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The Alaska Heart Beat Blog

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The “Alaska Heart Beat Blog” is dedicated to informing patients about numerous areas of cardiovascular health and prevention. 

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AHVI Welcomes Dr. Stephens

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Stephens to our team of cardiologists! We are pleased to welcome John C. Stephens, M.D., MBA, FACC, to our team of cardiologists. Prior to joining us at AHVI, Dr. Stephens was an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University’s Lerner College of Medicine and a clinician-educator and Read More

Filed Under: The Alaska Heart Beat Blog

AHVI Represents Alaska at ACC Conference

We are proud to share that AHVI CEO Bob Craig and Linda Ireland, DO, FACC, represented AHVI and Alaska at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Legislative Conference in DC this week! This annual conference offers cardiovascular clinicians and care teams a chance to hear from ACC leaders, staff, and other experts on health policy Read More

Filed Under: The Alaska Heart Beat Blog

AHVI Welcomes Dr. Dixson & Dr. Ghosh

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Jeffrey Dixson and Dr. Moyukh Ghosh to our team of cardiologists! Dr. Dixson earned his undergraduate degree in psychology from Duke University and his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Echocardiography, Board Eligible in Cardiology, Cardiac Computed Tomography, and Critical Care Read More

Filed Under: The Alaska Heart Beat Blog

AHVI in the Community: Dave Thorsness Rowing Challenge & Mended Hearts Charity Golf Tournament

August was a fun and busy month for AHVI community participation. Keep reading to learn about our participation in fun, local events we have sponsored annually and love to support!  Dave Thorsness Rowing Challenge Row AHVI! On August 14, AHVI employees participated in The Dave Thorsness Rowing Challenge, an annual charitable rowing race. AHVI has Read More

Filed Under: AHVI in the Community, Blog Home, The Alaska Heart Beat Blog

Clean Air Challenge

Last week, AHVI headed to sunny Talkeetna to participate in the American Lung Association’s Clean Air Challenge. The Clean Air Challenge is a community-based fundraiser powered by cyclist volunteers taking on a variety of different courses. Thank you so much to everyone who pledged in support of our team! As heart and vascular specialists, we’ve dedicated Read More

Filed Under: AHVI in the Community Tagged With: #AmericanLungAssociation, #Breathing, #CleanAir, #Community, #CommunityOutreach, #Cyclists

Dr. Gray Preceptor Of Year Award

Congratulations to Lisa Gray, DO, FACC, for earning the Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences’ Class of 2022 Preceptor of the Year award! Dr. Gray’s award distinguishes her as the students’ nominee for the Anchorage/Mat-Su region. In commenting on her award, Dr. Gray remarked, “This is a team effort. Thank you, and congratulations to everyone Read More

Filed Under: AHVI in the Community, AHVI Providers Tagged With: #education, #graduates, #mentorship, #PNWU, #PreceptorOfYear, #resident, #teacher, award

A Heart of Gold

Kambe Padgett stands by a photo of herself both wearing red dresses

Kambe Padgett suffered from heart disease even before she knew she had it. “I was in the fight without realizing it,” she said. Growing up in a small town near Seward, Kambe was always sick. Her mom and dad took her to doctor after doctor, and they were told everything from “it’s the flu” to Read More

Filed Under: Chronic Disease Management & Prevention, Health Conditions Tagged With: #AmericanHeartAssociation, #ASD, #atrialseptaldefect, #GoRed, #heartablation, #patientstory

Dr. Willcox Presents Study at Heart Rhythm Society: When Reviewing Heart Monitor Data, Human Technicians Outperform Artificial Intelligence by Over 200 Percent

We’re extremely pleased to join the national cardiology community in applauding Dr. Mark Willcox, electrophysiologist at AHVI, for his ground-breaking study into the effectiveness of top heart monitors. As a result of his research, Dr. Willcox found that human technicians detected arrythmias twice as often as automated algorithms. As a study initially designed to compare Read More

Filed Under: Chronic Disease Management & Prevention, In the News, Technology & Imaging Tagged With: AI, cardiac, devices, ECG, technology

PHONE UPDATE

Our office continues to experience an influx of call volumes and we have recently upgraded our phone system and hired additional staff to help us provide better service to each of you. Please listen to the entire message before making a selection. Doing this will increase the likeliness of connecting to the correct person who Read More

Filed Under: In the News

Heart Rhythm Society Selects Laurie Racenet as 2021’s Distinguished Allied Professional Award Winner

Dr. Steven Compton and Laurie Racenet pose for a photo during an event.

In recognition of outstanding service on behalf of the Heart Rhythm Society, Ms. Racenet, MSN, FNP, FHRS, CEPS, CCDS, was honored for her professional leadership and dedication to furthering the field of clinical cardiac Electrophysiology (EP). As a cornerstone of cardiology, EP is a medical field devoted to the management of abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). Read More

Filed Under: AHVI in the Community, AHVI Providers, In the News Tagged With: allied professional, award, Electrophysiology, EP

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