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UAMS Medical Center

UAMS to Offer Seminar on Heart Health Feb. 17

LITTLE ROCK — Physicians and other cardiology specialists from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will conduct a free seminar on heart health from 9 a.m.-noon Feb. 17 in the Fred W. Smith Auditorium of the UAMS Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute.

Topics for the seminar titled “Heart Disease in Men and Women” will include heart-healthy nutrition, new treatments for heart failure, the link between heart disease and sleep apnea, and the symptoms of heart disease and heart attacks.

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Presenters will include Jay Mehta, M.D., Ph.D., director of the UAMS Division of Cardiovascular Medicine; Ibrahim Fahdi, M.D., director of UAMS cardiac telemedicine; Hussam Sakkijha, M.D., director of the UAMS Medical Intensive Care Unit; and Mack Hutchison, quality assurance coordinator with Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services (MEMS).

Seating is limited. To reserve a seat, call (501) 686-8181. Parking is available in the Outpatient Center parking deck at the corner of Cedar Street and West Capitol Avenue.

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