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Episode 15 - A Heart to Heart Chat

CVI_surgery_campgn_20210816-2741.jpgDid you know the Heart Transplant Program at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois is the only one of its kind in central and downstate Illinois?

On this episode of OSF HealthCare Accelerated, host Shelli Dankoff has a heart-to-heart chat with Dr. Barry Clemson and Dr. Emmanuel Amulraj with the OSF HealthCare Cardiovascular Institute about heart failure, LVADs, transplant services and more.

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Barry Clemson, MD

Barry Clemson, MD, Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, OSF HealthCare

Emmanuel Amulraj, MD

Emmanuel Amulraj, MD, Heart Transplant Surgical Director, OSF HealthCare

EP 15 - A Heart to Heart Chat

Dr. Barry Clemson, heart failure medical Director at the OSF HealthCare Cardiovascular Institute. And I'm Shelly Danoff, your host for Health accelerated, brought to you by OSF HealthCare. We're having a real heart-to-heart discussion on today's episode of Health Accelerated, brought to you by OSF HealthCare. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for men and women across racial and ethnic groups. Coronary artery disease affects more than 20 million adults over the age of 20 and more than 6 million adults have heart failure, which accounts for about eight and a half percent of all heart disease deaths. Those are just some of the stats to start a conversation with the team from the OSF HealthCare Cardiovascular Institute, which offers a full array of heart care including transplant services, the heart transplant program at OSF HealthCare, St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria is the only one of its kind in central and downstate Illinois. Joining me to discuss heart transplantation and more our Dr. Barry Clemson heart failure medical director at the OSF HealthCare Cardiovascular Institute, and Dr. Emanuel Amulraj, the heart transplant surgical director at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Thank you both for joining me today. This should be a very interesting conversation. So let's get started with what we mean by heart failure. What is heart failure?