LITTLE ROCK - The University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will sponsor a free heart
health seminar Saturday, Nov. 23, from 9:30 a.m. to noon.
The seminar, "Matters of the
Heart," will be in Walton Auditorium in the Arkansas Cancer
Research Center at UAMS in Little Rock. It is part of the UAMS
"Here's to Your Health" Educational Seminar Series for
the general public. To make reservations, call (501) 526-6200 or
e-mail seminars@uams.edu
Dr. J.L. Mehta, a professor in the
UAMS College of Medicine and director of the UAMS Division of
Cardiovascular Medicine, will welcome participants to the seminar
and introduce the speakers. The topics and speakers will be
"Living With Heart
Failure"
Dr. Eugene Smith, director,
Heart Transplant Program
"Echocardiography"
Dr. B.K. Singh, director,
Noninvasive Laboratories
UAMS Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular
Medicine
"Legs for Life"
Dr. Timothy McCowan, chief,
Vascular/Interventional Radiology
(Legs for Life is a national
screening program for peripheral vascular disease (PVD) - a
disease of the arteries that is most commonly characterized by leg
or hip pain that occurs during walking or exercising, but
disappears after a few minutes of rest. PVD serves as a warning
sign of potential heart attack.)
"Electricity in the
Heart"
Dr. Joseph Bissett,
director, Electrophysiology Service
"The Feminine Side of Heart
Disease"
Dr. Nelly Kazzaz, Division
of Cardiovascular Medicine
"Overcoming Obesity for a
Healthier Heart"
Dr. Philip Kern, director,
Weight Control Program
The seminar will conclude with a
question-and-answer session and drawings for door prizes.
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Contact:
Leslie W. Taylor
501-686-8998
Wireless phone: 501-951-7260
leslie@uams.edu
Andrea Peel,
501-686-8996
Wireless: 501-351-7903
Andrea@uams.edu
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