Displaying items by tag: heart and vascular services

Oparil one of three doctors to receive national clinical excellence award

UAB’s Suzanne Oparil, M.D., has been selected as one of only three doctors from the United States to receive the Clinical Excellence Award at the National Physician of the Year Awards in New York City.

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WWII vet, three-time Purple Heart recipient back on his feet after ambitious heart treatments, procedures

94-year-old Wade Gladden came to UAB with only 20 percent heart function, but physicians put a monthslong plan in place to restore function — and the Gadsden resident hit every mark along the way.

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Study could lead to revisiting non-cardiac surgery stent guidelines

Drug-eluting stents pose no greater risk of major heart attack following non-cardiac surgery than bare metal stents.

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Study IDs superior hypertension treatment between sexes

Success of ACE inhibitors, alpha blockers, calcium channel blockers and diuretics same in women and men; diuretic reduces cardiovascular complications.

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Cardiologists repair leaky valves without open-heart surgery

This minimally invasive procedure is only available in Alabama at UAB.

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