MUSC Cardiothoracic Chief's Heart Rests with Career, Family
As the new chief of cardiothoracic surgery at MUSC, the 44-year-old physician, scientist and academic has hit the court running, focusing on growing the program and its reputation, not burnishing his star.
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by Bill Thompson, The Post and Courier MUSC to Begin One-stop Cardiac Health Program
On September 16, 2008, MUSC will begin accepting patients to the Seinsheimer Cardiac Health Program, designed to help women and men prevent heart attacks and strokes through easy access to a range of services.
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by Wevonneda Minis, the Post and Courier MUSC Doctors' Heart Disease Test Could Help Millions
Two MUSC doctors say they are less than five years away from creating a quick, easy test to determine if a person with high blood pressure will develop heart disease.
Read more Dr. Pamela Morris named to AHA Mid-Atlantic Affiliate's 08-09 Board of Directors
Dr. Pamela Morris, Assistant Professor of Medicine with MUSC's Heart & Vascular Center in Charleston, was elected to the American Heart Association Mid-Atlantic Affiliate board of directors at their June meeting.
Read more Family Confronts Tough Choice to Save Baby
They knew there was trouble 14 weeks into the pregnancy. The baby's heart wasn't quite right. In August, at 16 weeks, a preliminary diagnosis was made: a serious congenital heart defect. The doctor presented three choices to Rebecca and Scott Butcher, three awful choices.
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by Adam Parker, the Post and Courier Get a Hold on Your Heart
The number one leading cause of death in women is heart disease. Dr. Pamela Morris, Director of Preventive Cardiology and Co-director of Women’s Heart Care at the Medical University of South Carolina, says that waking audiences up has been a big part of her job as a physician, public speaker, and Assistant Professor of Medicine.
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by Tracy Morris, Single Minded Women Berlin Heart Could Save Children's Lives
Five-year-old Joseph Greenwood needed a life-saving solution while he was waiting for a heart transplant. The Berlin Heart, widely used in Europe but has not been FDA approved in the U.S., could keep Joseph alive long enough to get a new heart. Cardiologists and cardiac surgeons at MUSC applied to the FDA for a compassionate waiver, which they were granted after much red tape.
Read Joseph's story Specialists Perform a Procedure to Save Life
A team of pediatric cardiothoracic surgeons succeeded in performing a rare and challenging procedure when they removed a 6.5-centimeter mass from the heart of a 2-month-old boy from Myrtle Beach. After removing a tumor the size of two golf balls, the surgeons reconstructed the inside and outside of the heart of Taylor Stenhouse. The baby now is recovering and doing fine, his doctors said.
Read Taylor's story Cardiologist Poised to Care for Unique Group
Adults born with congenital heart problems comprise a group of people with unique treatment challenges unlike what most adult cardiologists have seen in their careers. Because of this, cardiologists such as MUSC's Heart & Vascular Center's David Gregg, M.D., have decided to sub-specialize in adult congenital heart disease in order to provide these patients with the specific care they need.
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