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| OCT/NOV 2015 |
On Sept. 9, the 100th transcatheter aortic valve
replacement procedure was performed in Via Christi
Hospital St. Francis' hybrid operating room.
FEATURES
100TH TAVR: VIA CHRISTI STRUCTURAL HEART PROGRAM
REACHES MAJOR MILESTONE 6
A patient with severe aortic stenosis who formerly would have been deemed too
high-risk for an open procedure gained new hope when he underwent transcatheter
aortic valve replacement (TAVR) at Via Christi Hospital St. Francis' hybrid operating
room in September. It was a milestone for Via Christi's Structural Heart program.
KANSAS NEPHROLOGY PHYSICIANS WELCOMES TWO
NEW PHYSICIANS 9
Two new, fellowship-trained physicians recently joined Kansas Nephrology
Physicians, bringing to eight the number of physicians at the practice, which supports
15 clinic locations.
GALICHIA HEART HOSPITAL RENAMED WESLEY WOODLAWN
HOSPITAL & ER 12
With the expansion of services it offers to the region, Galichia Heart Hospital has been
renamed Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER as a fuller reflection of the range of care
it provides.
UNCOVERING CHRONIC VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY 13
Despite its serious impact on health, chronic venous insufficiency is underdiagnosed
and undertreated. Yet treatments are available to alleviate symptoms and enhance
quality of life, notes Mazen Shaheen, MD, of Heartland Cardiology.
DEPARTMENTS
THE LINK 5
MALPRACTICE
MANAGEMENT 10
HOSPITAL ROUNDS 14
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