Dr. Wes

One cardiologist's epiphany . -Wes h/t: The Carlat Psychiatry Blog .

Any idea what this is? -Wes Answer if you must (spelled backwards): "tneduts lacidem a fo deaH" s'ossaciP olbaP

It's been a constant battle in our household between my brother, a neurosurgeon, and me: which is the more important organ, the heart or...

Think of the money he could have saved : "I am a graphic designer in Southern California. I spent ten minutes throwing this together th...

Pretty impressive : The 17th was implanted March 11 at the Pacemaker and Defibrillator Center at the Saint Barnabas Heart Center at Newark B...

It was a case like so many others, an elderly man who tripped and broke his hip. During his physical examination, a soft murmur was heard so...

By now it's old news (at least as far as the internet goes). But c utting a pacemaker from someone's chest is no easy feat, especi...

When you really need a lawyer, you find you can't afford one . -Wes

There's a primary care physician (not "provider") shortage . Yep. They are underpaid. Yep. We should redistribute money from t...

It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood A beautiful day for a neighbor Would you be mine? Could you be mine? Good morning boys and gir...

The orthopedic physical examination: short, sweet and nearly uninterpretable: Gen: NAD Incision c/d/i Motor 5/5 pf/df/ehl Silt @ t/s/s/sp/dp...

Say it ain't so. But look for cash-strapped legislatures across the country to consider this latest tactic to feed from the Medicare Nat...

Watchman, Atritech's new left atrial appendage occlusion device for the treatment of atrial fibrillation stroke risk, squeeked by the F...

... courtesy of Photoshop over at impactedNurse.com . -Wes h/t: Gruntdoc

Want to know what specialty a doctor practices? Just ask that doctor what time their first meeting of the day begins. While not always per...

iThink iT's iNevitable that iElectrophysiology Apps will iNvade the iPhone: Some companies, such as Toumaz.com , are building tiny sens...

There is, after all, strength in numbers . From the national ICD Registry: Of 111,293 ICD (implantable cardiac defibrillator) implantations...

When the ache in her lower abdomen became excruciating, the young woman was rushed to a surgery center, where the doctor diagnosed a rupture...

The acceptance of Medicare is dwindling amongst primary care doctors in affluent neighborhoods. Case in point: a patient I saw in clinic rec...

The Pioneer Press reports that Atritech's left atrial appendage "filter," the Watchman device, will be reviewed the FDA advis...