SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital cardiologists are among the first in the nation to implant a new wireless heart monitoring device that detects irregular heart rhythms. It allows them to determine whether fainting, dizziness or even stroke are due to abnormal heart rhythms as the implantable device records a patient’s…
ST. LOUIS - Neurosurgeons at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital have a new, minimally-invasive option for complex spine surgery using O-arm technology, providing a virtual image of the spine that shows screw placement and trajectory during the procedure. O-arm is a multidimensional imaging system providing surgeons with real-time, 3D images,…
January 27, 2014, ST. LOUIS – Specialists at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital have a new option for patients in need of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) – a subcutaneous ICD (s-ICD) with no leads inserted into the body’s veins, reducing complications while still protecting patients from episodes of ventricular…
August 8, 2013, ST. LOUIS - SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital surgeons have a new option for some end stage cancer patients with a procedure called HIPEC. According to Jula Veerapong, MD, a surgical oncologist at Saint Louis University Hospital and a SLUCare physician, surgeons temporarily close an incision after removing…
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has new recommendations that current or former smokers over 55 be screened with low dose CT scans for lung cancer. David Stoeckel, MD, SLUCare pulmonologist at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, talked about it with KSDK’s Kay Quinn.
Today is another day with temperatures in the mid-90s in St. Louis. It may seem like common sense to some, but please take it easy in the heat. From our website, here are tips on preventing heat related illness: Drink plenty of fluids during vigorous or outdoor activities (including sunbathing), especially on…
Surgeons at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital have a new fat grafting option for breast reconstruction after cancer. Watch the above interview with SLUCare plastic surgeon Bruce Kraemer, MD, and KSDK’s Kay Quinn to find out more. For more info, call 314-577-8793.
June 25, 2013, ST. LOUIS – While many were surprised of James Gandolfini’s death from a heart attack at 51, it’s something heart specialists see all too often. Michael Lim, MD, co-director of the Center for Comprehensive Cardiovascular Care (C4) at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital and a SLUCare cardiologist, talked about…
