Case Study: Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program | Heart | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/adult-congenital-heart-disease/
Courtney Peets was born a “blue baby.” When she was 17, doctors closed her VSD and placed a pulmonary homograft. In adulthood, she experienced recurrent CHF at 37 weeks of pregnancy and delivered a healthy boy
New clinic for kidney disease offers specialized, comprehensive care | Prevention | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/new-clinic-kidney/
Designed specifically to serve patients with polycystic kidney disease, the clinic also is a resource for regional nephrologists
Should people check their blood pressure at home? | Heart | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/high-blood-pressure-home/
Why do some patients have higher blood pressure numbers at the doctor’s office than at home? It could be “white coat hypertension
Aspirin study aspires to settle dosage question | Heart | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/aspirin-study/
A new clinical trial called ADAPTABLE, The Aspirin Study is aiming to set the record straight on which of two commonly used daily doses of aspirin is more effective. The three-year study is comparing the benefits and side-effect risks of the two doses
Fellows practice what they preach | Heart | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/cardiology-fellows-practice/
Cardiology fellows at UT Southwestern make time for regular exercise in their busy schedules – just like their recommend their patients to do
Top-Tier Cancer Care | Cancer | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/top-tier-cancer-care/
“Cancer care at the highest level. Anywhere.” It’s a bold statement about UT Southwestern’s cancer-fighting capabilities, but it’s one that’s backed by an objective measure
Here’s one call you’ll want to take | Cancer | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/take-call/
A UT Southwestern health initiative seeks to “Call Out Cancer” and put the disease in its place. And you’re invited to join the effort. Add your voice –#CallOutCancer today
Unique Approach to Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Surgery | Heart | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/heart-valve-surgery/
UT Southwestern offers a new way to think about – and do – heart valve surgery, and it’s reducing recovery times and improving outcomes
Cardiology Chief named Circulation Editor-in-Chief | Heart | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/joseph-hill-editor-in-chief/
The Chief of UT Southwestern’s Division of Cardiology and Director of the Harry S. Moss Heart Center has been selected as Editor-in-Chief of the American Heart Association’s premier scientific journal Circulation
AI and virtual reality: The future of cataract surgery has arrived | Eyes and Vision | UT Southwestern Medical Center
https://utswmed.org/medblog/ai-data-cornea-surgery/
Artificial intelligence and virtual reality are making cataract surgeries more precise and improving patient outcomes. In this week’s MedBlog, UT Southwestern discusses how they use these technologies to treat patients with cataracts. Learn more