MDNews - Greater Kansas

COVER STORY ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI CONSOLIDATES, EXPANDS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 08 Ascension Via Christi recently renovated space at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph, converting its medica l units to a ll-private rooms, a move which consolidated and expanded Wichita Behaviora l Hea lth services. SPECIAL CLINICAL SECTION: CARDIOLOGY META-ANALYSIS: AS SMOKING INCREASES, SO DOES ATRIAL FIBRILLATION RISK 12 An ana lysis of dozens of studies suggests atria l fibrillation risk rises the more a person smokes. FE ATURES NEW HOSPITAL, MEDICAL CAMPUS FOR DERBY 07 As part of a new 15-acre medica l campus in Derby, Kansas, Rock Regiona l Hospita l is scheduled to begin accepting patients March 20 and construction is set to begin that same month on the first of two office buildings. 08 contents ON THE COVER /////// FEB/MAR 2019 ASCENSION MEDICAL GROUP VIA CHRISTI: MORE THAN A NEW NAME AND BRAND 10 In January, Via Christi added Ascension to its name, as well as that of its hospita ls and clinics across Kansas. NEW MEDS, PROCEDURES OFFER BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR GLAUCOMA PATIENTS 14 In the past 18 months, the FDA has approved two new glaucoma eyedrop medications and two types of minima lly invasive glaucoma surgeries to restore some functiona lity of the trabecular meshwork of a glaucoma patient 's eye. MOTHERS OF INFANTS WITH HEART DEFECTS FACE ELEVATED CARDIOVASCULAR RISK LATER, RESEARCHERS FIND 16 The risk of cardiovascular disease later in life is greater for women who give birth to infants with congenita l heart defects, according to a Canadian study. DEPARTMENTS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT 05 PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT 06 NEWS FROM AROUND THE STATE 17 From left to right: Larry Mitnaul, MD, child and adolescent psychiatry; Walter Kalu, MD, psychiatric hospitalist; Moneeshindra Mittal, MD, general psychiatry; Shean McKnight, MD, psychiatric hospitalist 07 14 PROVIDED BY ASCENSION MEDICAL GROUP, VIA CHRISTI [GROUP]

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