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Pacemakers, Defibrillators, MRI - Scan now an option for millions with implanted devices used to control heartbeat

Houston – 5/1/2012

Patients with implanted devices such as pacemakers or defibrillators have typically been advised to avoid MRIs. Now by reprogramming the devices, these patients may be able to get the imaging test to detect a medical condition that otherwise might be missed.

A pacemaker or defibrillator is a small device implanted under the skin to control a person's heartbeat and prevent sudden cardiac death. MRIs contain a strong magnet that can cause these devices to overheat or malfunction.

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Could Starving the Heart Make It Resistant to Damage?

Houston – 4/9/2012

Heart cells starved of nutrients are less likely to be damaged during periods of decreased blood flow and sudden influxes of blood, known as ischemia and reperfusion, and are also less likely to get out of synch with their cellular neighbors, the damaging phenomenon called arrhythmia.

Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center scientists learned that starved heart cells maintain normal calcium cycling and basic mitochondrial function far longer than non-starved cells during periods of extreme stress.

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William Zoghbi, M.D., president of the ACC

Houston – 4/2/2012

The American College of Cardiology's annual Scientific Session is a prominent event on the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center's calendar, but this year's meeting was particularly notable.

William Zoghbi, M.D., was elected president and Miguel Quiñones was elected a Master of the ACC at a special event Monday, March 26, with 2,000 ACC members and supporters in attendance.

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MDHVC co-hosts international training and learning events for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular care

Houston – 3/12/2012

This year's Re-Evolution Summit and Total Endovascular Series attracted more than 250 of the world's top cardiovascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists, neurologists and neurosurgeons, nurse practitioners, fellows, and other specialists to learn about the best new practices in cardiovascular surgery and care. The conference began Thursday, March 8, and concluded Saturday.

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Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center implants its first Sapien valves

Houston – 2/20/2012

A multidisciplinary team of doctors at the Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center implanted the FDA-approved Edwards Sapien transcatheter heart valve into a 90-year-old businessman and 70-year-old woman recently, both too sick to have open heart surgery to treat their narrowed aortic valve. Methodist is one of a small group of centers approved in the country to perform this procedure.

The valves are hard to attain, as a Wall Street Journal article published last week reports Edwards has been selective about the hospitals and academic medical centers to which it will sell the devices.

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Train to "Save a Life" at mass CPR/AED training sessions this weekend

Houston – 2/6/12

Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, the Greater Houston Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, and the Texas Arrhythmia Institute are offering Houston-area residents a chance to become certified in CPR/AED use for $10 on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012.

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Nation's top two cardiology societies honor Methodist echocardiologist Quinoñes

Houston – 2/2/12

Miguel Quiñones, M.D., chair of cardiology at Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center and professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, will receive the Physician Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Echocardiography at the society's annual scientific sessions in June. He will also be named a Master of the American College of Cardiology at that group's annual meeting in March.

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MDHVC's Mahmarian takes over helm of nuclear cardiology society

Houston – 1/11/12

The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology's newest president, John Mahmarian, M.D., chief of Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center's Division of Nuclear Cardiology and CT Services, says he'd like to see continued improvements in the way doctors tailor diagnoses and treatments to specific patients' needs. Mahmarian's one-year term began last week.

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Events

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Cardiovascular Fellows’ Bootcamp

Houston – 8/3/12 – 8/5/12

Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center brings this weekend course: Cardiovascular Fellows’ Bootcamp to Houston, 8/3/12 – 8/5/12. A condensed weekend course in the fundamentals of cardiovascular sciences for fellows and residents designed to upgrade knowledge early in training. Targeted for first-year vascular surgery, interventional cardiology, CT surgery, vascular medicine, interventional radiology fellows and third-year primary certificate VS residents.

For more information contact: Yvette Whittier at ywhittier@tmhs.org or call 713-441-6201.

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3rd Annual Multi-Modality Cardiovascular Imaging for the Clinician

Houston – 9/28/12 – 9/30/12

Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center and the Methodist Institute for Technology, Innovation and Education (MITIE^SM) brings this weekend course: Multi-Modality Cardiovascular Imaging for the Clinician to Houston, 9/28/12 – 9/30/12.

For information call the Office of Continuing Medical Education at 713-441-4971 or email CME@tmhs.org.

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Pumps & Pipes 6: New Horizons

Houston, TX – 12/3/12

In conjunction with The University of Houston and ExxonMobil, this is a unique collaborative effort between Houston's largest industries to explore potential crossover ideas. Much like moving oil through a pipeline, the heart must pump blood through the body. Pumps & Pipes is designed to stimulate discussion, spark ideas and share new technologies between two industries that face similar challenges.

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