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Preventive Cardiology — How to lessen your risk for heart surgery
… smoking and proper medication, we have cut the death rate from coronary events by 50 percent. In Fairfield County, …
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After Plication, a Rock Singer Hits the Road Again
… using 80 percent of his total lung capacity--not far off from healthy adults his age, who tend to be using roughly 90 …
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James A. Lee, MD
… in the country. Dr. Lee received his medical degree from Columbia University’s College of Physicians and …
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New Interventional Techniques Eliminate the Need for Thyroid Surgery in Nearly One-Third of Patients with Nodules
… option. Also, patients with cardiac arrhythmias, but aside from that, I think the relative contraindications are … ultimately, again, if the patient were really symptomatic from these thyroid cysts, then they would have needed thyroid … the most important message you hope patients take away from this conversation about new interventional treatments? …
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Heart Disease Was Common in Ancient Egypt, Too
… Wealthy and elite Egyptians ate a lot of fatty meats from cattle, geese, and ducks, and used plenty of salt for …
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Surgery Research Training Program
… leading to external funding. Applications are solicited from two-person teams composed of a fellow, student, or …
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Adult Congenital Heart Disease: Meeting the next generation of challenges
… valves in these patients. We have been looking at data from cardiac MRI, exercise testing, and quality of life …
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Newly Identified Cellular Markers Improve Targets for Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients
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Pediatric Surgery at Columbia Recognized as NY’s Only Level I Pediatric Surgery Center
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Our Heart Surgery Team
… MD | (212) 305-5975 Dr. Goldstone treats patients spanning from birth through adulthood, with a focus on neonatal … the entire spectrum of congenital heart disease (CHD), from complex neonatal surgery to reoperative surgery in … | (212) 305-4134 Dr. Pirelli earned his medical degree from the University of Milan, Italy. He completed his cardiac …
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Mitral Valve Regurgitation
… up into the left atrium. This may prevent the mitral valve from closing tightly and lead to regurgitation. However, … heart tissue cords : Mitral valve regurgitation may result from damage to the tissue cords that anchor the flaps of the …
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Our Services
… resources we have collected based on recommendations from our patients. From the Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian/Cornell health system: …
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Support Services After Lung Transplantation
… From the moment you and your primary pulmonary specialist …
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How Getting Colon Cancer at 21 Changes Everything
… had her colonoscopy which removed a cancerous polyp ion from the rectum. We talked about her risk of having residual …
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NYP/Columbia Celebrates Landmarks in Heart Surgery
… doctors, surgeons, nurses, and an official proclamation from the New York State Assembly and Manhattan Borough …
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