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Concern Grows Over COVID-19’s Impact on Heart Muscle
Medical researchers continue to connect COVID-19 infections to lingering inflammation of the heart muscle, which can lead to serious cardiac issues.
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‘Structural Heart’ Treatment: Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair with MitraClip Expands Options
Ramon Quesada, M.D., medical director of the Structural Heart and Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Programs at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, performed the MitraClip procedure while Dr. Elias provided the intraoperative imaging guidance that enabled Dr. Quesada to see the heart’s structures during the minimally invasive procedure.
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Bypassing Leg Pain: Innovative Procedure Keeps Blood Flowing
When a simple walk down the block caused severe leg pain, a South Florida man turned to the experts at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute for help. The patient became the first in the region to take part in a clinical trial to bypass extensive blockages in the superficial femoral artery, the longest artery in the leg ? without surgery. He quickly resumed his active lifestyle.
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‘Hybrid’ Coronary Bypass Surgery: Back to Normal Life in a Week
Joseph McGinn, M.D., chief of cardiac surgery at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, who pioneered a minimally invasive approach to bypass surgery, using the “McGinn Technique.”
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Less Invasive Cardiac Bypass Surgery Reduces Risk and Recovery Time
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute recently began offering a less traumatic, minimally invasive approach to cardiac bypass surgery procedure.