AMITA Health cares for the whole person — mind, body and spirit. It makes more than happier, healthier patients. It makes better physicians, nurses and healthcare providers. A doctor’s lounge for the ears, Vital Signs is a medical podcast where AMITA Health physicians trade advice, spotlight new treatments and share their best stories. Drawing on years of expertise with warmth and humor, our guests put Wholecare into action — and show you how to do so in your own practice!
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Congenital or acquired structural heart disease can be discouraging for patients trying to live a heart health lifestyle but over the years, the options for identifying, treating, or undergoing surgery for structural heart disease have expanded. Dr. Anupama Shivaraju discusses the structural heart symptoms, treatment modalities, and the criteria patients must have to qualify for a valve repair.
7 Feb 2022
How to Help Patients with CLTI
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Chronic limb-threatening ischemia, or CLTI, carries a significant risk of limb loss and cardiovascular mortality. Dr. Tejas Shah discusses initial treatments, the Limb Salvage Program at AMITA Health, and much more.
31 Jan 2022
New Treatment Options for Common Shoulder Injuries in Your Practice
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Shoulder pain affects roughly 18 to 26 percent of US adults. Dr. Vishal Mehta, FAAOS discusses the most common shoulder issues orthopedic surgeons see in their practices and goes into detail about new treatment options to offer patients quality of life improvements.
31 Jan 2022
Defining Congestive Heart Failure and Advanced Heart Failure Treatment
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Dr. Lakhani discusses medical, procedural and surgical treatment options for patients with advanced heart failure.
25 Jan 2022
Is Deep Brain Stimulation Right for Your Patient?
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Deep Brain Stimulation, or DBS, is a procedure that uses electricity to treat several movement disorders. It can be a life changer for people who suffer from Parkinson's, OCD, and epilepsy to name a few. Dr. Michael Rezak discusses how DBS works, who can benefit from it, and what breakthroughs may be on the horizon.
18 Jan 2022
Venous Disease
(https://support.doctorpodcasting.com/media/k2/items/cache/480b94595e86d391a2f7830e9f782584_Generic.jpg)Chronic venous disease, or CVD, is very common but it often goes under or undiagnosed because the signs and symptoms can often resemble other diseases or ailments. Dr. Tejas Shah explores the symptoms of venous disease more in depth so that you can hopefully get it diagnosed early by a medical professional.
11 Jan 2022
Same-Day TAVR - Implementing These Protocols Will Help Your Organization Get There
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When having surgery, especially heart surgery, many patients are anxious about the length of their hospital stay but that scenario is starting to change. Dr. Andrei Pop discusses protocol changes to facilitate outpatient-based TAVR procedures and the win/win that presents for both patients and clinicians.
29 Dec 2021
Easy-to-Miss Symptoms of a Life-Threatening Aneurysm
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Dr. Baqai reveals 3-5 seemingly innocuous symptoms that a general practitioner might observe during a patient checkup. These symptoms are actually indicators of AAA, which is life-threatening.
29 Dec 2021
Carotid Artery Disease Screening and Treatment Modalities
(https://support.doctorpodcasting.com/media/k2/items/cache/c3e282200c018332361458fe5d073c2a_Generic.jpg)Approximately 15 million people suffer from a stroke annually and 1/3 of them die. Most patients have no warning as they may be asymptomatic. Dr. Baqai discusses the potentially easy to miss symptoms of a life-threatening aneurysm.
20 Dec 2021
No-Radiation Ablation & Cryoablation to Micra(r) Pacemakers
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There are a number of treatment options when it comes to AFib. Dr. Mehta explains treatment options which can include no-radiation ablation and cryoablation to Micra(r) pacemakers as well as when each modality is indicated.
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