Category: Innovation
Heart Health
Focusing on You: Minimally-Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
Faster Recovery For Patients Without Open Heart Surgery In this Focusing on You segment, Dr. Joseph Lamelas, chief of cardiac surgery at UHealth, the University of Miami Health System, discusses the benefits of repairing…
Heart Health
Mitral Valve Repair: it’s an Art
When the heart’s mitral valve works correctly, consider it a wonder of biological architecture. “The mitral valve functions like two doors that open and close,” says Dr. Joseph Lamelas, chief…
Brain & Spine
Innovative Stroke Treatment Extends the Window to Save Lives
Before 2018, emergency room doctors had only a six-hour window following the onset of stroke to treat acute paralysis. Due to an innovation in treatment delivery, comprehensive stroke centers now…