Tag: Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute

Results Encouraging for New PAD Treatment

A new “drug-coated balloon” used to open blocked arteries in people suffering from peripheral arterial disease (PAD) yields better results...

September 29, 2015

Baptist Health South Florida Hospitals Named Best...

Baptist Health South Florida hospitals have once again been recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of the...

July 22, 2015

FDA: Food Industry Must Phase Out Harmful...

The FDA says the move will help reduce coronary heart disease and prevent as many as 20,000 heart attacks and...

June 16, 2015

Watch Now: Expanding Innovation at Baptist Hospital...

(VIDEO: Niberto Moreno, M.D., medical director of cardiac surgery at Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute, guides a tour of the...

June 9, 2015

Watch Now: Expanding Innovation at Baptist Hospital

A $100 million project to expand Baptist Hospital's Surgery Center and Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute is nearing completion

June 4, 2015

New ‘WATCHMAN’ Device Reduces Stroke Risk, Need...

The innovative new device is called WATCHMAN, and while it does not keep time like the name suggests, it helps...

May 11, 2015

Watch Now: 3D Medical Modeling At Miami...

(VIDEO: Barry Katzen, M.D., founder and chief medical executive of Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute explains how medical modeling can...

February 19, 2015

Minorities at Risk for Heart Disease

A recent study by the American Heart Association shows that women’s awareness of heart disease is increasing. The number of...

February 18, 2015

What You Should Know About Heart Valve...

If left untreated, advanced heart valve disease can cause heart failure, stroke, blood clots or death due to sudden cardiac...

February 16, 2015

Heart Disease Affects Women, Too

Ask just about any woman you know what illness she fears most of all, and she’ll likely respond with some...

February 9, 2015

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