The Miller School’s International Medicine Institute and Angiografía de Occidente S.A., the institute’s affiliate in Cali, Colombia, are collaborating on assessing the feasibility and safety of Direct Flow, Inc.’s new transcatheter aortic valve implantation device.
The Miller School of Medicine has launched the first-in-the-nation Heart Recovery Center, further underscoring its expertise in treating cardiovascular disease. This new focus on recovering heart muscle was on display last week as the Miller School hosted a regional hemodynamics course, complete with a live case presentation to more than 100 of the country’s leading interventional cardiologists.
Back in 1986, Homestead resident Mark Frye discovered quite by accident that he had, at best, a year to live, so he thrust himself into the role of medical pioneer. Just 26 at the time, his heart was so enlarged he needed a new one, and he chose an untested but well-prepared team at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital to perform South Florida’s first heart transplant.
Cayman Islands Cancer Society Annual Conference
The Cayman Islands Cancer Society (CICS) had its annual medical symposium and health fair September 9 through 11, 2011 at the Marriott Beach Resort in George Town, Grand Cayman. Physicians and other healthcare personnel from the Caribbean and the U.S.A. were in attendance.
On October 3, international leaders in heart disease gathered at the Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach for the M3 2011 International Cardiovascular Conference.