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Lovelace Medical Center is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality heart failure care
Read more: Lovelace Medical Center is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality heart failure careThe American Heart Association presents the Get With The Guidelines®- Heart Failure GOLD PLUS with Target: Heart Failure Optimal and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award for proven dedication to ensuring all heart failure patients have access to best practices and life-saving care ALBUQUERQUE – July 2, 2026 – Lovelace Medical Center (LMC) has…
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Navigating menopause: What every woman should know
Read more: Navigating menopause: What every woman should knowMenopause is a natural phase of life—but for many women, it doesn’t feel that way. Symptoms like hot flashes, sleep disruptions and mood changes can make the transition confusing and overwhelming. The good news? You don’t have to navigate it alone. “Menopause marks the end of a woman’s reproductive years,” says Sarah Whittington, DNP and…
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Lovelace Medical Group otolaryngologist completes 100th Inspire® obstructive apnea procedure
Read more: Lovelace Medical Group otolaryngologist completes 100th Inspire® obstructive apnea procedureALBUQUERQUE, NM – June 26, 2025 – Lovelace Medical Group (LMG) otolaryngologist Jason Mudd, MD, recently implanted his 100th Inspire® device used to treat obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in patients who cannot tolerate nor benefit from CPAP therapy. Inspire® works by stimulating the tongue muscle to prevent airway obstruction during sleep. The system is fully…
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Lovelace Regional Hospital now offering walk-in 3D mammography services
Read more: Lovelace Regional Hospital now offering walk-in 3D mammography servicesROSWELL, June 19, 2025 — Lovelace Regional Hospital (LRH) is proud to announce the addition of advanced 3D mammography services, bringing state-of-the-art breast imaging technology directly to the Roswell community. This new offering allows patients to receive the highest level of care without having to travel far for specialized diagnostic services. In addition, LRH is…
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Cardiac patient’s annual exam includes cross-country flight
Read more: Cardiac patient’s annual exam includes cross-country flightFor Margo Schoder, 79, the level of care she receives from the Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center is so valuable that she travels more than 2,000 miles for her annual checkups. “The doctors, nurses and the entire staff at the Heart Hospital have made such an impact on my life,” Margo…
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Patient strives for a happy life, even while facing open heart surgery
Read more: Patient strives for a happy life, even while facing open heart surgery“I always try to make things pleasant,” said the 73-year-old retired, aerospace engineer living in Los Lunas. “I try to tell jokes, be happy and upbeat. I will say ‘Hi, how are you doing?’ to almost everyone I meet.” So when he learned that his only option to fix three clogged arteries was open heart…
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Life-saving measures help patient survive cardiogenic shock
Read more: Life-saving measures help patient survive cardiogenic shockAmber Medina thought the anxiety she was feeling was just the ordinary stress of daily life. Sure, the 38-year-old Albuquerque resident had a lot going on, as she had recently decided to go back to school and learn a new trade as a certified automotive technician. Still, her boyfriend noticed that something was affecting Amber.…
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Donation from Lovelace Health Systems will pay for defibrillators
Read more: Donation from Lovelace Health Systems will pay for defibrillatorsBy: Art Barron Posted: May 24, 2019 12:56 PM MDT Updated: May 24, 2019 03:04 PM MDT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – A donation from Lovelace Health Systems will help save lives across Albuquerque. The $10,000 donation to the heart hospital of New Mexico’s Project Pulse will pay for ten defibrillators. The equipment will then be…
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LimFlow procedure hopes to give CLI patients alternative to amputation
Read more: LimFlow procedure hopes to give CLI patients alternative to amputationBy: Logan Rader Posted: Aug 06, 2018 12:24 PM MDT Updated: Aug 06, 2018 12:24 PM MDT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The first ever LimFlow procedure in the Western United States, was performed at Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center by New Mexico Heart Institute vascular surgeons, Steven Henao and Richard Wilkerson.…
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Heart Hospital doctors perform revolutionary procedure
Read more: Heart Hospital doctors perform revolutionary procedureEmily Jaceks August 07, 2018 10:21 AM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – It’s a condition that’s often resulted in gruesome outcomes. “Sometimes patients just get sent off to get an amputation saying that’s the only option there is, but that’s not true anymore,” Dr. Henao, a vascular surgeon at the Heart Hospital of New Mexico…
