Severe Heart Failure: Keys to Survival

Mariell L. Jessup, MD discusses the approach to severe congestive heart failure. Could non-compliance be at fault in those who are failing? How to detect and remedy this situation.

What can a heart failure specialist bring to the table? How are more sophisticated pacemakers, assist devices and transplants changing the prognosis for patients with class IV CHF?

Source: ReachMD | Aired: April 21, 2008 | Length: 13 min

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: Think Surgery?

William C. Welch, MD, FACS, FICS reviews the approach to this common and disabling condition that affects our older patients. He reviews the diagnosis and initial treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis and then discusses how surgical techniques can bring relief to many of our patients.

Source: ReachMD | Aired: April 14, 2008 | Length: 13 min