Physicians & Caregivers

Clinical Services & Clinics

• Robotic Heart Surgery
• Alabama Congenital Heart Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center
• Cardiology
• Cardiology Procedures
• <more>

Health Information A-Z

• After Surgery: Discomforts and Complications
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Checklist for Surgery / Consent Forms / Insurance Information
• Chest Pain / Heart Attack Symptoms
• <more>

Medical Publications

• Bariatric Surgery Program: Reducing the Comorbidities of Obesity
• Dr. James K. Kirklin Named Director of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
• Exploring Options to Heart Transplantation
• James Kirklin Editor in Chief
• New Endovascular Suite Opens
• Pacifico Calls New OR Facilities "Awesome"
• UAB Study Shows Small Modification In Surgical Technique Reduces Pain After Lung Surgery
• A Sibling with Heart Disease Raises Personal Risk for Heart Disease
• A. G. Diethlem: Alabama's Transplantation Pioneer
• ABOi: Another Option for Organ Transplants
• Addressing The Deadly Epidemic Of Obesity
• AED Saves Cardiology Administrator's life
• Alabama Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery
• An Appointment With … Cardiologist Dr. Alan Gertler
• Belly fat
• Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis Of The Jaw
• Blood Pressure (home monitors)
• Bridge to Heart Transplant Studied as Permanent Solution
• CARDIA Study: Elevated Risk Factors in Young Adults Raise Risk of Coronary Calcification in Later Life
• CARDIA: 20-year exams focus on cardiovascular disease antecedents and obesity
• CARDIA: Tracking Long-term Heart Disease Risks
• Cardiac Arrhythmias – Hope and Help through Advanced Treatment at UAB
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Chocolate
• Cholesterol
• Cholesterol: More Intensive Intervention for High Risk Patients
• Combination Therapy For Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
• Cranial and Extracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery
• Dear Doctors
• Depression After Heart Attack
• Diabetes and Heart Failure is Double Trouble for Older Women
• Diabetes and Heart Failure is Double Trouble for Older Women
• Diet (hypertension)
• Doppalapudi Joins Division of Cardiovascular Disease
• Ear lobe creases (risk of heart disease)
• Early Epilepsy Surgery Trial Opens
• Emergency Management Of Stemi
• Exercise (staying motivated)
• Exercise Training for A Healthier Heart
• Featured New Physician
• Featured New Physician
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• Fish oil (Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Mercury)
• Fundoplication for GERD
• Grams Joins Surgery
• Grapefruit (medications)
• Hadley Named To Endowed Chair Of Neurosurgery
• Healthy Lifestyles Offer Substantial Benefits to the Elderly
• Heart (chocolate)
• Heart Answers
• Heart Disease (Hip/Waist Ratio)
• Heart Disease Risks Studied for 20 Years
• Heart Failure (weight loss, exercise)
• Heart Failure Center
• Heartburn Prevention
• HIgh Blood Pressure (and diet)
• Hypertension (blood pressure monitoring)
• Implantable Cardiac Monitor Eases Heart Failure Management
• Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillators
• Implantable Device Strengthens Heart Contraction
• Intensive Lipid-Lowering
• Liposuction
• Lumbar Fusion Guidelines
• Mechanical Circulatory Support Device Program Receives TJC Certification
• Medical Nutrition Risk Reduction Clinic
• Medications (grapefruit)
• Menu Choice Make-over
• Minority Health Center Sponsors Forum on BiDil Controversy
• Mitral Valve Prolapse, anxiety
• Most Frequent Cardiac Arrhythmias: Diagnosis and Treatment
• Multidetector Computed Tomography of the Heart
• Multiple Lifestyle Changes Are Achievable for Lowering Blood Pressure
• New Heart Failure Drug Shows Promise for Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Sudden Cardia Death
• Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Mercury (Fish)
• Options For Radical Prostatectomy
• Pass It On
• Phases of the Heart
• Pregabalin (Lyrica) for Postsurgical Pain
• Preventing Heart Disease in Women is for Life
• Public Access Defibrillation by Trained Lay People Improves Survival
• Repairing Newborn Hearts
• Researchers Find Better Way to Assess, Treat and Predict Outcomes for Lung Cancer Patients
• Rozelle Joins Surgery
• Seven Years and Still Pumping
• Seven Years and Still Pumping
• Stroke risk and air travel
• Technologically Advanced Surgical Suites
• The Heart Center at The Kirklin Clinic at Acton Road
• Travel (air) and risk of stroke
• Treating the Spectrum of Coronary Artery Disease
• UAB Acquires 64-Slice CT Scanner
• UAB Dedicates Highly Advanced Heart and Vascular Center for State's Citizens
• UAB EatRight "Food for Thought": Heart Disease Facts
• UAB EatRight "Food for Thought": Simple Steps for a Healthier New Year
• UAB Heart Health Center at Acton Road
• UAB Hyperhidrosis Surgical Technique Results in Less Compensatory Sweating
• UAB Named One of Five Heart Failure Centers
• UAB Neurosurgeon Develops Acute Cervical Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Guidelines
• UAB Offers Treatment for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
• UAB Receives $1.3 Million NIH Grant for Interdisciplinary TMJ Implant Research
• UAB Study To 'ADAPT' Diet For High Blood Pressure
• UAB's Robot-Assisted Surgery Program
• UAB's Vein Program
• UAB, Yale Researchers Determine Two Surgical Interventions for Preemies Have About the Same Effectiveness
• UAB/HealthSouth Reach Agreement On Sale Of Southside Hospital
• Vein Program Treats Full Range of Venous Conditions
• Weight loss surgery
• Women's Heart Risks Increase with High Blood Sugar

Events

• Heart and Vascular Support Groups and Classes
• Support Groups and Health Meetings

Research & Trials

• UAB Study to 'ADAPT' to Treat High Blood Pressure