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Recent Publication in
J.A.C.S. In the November 2006
issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, Dr P.
Atallah in collaboration with Dr V. Kashyap, from the Cleveland Clinic
, published an Aortocaval Fistula case report. The patient was
discovered during a surgical clearance exam for a complete
hystero-oophorectomy. The presence of an abdominal bruit led to a CT
Angiogram, performed at the Rochester Diagnostic Center, that showed
this rare and uncommon aortocaval fistula. Multiple prior ultra-sounds
and CT exams had simply failed to visualize it despite its large size.
The patient was referred to the Cleveland Clinic where Dr V. Kashyap
performed a Coil Embolization that corrected successfully and
non-invasively this very significant left to right shunt. This
intervention saved this patient's life and allowed her to undergo
hystero-oophorectomy. JACS, volume 203, issue 5, 780.
Physician Testimonials
The Rochester Medical Center has been
providing Coronary CT Angiography Training Courses to physicians
interested in certification for ALL levels outlined in the ACCF/AHA
Credentialing Guidelines. The program, started in March 2006, has been
very successful. Cardiologists, Radiologists, Cardiac Surgeons and
Cardiology Fellows coming from all over the United States received their
training and got certified. Everyone asserted that the course met their
objective, and they would highly recommend it to their peers.
I would like to share few of their comments in the course's survey.
-Dr M. Alzagoum: "excellent course. I would like to do it again".
-Dr Bordenave: "made me a believer. Plan to incorporate in my practice".
-Dr R. Dobben: "outstanding teaching file. Excellent cases with cath
correlation".
-Dr K. Manzar: "I learned CTA from scratch to being confident in
diagnosing very complex cases".
In The News
The Rochester Medical Center's new 3D CT
technology is being met with excitement by patients, academic
institutions, and the media. Our 3D CT Scanner has featured on WXYZ
Channel 7's Health Report with Carolyn Clifford, ABC's Brand
New You series, and has appeared in Scribe,
published by the Wayne State University School of Medicine.
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Rochester
Medical Center Updates
from Dr. Atallah
Under the Cap
By R. Shea Atallah, J.D., M.A., B.S., B.S.N.,
R.N., B.C.-CVN...A Nurse

"A nurse's primary
commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or
community".
-American Nurses Association Code of
Ethics
Patients' Rights: A 100- Year Journey
Toward Autonomy in Healthcare Decision Making
A new concept in healthcare—truth telling.
Hormone Replacement and Your Cardiac Care, a New RMC
Study.
Clinical
Research
By Pierre C. Atallah, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.P.,
F.A.C.A.
Chairman, Rochester Medical Center
Clinical Assoc. Professor of Medicine, W.S.U. School of Medicine
Medical Director, Coronary CT Angiography, Harper University Hospital,
DMC

"At the RMC we base our patient care on solid evidence based medicine, including
our own clinical research. Excellent patient outcomes come as no surprise."
Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Invasive Coronary Angiography
by Multi-Slice Computed Tomography.
Retrospective Analysis of Cardiac Events
in 3070 patients on long term Statin Therapy.
RMC and the
Community
Pick up a copy of the February and March editions of Hour
Magazine to see the Rochester Medical Center's new full page ad. For a free preview follow this
link.
Hour Detroit
Also watch out for our new ads that will be running in the media, including WXYZ
Chanel 7
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