Birmingham Heart Clinic Welcomes Dr. Robert Yoe IV

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August 3, 2015 Birmingham Heart Clinic (BHC) is proud to welcome Dr. Robert Yoe, IV to its team of cardiologists. Dr. Yoe is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease. His cardiac interests include coronary interventions, peripheral vascular disease, and structural cardiology interventions including transcatheter aortic valve replacement, also known as TAVR. Born in…

Birmingham Heart Clinic Physicians Perform New Procedure

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By Dr. Jacob Townsend Interventional Cardiologist at Birmingham Heart Clinic Physicians at Birmingham Heart Clinic are now utilizing the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure at St Vincent’s East. TAVR is a less-invasive approach to aortic valve implantation for patients considered high-risk or inoperable for traditional open-heart valve surgery. BHC cardiologists Drs. Jacob Townsend and…

PAD Month

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By: Michael Simpson, MD Cardiologist at Birmingham Heart Clinic September is National Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Awareness Month. One in 20 Americans over the age of 50 has PAD, and though it is a common and treatable disease, it is largely unknown, often unrecognized, and its symptoms are commonly attributed to old age. Peripheral arterial…

PAD Awareness Month: Signs & Symptoms

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By: Michael Simpson, MD Cardiologist at Birmingham Heart Clinic September is National Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) Awareness Month. One in 20 Americans over the age of 50 has PAD, and though it is a common and treatable disease, it is largely unknown, often unrecognized, and its symptoms are commonly attributed to old age. Peripheral arterial…

A Look at Leg Vein Problems & Treatments

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By: Dr. Robert E. Foster Director, BHC Vein Center The Birmingham Heart Clinic Vein Center diagnoses and treats venous disease with minimally invasive procedures, resulting in less pain and quicker recovery for patients. Our goal is to quickly return patients back to a functional, painless lifestyle. What is venous disease? About 40 million Americans suffer…

A Look at Leg Vein Problems & Treatments

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The Birmingham Heart Clinic Vein Center diagnoses and treats venous disease with minimally invasive procedures, resulting in less pain and quicker recovery for patients. Our goal is to quickly return patients back to a functional, painless lifestyle. What is venous disease? About 40 million Americans suffer needlessly from venous disease which occurs in approximately 25…

A Look at Laser Vein Treatments

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By: Dr. Robert Foster Interventional Cardiologist at Birmingham Heart Clinic The Vein Center at Birmingham Heart Clinic diagnoses and treats venous disease with minimally-invasive procedures, resulting in less pain and quicker recoveries for patients. What is venous disease? About 15 percent of people in America have venous disease, which is caused by diseased or abnormal…