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DMC’s Theodore Schreiber, M.D., Listed in the top 1% of U.S. News Media & World Report “Top Docs”
DETROIT— August 5, 2011— Theodore Schreiber, M.D., Specialist-In-Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine, Detroit Medical Center; President, DMC Cardiovascular
Institute, is the only interventional cardiologist in Michigan named among the top 1% nationally in his field, according to the latest U.S. News Media & World Report “Top Doc” list. Read More.

DMC Cardiovascular Institute first in Midwest to implant new “Protecta” defibrillator in a cardiac patient
The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) announced today that it has achieved a significant breakthrough in cardiac heart-care by implanting the newly available “Protecta” defibrillator in a heart-care patient. Read More.



Major New Study Shows Aortic Valve Replacement Via Catheter Produces Better Outcomes Than Traditional Open-Heart Surgery
Long-awaited findings show that a state-of-the-art procedure – now being studied at DMC – leads to fewer deaths, less trauma in elderly patients getting new heart valves
DETROIT - A major new study presented today at the yearly scientific meeting of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) in New Orleans shows conclusively that replacing defective aortic valves in elderly patients through non-invasive “catheterization” – rather than through much more invasive open-heart surgery – leads to significantly better outcomes. Read More.

Detroit Medical Center becomes first in Southeast Michigan to study an implantable device, designed to reduce patient time to the ER and improve survival rates from heart attack in high-risk patients
DETROIT – Detroit Medical Center (DMC) Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) announced its first implant of the AngelMed Guardian cardiac monitor and alert system. The system is designed to reduce the time it takes patients to get to the emergency room during an impending heart attack.  Randy Lieberman, M.D., Medical Director, Electrophysiology Services, DMC CVI, performed the first implant in Southeast Michigan, and is among the very first physicians across the United States to implant the experimental device. Read More.

Conditions

• Aortic Stenosis
• Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
• Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
• Peripheral Vascular Disease

Treatments and Procedures

• Angiography
• Atherectomy
• Atrial Fibrillation Treatments
• Balloon Angioplasty
• Balloon Valvuloplasty
• Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Carotid Artery Stenting
• Embolization
• Endovascular Stent Grafting
• Renal Artery Angioplasty
• Therapeutic Heart and Vascular Catheterization
• Vascular Surgery
• Wellness Program

Technology and Innovations

• Advanced Heart Failure Center
• Advanced Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging Program
• Arctic Front - Cardiac CryoAblation Catheter System
• Electrophysiology and Rhythm Management
• Protecta Defibrilator

The DMC CardioVascular Institute (CVI) – a Top Detroit heart center of the Detroit Medical Center. World-class heart doctors. Innovative ideas. Groundbreaking research. Advanced technologies. The Detroit Medical Center is revolutionizing cardiovascular care with its new Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) — a world-class heart and vascular center that offers Michigan’s most comprehensive cardiovascular services, cardiologists and cardiac treatments.

CVI, which is located within Harper University Hospital in Detroit, is home to Cardio Team One, where America’s best interventional cardiologists are on site, waiting for you – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Patients at CVI benefit from a multidisciplinary team of top physicians, nurses and heart specialists working together in the areas of: cardiology, cardiac surgery, vascular medicine and surgery, cardiovascular anesthesiology, radiology, cardiac behavioral medicine and cardiac rehabilitation in Detroit Michigan.