You can improve the appearance of your legs by minimizing the effects of varicose and spider veins. You are invited to a free Lovely Legs screening. A clinician will review a brief venous medical history and examine any questionable veins in your legs. Additionally, a surgeon will consult with you on possible treatment options. Limited [...]
Posts Tagged ‘cardiology’
Lovely Legs Vein Screenings to be Conducted By Appointment for Free
Tuesday, January 4th, 2011“Mom Has Atrial Fibrillation” Webcast
Thursday, August 12th, 2010Atrial fibrillation is a very common heart rhythm disorder, especially in older adults. If you have a parent or another older adult you might be assisting with health concerns, don’t miss this webcast featuring electrophysiologist Dr. Michael Bensler.
Baptist Receives Award from American Heart and American Stroke Association
Monday, May 17th, 2010Recently, Baptist Cardiovascular Services was recognized for performance in the “Get With The Guidelines (SM)” quality improvement program. Baptist was awarded the Gold Performance Achievement Award for the “Get with the Guidelines – Heart Failure.” The recognition awarded to Baptist is the result of work with the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association to [...]
Healthy Heart Tip for February 25 2010 Tackles Obesity
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Obesity is now recognized as a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, which can lead to heart attack. Obesity is mainly caused by taking in more calories than are used up in physical activity and daily life. Talk to your doctor about healthy nutrition and exercise plan to help fight heart disease. The Baptist [...]
Healthy Heart tip for February 24 2010 Know Your Numbers
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010The four important numbers you need to know to safeguard your health are cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar and body mass index. They are key indicators of your risk for major illness. During a heart check up, your doctor takes a careful look at your “numbers,” including your cholesterol and triglyceride levels, your blood pressure [...]
Healthy Heart Tip for February 22 2010
Monday, February 22nd, 2010If you have multiple risk factors for heart disease, you should consider the Cardiac Calcium Scoring screening. Calcium deposits shows coronary plaque and risk of future coronary disease. This screening detects calcium deposits in coronary arteries and compares it to standards for your age and gender. For details and to see if you qualify for [...]
Cardiologist Discusses Cold Weather Affects on the Heart
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Cardiologist Chris Waterer, MD appeared on WLBT’s 4 pm to discuss and explain how this cold weather in Jackson, Miss. affects the heart. var s1 = new SWFObject(“/mediaplayer.swf”,”sfvideo1″,”352″,”288″,”9.0.115″); s1.addParam(“allowfullscreen”,”true”); s1.addParam(“allowscriptaccess”,”always”); s1.addParam(“wmode”,”transparent”); s1.addVariable(“file”, “/mednews/media/cold-weather-heart-wlbt.mp4″); s1.addVariable(“config”, “/config.xml”); s1.addVariable(“width”, “352″); s1.addVariable(“height”, “288″); s1.addVariable(“image”, “/images/poster_mednews352x288.png”); s1.addVariable(“title”, “Cardiologist Discusses Cold Weather Affects on the Heart”); s1.write(“video1″);
Heart Month Tip for February 16 2010
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010The four important numbers you need to know to safeguard your health are cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar and body mass index. They are key indicators of your risk for major illness. Know your numbers and take action to reduce your chances of developing heart disease and other major chronic illnesses. Talk to your doctor [...]
Pearl man survives because of hypothermia therapy
Monday, November 30th, 2009Review this story of how Baptist is using induced hypothermia to save cardiac arrest patients.
Baptist Cardiovascular Services Introduces New Technology for Congestive Heart Failure Treatment
Friday, November 20th, 2009For heart failure patients suffering from fluid overload, time is of the essence. Excess fluid builds up in various locations in a patient’s body and eventually, can lead to a reduction in the amount of oxygen entering the blood causing shortness of breath and discomfort. Baptist Cardiovascular Services, a division of Baptist Medical Center in [...]
