How A Keep the Beat Heart Screening Saved This Man’s Life
When Randy’s wife bought him a Keep the Beat heart screening, it was meant to just be precautionary – Randy was perfectly healthy and showed no symptoms of heart disease. But what the screening found changed everything for him. Arkansas Heart Hospital’s Keep the Beat program builds a nine-component cardiovascular risk profile that allows patients…Read more
Gastric Sleeve Surgery Allows Woman to Take Life Back, Prevent Diabetes
Meet Lisa, a patient at the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute (BMI) at Arkansas Heart Hospital, who underwent gastric sleeve surgery with Dr. Samuel Bledsoe. A Defining Moment In October 2020, my mom suddenly passed away due to diabetes. That caused me to take a good look at myself, and at that moment, I knew my…Read more
Gastric Sleeve Surgery Helps Woman Play with Kids Again, Gain Confidence
“Completely miserable” is how Jill described herself a few years ago. At 250 pounds, she had both hips replaced in her 30s due to severe osteoarthritis, and obesity-related diseases like high cholesterol and blood pressure. “I almost started my journey in 2018, but I left the idea of surgery alone,” she said. “I was too…Read more
Gastric Sleeve Surgery Allows Patient to Get Off Cholesterol, Diabetes Medications
For years Victor was suffering from high cholesterol, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes. He knew he had to get off his medications for good, but traditional weight loss options were not successful. MAKING THE DECISION At a weight of 442 pounds, Victor was suffering from high cholesterol, high blood pressure and type 2…Read more
Bariatric-friendly Big Game 2022 recipes
2022 Big Game Menu Buffalo chicken dip Spinach and artichoke spread with low-carb tortilla crisps and veggies Sausage balls Pull apart pizza Above, watch our Bariatric and Metabolic Institute (BMI) dietitians cook our bariatric-friendly, low-carb Big Game 2022 menu from the kitchen, and find a shopping list, ingredients, instructions and nutrition information below. Shopping list:…Read more
Meet our new interventional cardiologist Dr. Soomro
We are pleased to welcome our new Interventional Cardiologist Dr. Armaghan Soomro, MD, to the Arkansas Heart Hospital family. Dr. Soomro joined the Interventional Cardiology team after completing his clinical fellowship at UAMS. He earned his medical degree from Dow Medical College where he graduated with special honors. He completed his post-graduate training in Internal…Read more
Post-COVID Pulmonary Rehab Program to help restore patients’ quality of life
Arkansas Heart Hospital is proud to launch the state’s first post-COVID pulmonary rehabilitation program. The comprehensive outpatient treatment, offered through Strong Hearts Rehabilitation Center, will serve qualifying individuals experiencing symptoms for at least four weeks. It will be one of five medical facilities in the U.S. to offer services the special rehabilitation services. Strong Hearts Rehabilitation Center…Read more
Do you need a social media break?
Social media has inherently and significantly changed the way we communicate with one another. For good or bad, our social media feeds can affect our mental health. According to Dr. Urmi Jani, PSY-D, there are positive and negative aspects to social media. On the positive side, it can allow us to feel connected to each…Read more
“Love/Agapao” – Devotional with Chaplain Smith
How do you define Love? A feeling? An emotion? Some say love is a feeling you feel when you feel something you never felt before. Many people have written about love. They say love is blind, love is a many splendored thing, love is war, love is the answer, love is all you need. I…Read more
“What’s in your Pocket?” – Devotional with Chaplain Smith
Chaplain Shelby Smith served at a local church for 19 years before joining Arkansas Heart Hospital. Here, he has the opportunity to meet the spiritual needs of patients, their families and our staff. In addition to offering prayer and encouragement, Chaplain Shelby Smith shares a weekly devotional. — Have you noticed people seem to be more…Read more