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Bariatric Surgery: An Investment In Your Life with Kady Hill

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With a diabetes cure rate of 83% with the gastric bypass and 66% with the gastric sleeve, the Bariatric & Metabolic Institute at Arkansas Heart Hospital has helped patients reach their weight goals and achieve better health. Kady Hill, director of the Bariatric & Metabolic Institute, is with us today to discuss who the institute serves and how the program not only focuses on weight loss but improved health all together.

Keep Your Heart (And Your Sanity) Healthy This Holiday Season

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We are on the cusp of the busiest — and tastiest — time of the year. So we’ve provided a simple roadmap to navigating the holidays while making sure your health stays strong and your stress stays low. From wrapping gifts to planning parties to actually enjoying the holidays — here’s some guidance to give you a great season.

Building Stronger Hearts Through Cardiac Rehab with Christine Alongi

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When most people think of post-surgery rehab, they commonly think of knee, hip or shoulder repair — the type of surgeries that require weeks or months of rehabilitation to regain full function. But orthopedic surgeries aren’t the only surgeries that require rehab — cardiac rehab is every bit as essential following a heart surgery. Which is why we built the Strong Hearts Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Center where participants are offered a personalized program focused on exercise, eating behaviors, food preparation, understanding medications and stress management. We’re here with Christine Alongi, the center’s director, to learn more about the great services Strong Hearts Rehab provides.

Spiritual Health Empowering Your Physical Health with Chaplain Larry Charles

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Arkansas Heart Hospital’s Chaplain Larry Charles serves as the faith liaison to our patients, their families and our staff, bringing spiritual wellness and guidance. Brother Larry, however, didn’t start out as a chaplain — he began as a gastroenterology tech in the operating room. He’s in the studio today to share his story — moving from the operating room to the chaplaincy — and how spiritual health can profoundly impact your physical health.

Benefit Heart Health at the Festival of Wines with Dr. Gary Nash

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Drinking wine has proven to have great benefits for heart health. So it’s only natural that we talk about the Festival of Wines: Cocktails & Cuisine, which benefits the American Heart Association. We have former Festival Chair Dr. Gary Nash in studio to talk about the event and what you can expect. Happening on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in North Little Rock, Ark. at Dickey-Stephens Park, this amazing event will help fundraise for better heart health care across the state and nation. The festival features more than 20 wines to sample, along with food from 20 restaurants, craft beer, cocktails and more!”

 

Healthy Eating: How To Cook After A Heart Attack with Chef Mark

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After a cardiac event, your life changes — and so does what you eat. But what are the best ways to eat healthy when it comes to your heart? Chef Mark Elliotte, Arkansas Heart Hospital’s full-time chef, is in the studio with us to share his best tips for cooking great-tasting, heart-healthy meals. More than a great cook, Chef Mark is also an educator for our cardiac rehab facility, Strong Hearts, spending each day with patients to teach them how to prepare wholesome, healthy foods.

Celebrating 10 Years of Wound Care with Dr. Loretta DePalo

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Today, we’re celebrating! For 10 years, Arkansas Heart Hospital’s Wound Care Center has been treating non-healing and chronic wounds for patients in Little Rock. So we’re speaking to Dr. Loretta DePalo, director of the Wound Care Center, who’s here to talk about the life-changing work the center does for patients who have suffered from chronic wounds for weeks, months and even years.

Arkansas Heart Hospital announces new Hospital Board Members

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Arkansas Heart Hospital is proud to announce two new members to its Board of Directors; Kim Leverett and Chris Dent of Little Rock.

Leverett is a pharmacist and is a Healthcare Provider for the American Heart Association as well as a licensed member of the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. She holds certificates from the National Exercise Trainer’s Association (NETA), National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). She also owns a personal training studio, A Kick Above. She is a five-year breast cancer survivor and is actively involved with Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure, St. Mark Baptist Church and Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. She and her husband Mark have three teenage children. Dent is a health care executive with over 40 years of administrative and management experience in hospital settings. She currently maintains her Arkansas Registered Nurse licensure and CPR/ACLS certification.

Dent served on the Arkansas Breast Cancer Advisory Board and the Practice Committee of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing over 12 years. She’s previously worked as VP of Clinical Services at Arkansas Heart, CLD Consulting, Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Conway Regional Medical Center and DeWitt City Hospital. Dent is retired and a Master Gardener for Pulaski County.

“We are delighted to have both intelligent, innovative, and accomplish women as members of our board,” said Dr. Bruce Murphy “They will help steer Arkansas Heart into the future of medicine.”

Leg Pain, Peripheral Arterial Disease And How It Ties Back To The Heart With Ian Cawich, MD

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Experiencing leg pain that doesn’t go away? Or perhaps wounds in your legs and feet that heal very slowly? It may have to do with your heart. Consistent leg pain may be due to Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), which goes hand-in-hand with heart disease. With September being PAD Awareness Month, we brought interventional cardiologist Ian Cawich, MD into the studio to talk about how you can lower your risk for PAD, and how a history of smoking can increase that risk.

Is Your Heart Aflutter? With Dr. Monica Lo

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Kicking off Atrial Fibrillation Awareness month, today we sit down with Electrophysiologist Dr. Monica Lo. Electrophysiology, for those who don’t know, is the study of the electrical system of your heart. If you deal with A-Fib, or are interested in how the electrical functions of the heart work, you’ll want to hear some of the lifesaving options as well as how to keep living your best life.