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Heart matters : a memoir of a female heart surgeon
Memoir of the high-stakes life of a female heart surgeon.
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Women's health conference to feature 'The Angina Monologues'
[Kathy Magliato] is a cardiothoracic and heart transplant surgeon, and author of \"Healing Hearts: The Memoir of a Female Heart Surgeon.\"
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10 myths about heart disease
\"There's a lack of awareness of what ideal cardiovascular health really is,\" says Ralph Sacco, president of the American Heart Association. While 35 percent of people surveyed say they're in good health, when quizzed about seven major health factors - diet, activity level, blood pressure, cholesterol, weight, blood sugar and smoking status - only about half of 1 percent hit all the targets for good health, he says. \"People think they're healthier than they are,\" he says, making it less likely that they'll take steps to reduce their heart risks. It doesn't affect those who are fit and strong. Staying fit and active improves heart health, but doctors can cite many cases in which even the healthiest habits are not enough. \"Exercise does afford you benefits,\" [Richard Milani] says. \"Fitness reduces the potency of risk factors, but it doesn't eliminate them.\" You may run marathons, but \"you still have to have your cholesterol checked,\" he says. \"You still can't smoke.\" \"So, I say, 'Oh, he's a pain in the neck,' and I have neck pain for a week. I get tired and say, 'I need to go to the spa.' I get nauseous and think I shouldn't have had that extra pizza. It's never heart disease.\"
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myths about heart disease
\"There's a lack of awareness of what ideal cardiovascular health really is,\" says Ralph Sacco, president of the American Heart Association. While 35 percent of people surveyed say they're in good health, when quizzed about seven major health factors - diet, activity level, blood pressure, cholesterol, weight, blood sugar and smoking status - only about half of 1 percent hit all the targets for good health, he says. \"People think they're healthier than they are,\" he says, making it less likely that they'll take steps to reduce their heart risks. It doesn't affect those who are fit and strong. Staying fit and active improves heart health, but doctors can cite many cases in which even the healthiest habits are not enough. \"Exercise does afford you benefits,\" [Richard Milani] says. \"Fitness reduces the potency of risk factors, but it doesn't eliminate them.\" You may run marathons, but \"you still have to have your cholesterol checked,\" he says. \"You still can't smoke.\" \"So, I say, 'Oh, he's a pain in the neck,' and I have neck pain for a week. I get tired and say, 'I need to go to the spa.' I get nauseous and think I shouldn't have had that extra pizza. It's never heart disease.\"
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CARDIAC STRESS TEST USEFUL, BUT NOT A CATCH-ALL
As many heart disease patients discover, a treadmill analysis often isn't enough. Six months after a \"normal\" stress test, surgeons cracked open [Marc Wallack]'s chest for quadruple bypass surgery. An artery was 95 percent blocked. Not always. Heart attacks arise from what cardiologists call a \"vulnerable plaque,\" which can be thought of as a pimple in the artery. These pimples can suddenly erupt - no one knows why - releasing chemicals from the artery that trigger a blood clot to form. \"It's possible for a plaque to evolve from a 20 percent narrowing to a complete blood clot - causing a heart attack - in a matter of minutes,\" said preventive cardiologist Steve Devries, an associate professor at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Wallack, who ran a marathon after his open heart surgery, still gets his annual stress test. But it's even more important to pick the right cardiologist, he said. \"If you have a heart history, are hypertensive or have high cholesterol or diabetes, choose carefully,\" he said. \"A cardiologist becomes a key person in your life.\"
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SHAPING UP A HEART ; JACKET DEVICE SHOWS PROMISE FOR GIVING AILING HEARTS SUPPORT AND A CHANCE TO HEAL THEMSELVES
PHOTO; Los Angeles Times photo (color) IN TESTING: Dr. [Kathy E. Magliato], co-principal investigator at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, shows a heart model encased in the Acorn CorCap. The device helps contain the size of the heart and slows enlargement. ANOTHER OPTION The CorCap is not the only device designed to reduce stress on the heart. The Myocor Myosplint system, which is being tested in Europe and the United States, does its job by changing the size and shape of the heart's main pumping chamber, the left ventricle. It consists of two pads connected by a tension bar. The bar is placed down the length of the left ventricle and threaded through the opposing walls of the chamber, where it is anchored on each end by a pad. This allows the chamber's opposing walls to be drawn together, which should reduce its size and improve cardiac function. The device is not as far along in development as the CorCap, but has been implanted in 25 patients, including six at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio. The manufacturer plans to enroll as many as 25 more patients to determine whether it works.
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Heart jacket offers hope ; Experimental device improves function of damaged muscle
Heart failure is the steadily declining ability of the heart muscle to pump blood, either from sudden damage caused by heart attacks or from gradual deterioration in muscle function caused by high blood pressure, leaky heart valves, viral infections, or other factors. The heart offsets this loss by contracting more forcefully. \"But this sets up a vicious cycle that perpetuates further weakening of the heart muscle,\" says Dr. Randall C. Starling, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio. Preliminary tests conducted on 47 patients in Germany and Australia demonstrated that the device prevents progressive enlargement of the heart, preserves or improves the pumping function, and eliminates the back flow of blood through one of the heart valves. While the CorCap won't make hearts perform like new, it may buy patients some quality time. PHOTO - AL SEIB / LOS ANGELES TIMES - Heart surgeon [Kathy E. Magliato] has implanted CorCap, a sock-like device that acts as a brace, in patients with progressive heart failure.
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Shirley Wild: 'Art of All Ages' show suports education programs
Over 75 members of the Women's Circle of Philanthropy attended their 3 rd Annual \"Power of the Purse\" luncheon on May 13 at St. Mary Medical Center. Keynote Speaker Dr. Kathy Magliato gave a presentation on Women and Heart Disease. Presiding over the event were luncheon Co-Chairs Cindy Gillis and Julie Suares, along with the Chair of the Women's Circle Evelyn Best of Keesal, Young & Logan. The Women's Circle of Philanthropy was created by women who support women's healthcare at St. Mary through the SMMC Foundation and who, at the same time, encourage women to join them as philanthropic leaders. St. Mary COO Gail Daly gave the group an update on the Women's Healthy Heart Program progress. The group is in the third year of a grant for the St. Mary Women's Heart Center. In the first two years, the Women's Circle raised over $84,000 for Women's Heart Program and celebrated the opening of the Women's Heart Center at St. Mary in February of this year. The goal of the Women's Circle is to raise $100,000 (total) for the Women's Heart Center.
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Myths about heart disease
\"There's a lack of awareness of what ideal cardiovascular health really is,\" says Ralph Sacco, president of the American Heart Association. While 35 percent of people surveyed say they're in good health, when quizzed about seven major health factors - diet, activity level, blood pressure, cholesterol, weight, blood sugar and smoking status - only about half of 1 percent hit all the targets for good health, he says. \"People think they're healthier than they are,\" he says, making it less likely that they'll take steps to reduce their heart risks. It doesn't affect those who are fit and strong.Staying fit and active improves heart health, but doctors can cite many cases in which even the healthiest habits are not enough. \"Exercise does afford you benefits,\" [Richard Milani] says. \"Fitness reduces the potency of risk factors, but it doesn't eliminate them.\" You may run marathons, but \"you still have to have your cholesterol checked,\" he says. \"You still can't smoke.\" \"So, I say, 'Oh, he's a pain in the neck,' and I have neck pain for a week. I get tired and say, 'I need to go to the spa.' I get nauseous and think I shouldn't have had that extra pizza. It's never heart disease.\"
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