensated HFpEF and HFrEF. The study published in the journal Circulation looks at … Read more