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Widmer Receives ACC Appointment
Michael C. Widmer, MD, FACC, is Governor-Elect of
the Oregon Chapter of the American College of
Cardiology. To access the ACC Oregon Chapter click www.cardiologyinoregon.org.
Student Found to Have WPW Syndrome
In a memorandum from Margaret Sturza, Madras High
School Athletic Director, Sturza thanked the Heart Institute of
the Cascades for testing 181 students from Madras and Culver
High Schools February 27-28, 2006. "The nurses and [ekg/echo]
techs that tested the students were very professional and
caring with the students," Sturza said. Most notably, one
student, a very active varsity athlete, was found to have Wolff
(Wolfe)-Parkinson-White (WPW) Syndrome, which can cause sudden
death. According to Sturza, "neither the student nor his
parents had any idea that he had anything wrong with his
heart. The day following the screening, the student saw a
cardiologist, and the day after was at OHSU for a corrective
procedure." Best of all, reported Sturza, "he is now back
competing. Everyone at Madras High School is so thankful
for the Heart Institute of the Cascades and their sponsorship
of the program. We all believe it may have saved a life."
McLellan to Present Abstract
Bruce A. McLellan, MD, will present "The Effect of One Year of
Chelation Therapy on Coronary Calcium Score" at the 55th Annual
Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, March
11-14, 2006, in Atlanta, GA. Study collaborators include Bruce
Brundage, MD, Chris Hatlestad, MD, and Karen Doolan, RDMS.
Brundage to Present Paper
Bruce H. Brundage, MD, and Medical Director of the Heart
Institute of the Cascades, will present "A View from
Rainier: The Future of Cardiovascular Medicine," at the
North Pacific Society of Internal Medicine's annual spring
meeting, March 18, 2006, at Riverplace Hotel
in downtown Portland.
