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FALL 1993 ISSUE: CARDIOVASCULAR SERVICES
Cardiovascular Services
Ilea!Mews Briefs
Sinai's Heart Center
Women's Health Series
Sinai Hospital offers a free health series just for women
featuring important topics such as premenstrual syn-
drome, stress management, pregnancy after age 30,
menopause and genetic testing. A panel of Sinai health
professionals provides the latest information on these is-
sues and answers your questions. Programs are held
from 7 to 9 p.m., the first and third Wednesday of the
month. The first Wednesday program is held at Sinai
Hospital, Zuckerman Auditorium, 6767 West Outer Dri-
ve, Detroit, between Greenfield and Hubbell. The third
Wednesday program is held at the Bloomfield Township
Library (BTL), L.H. Green Room, 1099 Lone Pine Road,
at the southeast corner of Telegraph. Upcoming programs
are:
Date
Nov. 17
Dec. 1
Dec. 15
Topic
After the Baby: Pediatricians
and Parenting
Ovarian Cancer
Contraception in the '90's
Moves to the Beat of the '90s.
inai Hospital serves a
community located in a state
with the dubious
distinction of being
nationally ranked
fourth highest in
the incidence of heart
disease, according to the
American Heart Association.
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Location
BTL
,
Sinai
BTL
To reserve a seat for any of these free programs, please
call 1-800-248-3627.
Rediscover the Joy of Parenting
Sinai Hospital is pleased to host "The 10 Greatest Gifts
I Give My Children," an interactive workshop for parents
of tots to teens. Presented by Donna Nott of the Vannoy
Group of Golden, Colo., the program is designed for par-
ents to: nurture self-esteem in children; develop quali-
ties, values and principles important to the family's
mission; move from reactive to proactive parenting; and
foster a strong sense of family and teamwork. The pro-
gram will be held from 8:30 am to 5 pm, at two locations
–Nov. 13, at the Bloomfield Township Library, and Dec.
4, at the Livonia Civic Center Library. The fee is $45 per
person, or $80 per couple, and advance registration is re-
quired. To register or for more information, call Sinai Hos-
pital Childbirth Education, 493-6086.
Sinai Hosts HealthCheck
Sinai Hospital will host its fall health
screening, HealthCheck, 1-4 p.m., No-
vember 16, at the Jewish Community
Center, 15110 West Ten Mile Road, Oak
Park. HealthCheck features Sinai physi-
cians and nurses who will provide screen-
ings for blood pressure, cholesterol, hearing and vision.
Sinai registered dieticians will also be on hand to answer
questions regarding proper diet and to offer recipes for a
variety of low-fat, low-cholesterol, low-sodium meals.
HealthCheck is free and open to the public. For more
information, call 493-5895.
Be a Vital Woman
Sinai offers a special health education program just
for women. Vital Woman is a unique way for women to
get together in a small group to learn about the latest de-
velopments and issues in women's health. Speakers ad-
dress such issues as birth control, menopause,
premenstrual syndrome and breast health, to name a
few. Sinai provides the hostess with invitations, and each
Vital Woman receives a complimentary workbook on
maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Call Vital Woman at
1-800-248-3627 for more information on this free service
from Sinai.
Consider some of the
most fear-provoking
killers: cancer, accidents,
pneumonia, influenza,
suicide and AIDS. To-
gether, the grim total of
lives these diseases claim
is less than the 980,000
lives lost to cardiovascu-
lar diseases yearly in the
U.S.
The sheer size and cost
of this problem beg for in-
novative, progressive, pa-
tient-oriented solutions.
Sinai Hospital has tak-
en these realities to heart.
Its response has been the
total revamping of its
Cardiovascular Services
program; nothing less
than "a hospital within a
hospital," says vice pres-
Let the Light
Shine In
D
r. 0. William Brown
says what patients
would want their vascular
surgeon to say: "I'm very re-
ceptive to new ideas be-
cause it's what I would
want to have done for me
— a new, better technique."
ident of the program, Jim
Schoeck.
Sinai has developed a
comprehensive, thorough
program of tests, treat-
ment and surgery which
is seamless. No costly de-
lays, repetitiveness or oth-
er impediments to
required services will in-
convenience patients or
their doctors.
While expanding ser-
vices and streamlining
the process, patient safe-
ty remains paramount.
But isn't "safe" what
most people expect?
Yes, but not all hospi-
tals offer the full spec-
trum of cardiovascular
services.
Safety is key at Sinai
where a full-service car-
diovascular program is
available – from cardiac
catheterization to balloon
angioplasty, open heart
surgery and cardiac re-
habilitation. This range
of services is a benefit to
patients who can feel
comfortable knowing that
the care they may need –
whether low-risk or an
emergency – is available
on site, around the clock.
Cardiac patients at Sinai
have the advantage of a
full spectrum of highly-
trained specialists and
top-notch services to meet
their needs.
Imagine going to a hos-
pital where cardiac
catheterization diagnoses
As a member of the pres-
tigious, 250-member world-
wide Society of Vascular
Surgery, Dr. Brown has ac-
cess to the latest develop-
ments in his field.
"Things have changed
tremendously since I did
my fellowship at the Mayo
Clinic 12 years ago," says
the conductor of award-
winning research. "And the
field continues to change
faster and faster."
One example of change
is the new method of tak-
ing the donor vessel from a
cardiac bypass patient's leg.
Instead of making an inci-
sion of 12 or more inches, a
few one-inch incisions are
made. Using an angio-
scope, or viewing device in-
serted on a tube threaded
through the vein, the need-
ed valves can be visualized
and removed for implanta-
tion near the heart. The pa-
tient recovers faster with
less discomfort.
Similarly, the angio-
scope permits the visual-
ization and removal of
arterial blood clots through
a catheter. This procedure
is more efficient than older
methods and reduces the
need for further operations.
Dr. Brown and his col-
leagues are also following
qinal
blocked arteries. Bypass
surgery or balloon angio-
plasty is needed to open
the crucial channels to
the heart, but the facility
does not offer those ser-
vices. Patients will have
to be referred to a full-ser-
vice hospital, like Sinai,
where tests must be rein-
terpreted or repeated.
Thanks to the meticu-
lous management of pa-
tients and a fully
integrated cardiac pro-
gram that includes some
of southeastern Michi-
gan's most up-to-date
heart care services, Sinai
offers patients quality,
comprehensive cardiac
care. V
some balloon angioplasty
vessel-opening procedures
with the implantation of a
tiny wire stent that keeps
the vessel open longer.
Dr. Brown is also excit-
ed about a very new bypass
graft procedure that can be
done without an incision by
working through the
artery. He is attending in-
ternational -seminars to
learn the approach so he
can bring the latest tech-
nology back to Sinai where
he will be among the first
in the U.S. to offer it to pa-
tients. IP
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