MDNews - Central New York

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents jan/feb 2013 on the cover New York Heart Center: Reducing Radiation, Detecting Heart Disease PAGE 8 FEATURES DEPARTMENTS No Relief foR Some HeaRt attack SuRvivoRS 6 A recent study at the Center for Behavioral Health at Columbia University found that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) initiated by a cardiac event, such as a heart attack, may precipitate a second event. PTSD causes increased autonomic nervous system activity, leading to elevated blood pressure and spikes in heart rate, eventually leading to cardiovascular inflammation and atherosclerosis ��� conditions that contribute to further cardiovascular events. Real eState meaNiNgful uSe oNoNdaga couNtY medical SocietY local NewS New YoRk HeaRt ceNteR: ReduciNg RadiatioN, detectiNg HeaRt diSeaSe 8 Following the principle of delivering radiation at ���as low as reasonably achievable��� levels, the New York Heart Center has invested in the most advanced scanners and software that further limit amounts of radiation exposure to its patients, providing the safest possible methods for the early detection of various types of heart disease. uHS PatHologY aNd laboRatoRY SeRviceS eaRN HigH RegaRd NeaR aNd faR The pathology and laboratory services offered by UHS in Greater Binghamton are gaining attention regionally, nationally and internationally, based on the organization���s reputation for quality and on case studies researched by the lab���s Medical Director, Jagmohan Sidhu, M.D. 12 tHe coSt of tHe affoRdable caRe act 14 In June 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, spurring health systems and physicians to ensure that practices meet the new guidelines. As nearly 32 million previously uninsured Americans test the limits of the health care system and uncover a potential physician shortage, learn how this landmark legislation will affect your practice. miNimallY iNvaSive SuRgeRY ��� lookiNg aHead 17 A growing number of surgeries in the United States are now completed using one or more minimally invasive surgery (MIS) techniques. As consumer demands for MIS techniques continue to grow, outcomes-driven incentives may help give MIS the push it needs to expand more rapidly. 12 20 22 25 26

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