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Dr. Ramana Participates in Ground Breaking TAVR Procedure
Ravi Ramana, D.O.
Posted: 9/10/2012
On Wednesday, September 5th, 2012, Dr. Ravi Ramana, Interventional Cardiologist with Heart Care Centers of Illinois, performed the first non-surgical replacement of an aortic valve using the Edward's SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve Replacement technology at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Dr. Ramana essentially replaced a patient's aortic valve using a small incision in the leg rather than opening the chest and putting the patient on the heart-lung machine as done in conventional open heart surgery
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Dr. Ron Stella's Healthbeat Segment on ABC7 News
Ronald Stella, M.D.
Posted: 8/23/2012
August 23, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- A little-known, dangerous heart condition tends to strike young, fit women. Most people have never heard of it, and many doctors may not even know to look for it.
Meghan Scheiber knows firsthand that what doesn't kill you can make you stronger.
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