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Dr. Orin "Fred" Guidry, an anesthesiologist, describes how consciousness during surgery, as depicted in the...
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Dr. Orin "Fred" Guidry, an anesthesiologist, explains the five elements of general anesthesia and how...
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In this aneurysm podcast, Dr. John Ikonomidis, Cardiothoracic Surgeon at MUSC's South Carolina heart center,...
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Atrial Fibrillation Doctors on Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation
One of MUSC's South Carolina heart center doctors, Dr. Marcus Wharton, Director of Clinical Cardiac...
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Dr. Marcus Wharton, Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and one of MUSC's atrial fibrillation doctors,...
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Dr. Marcus Wharton, Director of Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, explains in detail atrial fibrillation, what the...
Autopsies: A Pathologist’s Explanation
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Biventricular Pacemaker: What is Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy?
Persons with severe heart failure and in need of heart failure treatment may benefit from...
Blood Transfusion: Donating Blood
Dr. Jerry Squires, the director of MUSC’s blood transfusion service, discusses the importance of donating...
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Bug Bites: Symptoms and When to See the Doctor
Dr. Bill Simpson, a Family Medicine doctor, talks in this health news podcast about common...
Cardiac Arrest and “Sudden Cardiac Death”: An Overview
In the United States, 1 person a minute goes into cardiac arrest. Dr. Michael...
Cardiac Arrest: Medically Induced Hypothermia to Spare Brain Tissue
Dr. Edward Jauch explains the use of medically induced hypothermia for emergency treatment after cardio-pulmonary/cardiac...
Cardiac Transplantation: Selection of Patients for Surgery
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Childhood Obesity: Reducing Calories
Dr. Debra Bowlby of MUSC's Children's Hospital discusses ways to reduce calories in the daily...
Choking: Potential Hazards and Prevention
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Clinical Trials on Pioglitazone
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Clinical Trials: What is a Randomized Control Trial?
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Clinical Trials: An Overview of the Approval Process for Medications
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Clinical Trials: Where to Find Published Quality Clinical Trial Results
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Congenital Heart Defect: Reparation of Heart Abnormalities in Children
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Congenital Heart Disease: Holes in the Heart
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Congestive Heart Failure Treatment: What is Congestive Heart Failure?
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Coronary Artery Disease: Chest Pain Centers
If you have sudden chest pain, the health care team at a chest pain center...
Coronary Artery Disease: Stents and Management of Heart Disease
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Coronary Artery Disease: What is a heart attack?
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Disaster Relief: Avian Influenza
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Dr. Aquilla “Quill” Turk, a radiologist and one of MUSC's South Carolina stroke specialists with...
Vascular Problems: Arteriovenous Malformations
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Vitamin D: Deficiency Among Americans
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