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April 23, 2024
April 22, 2024
Making Sense of Women’s Health Tests and Screenings
Regular health checkups and screenings are important for all women, regardless of their health status. Tests and screenings serve as a preventive measure to safeguard long-term health. We understand that trying to determine which screenings to get and at what age one needs them can become... Read More
April 19, 2024
Five questions about car seat safety in New Mexico
Parents and caregivers of infants, toddlers and older children need to know what kind of car seat must be in their cars to transport their youngsters safely. Lovelace Health System and Labor of Love is pleased to join the New Mexico Motor Vehicle Department (MVD), the non-profit organization Safer... Read More
April 15, 2024
Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center performs the state’s first Pulsed Field Ablation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation
ALBUQUERQUE – April 15, 2024 – Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center (HHNM) today announced the completion of New Mexico’s first FARAPULSE ™ Pulsed Field Ablation, a new alternative to standard-of-care thermal ablation, for the treatment of atrial... Read More
April 5, 2024
Lovelace Medical Center performs first right robotic pleural biopsy
ALBUQUERQUE – April 5, 2024 –Lovelace Medical Center (LMC) completed its first right robotic pleural biopsy. The minimally invasive thoracic procedure was performed by Luis Cerda, M.D., cardiothoracic surgeon with the New Mexico Heart Institute/Lovelace Medical Group, using Intuitive... Read More
April 4, 2024
Hip replacement surgeries return hiker’s joy of the outdoors
The driving force behind Jeanne Kuriyan is her active lifestyle and adventurous spirit. “I have always been extremely active, with daily trips to the gym, coupled with a love of the outdoors,” said Kuriyan, 72, who lives in Corrales, NM with her husband, Jacob. “My lifestyle... Read More
February 29, 2024
5 Ways to Decrease Your Risk of Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in both men and women; it is also the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, a month set aside to increase awareness and education of colon cancer. According to the... Read More
February 21, 2024
SCAD heart attack survivor praises staff at Heart Hospital
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, a condition very familiar to Taos, NM resident Kendra Bealor, 57. Both sides of Bealor’s family have a history of the disease, so the symptoms of a heart attack are very familiar to her. But she was still surprised when the symptoms... Read More
February 13, 2024
New Mexico Heart Institute/Lovelace Medical Group enrolls the world’s first patient in the RECOVER IV randomized trial comparing strategies for management of cardiogenic shock
ALBUQUERQUE – January 8, 2024 – New Mexico Heart Institute/Lovelace Medical Group (NMHI) has enrolled the first patient in the world in the RECOVER IV randomized study comparing management strategies for patients with cardiogenic shock using the Impella CP®, an FDA-approved... Read More
December 13, 2023