With more than 14 regional clinics throughout Northeastern Oklahoma, Oklahoma Heart Institute offers patients and communities access to top quality providers close to their own home. Today, we are going inside one of those clinics - Grove - to introduce you to the people who are changing our patients' lives. From Registered Medical Assistant Specialist Mary Parker who grew up with a mother who referenced medical books to help care for her four children to Kati Shoenrock, who is often stopped out and about in the community by patients appreciative of their care at Oklahoma Heart Institute,... Read More »
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Oklahoma Heart Institute performed the first successful percutaneous transcatheter mitral valve repair procedure (MitraClip) in Tulsa November, 18, 2014. This procedure helps patients with mitral regurgitation who are too high-risk for surgery. Go inside the case at the hybrid lab.
More than 100 patients throughout the region have received Trancatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) at Oklahoma Heart Institute since the program began May 2, 2012. In honor of the first 100 patients, a reception was held October 16, 2014 attended by several patients and their families, along with Tulsa's most experienced TAVR team - Oklahoma Heart Institute physicians, nurses and staff. Patients shared their own stories and revealed what a difference this procedure has had on their quality of life from 95 to 57.
“I thought this is serious,” says Andrea Eppley of the day she was admitted to the ICU at Oklahoma Heart Institute. She was pregnant with her second son and still five weeks before his due date. “I was really scared. What if I die?” Andrea had called her OB/Gyn Monday morning complaining of shortness of breath, inability to lay down to sleep and swelling of her legs and feet so severe she was not able to walk more than a few feet. Later that afternoon, at her appointment with her OB/Gyn, she was sent to Hillcrest Medical Center’s Peggy V. Helmerich Women’s Health Center for further... Read More »
Oklahoma Heart Institute performed the 55th Transcaval TAVR procedure in the world Tuesday, September 23, 2014. The TAVR team was led by Dr. Kamran Muhammad, Dr. Wayne Leimbach and Dr. Michael Phillips.
Cardiologists and health care providers agree that there are things within our control and things outside of our control when it comes to reducing the risk of having a heart attack. These modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors give us our own individual risk for having a heart attack. While some of us may work really hard to control modifiable risk factors like hypertension, none of us are able to control getting older, for example. Together with our health care team, we work to change what we can, reduce our risk and stay on top of any changes to help prevent a cardiovascular event.... Read More »
In 2013, Oklahoma Heart Institute joined institutions from around the world celebrating World Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Awareness Day at our AFib and Yoga seminar and yoga session. It was a great success and this year we are happy to announce cardiac electrophysiologist Dr. David Sandler is taking the Oklahoma Heart Institute AFib and Yoga seminar to the outdoor stage at Lululemon Community Yoga at Guthrie Green Wednesday, September 10, 2014. Dr. Sandler will talk about the benefits of yoga for those who suffer from AFib and the latest research, led by colleague and friend, Dr. DJ... Read More »
For the 67 million Americans with high blood pressure, they may not feel any different when their blood pressure is elevated. Often referred to as the “silent killer” hypertension, or high blood pressure, usually has no warning signs or symptoms. That is why it is important to have regular physical exams with your primary care physician to be aware of any changes in your blood pressure – a leading risk factor for heart disease and stroke. If you are diagnosed with hypertension, your PCP or cardiologist may recommend that you monitor your blood pressure on a more regular basis at home with... Read More »
The TAVR team at Oklahoma Heart Institute led by Dr. Kamran Muhammad, Dr. Wayne Leimbach and Dr. Michael Phillips recently performed the 100th successful Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) in Tulsa, OK. See how this program is not only helping patients in Oklahoma relieve their symptoms of severe aortic stenosis, but improve their quality of life.
Don’t have time to exercise? It is understandably one of the biggest obstacles in our busy lifestyles to maintaining a regular exercise regime. However, what if carving our a mere five to ten minutes a day could give you additional years of life in return? Would you find the time? In the largest, most comprehensive study examining the long-term benefits of running on reducing all-cause mortality researchers found that running just a short amount of time each daysignificantly reduced the risk of death from all causes and for cardiovascular cause of death.
The 15-year study included... Read More »