HEART HEALTHY RECIPE (DINNER): BAKED SALMON WITH CUCUMBER SOUR CREAM SAUCE

·         4 (5 ounce) salmon fillets

·         Juice of 1 lemon

·         ¼ cup water

·         1 tsp. dried dill or parsley

1.      Preheat oven to 350˚

2.      Place fish fillets on large baking sheet

3.      Sprinkle fish with lemon juice and dill or parsley

4.      Place water on tray around fish

5.      Bake fish until done and fork tender, about 20 minutes

6.      Meanwhile, make the sauce by mixing the cucumber and sour cream in a small mixing bowl and serve the fillets of fish with the sauce on the side

Servings:  4

Serving size:  1 fillet

Nutritional Information

Calories:  208

Fat:  7 g

Saturated Fat: 2 g                   TIP:             

Cholesterol:  50 mg                For the best source of Omega 3 fatty acid,

Sodium:  79 mg                      choose Alaskan salmon.

Carbohydrate:  8 g              .       

Fiber:  .5 g

Protein:  26 g

"The Perfect Day"
By: Nanette Cameron, RD

MICHIGAN HEART GROUP'S PHYSICIAN LIAISON IS HERE TO HELP YOU

Michigan Heart Group has a Physician Liaison on staff to assist with questions, concerns or problems you, your staff or your patients may have with our office.

Stacie Batur is available Monday through Thursday at (248) 267-5050 (x6509). She is often between two buildings or visiting referring physician offices. If you get her voice mail, please leave a message and she will call you back shortly. If you need to speak to her immediately you can reach her on her cell phone at (248) 765-4466.

BEAUMONT HOSPITAL, ROYAL OAK AMONG FIRST TO OFFER ALTERNATIVE TO BLOOD-THINNING MEDICATIONS FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

First in Midwest to use newly approved WATCHMAN left atrial appendage closure device

Cardiologists at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak have performed the Midwest’s first commercial implant of a device recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. The WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure implant is an alternative to long-term use of blood-thinning warfarin medication to reduce the risk of stroke.

Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disorder affecting more than five million Americans. Twenty percent of all strokes occur in patients with AF. The most common treatment to reduce their stroke risk is blood-thinning warfarin medication. Warfarin is not well tolerated by some patients and has a significant risk for bleeding complications. As a result, nearly half of those eligible for warfarin therapy are currently untreated.

“The WATCHMAN device is an excellent alternative to warfarin for patients who are not optimal candidate for oral anticoagulation. By closing the left atrial appendage, the device has been demonstrated to significantly reduce the risk of death and stroke, compared with warfarin therapy,” says George Hanzel, M.D., director of the Structural Heart program at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak.

Beaumont cardiologists have extensive experience with the device and were involved in initial national clinical trials testing it in 2005 that led to its FDA approval. The recently published results of these trials showed a 60 percent reduction in cardiovascular mortality and a 34 percent reduction in all-cause mortality in patients treated with the device.

”This advanced technology will be truly life-changing for many atrial fibrillation patients, freeing them from the dangers of stroke risk, and the daily challenges of long-term blood-thinning medications,” says Steven Almany, M.D., principal investigator of the WATCHMAN trial at Beaumont.

The WATCHMAN device is about the size of a quarter and shaped like a parachute. It is implanted into the heart to close off the left atrial appendage, a blind pouch of heart tissue where blood clots can form and then break off and travel in the blood stream to the brain and cause strokes. The device is inserted into the heart through a catheter placed into a vein in the leg during a one-time, minimally invasive procedure in a cardiac catheterization lab.

The first commercial implant of the device at Beaumont was performed on March 25. The patient is a 68-year old woman from River Rouge.

Developed by Boston Scientific, the WATCHMAN implant has been approved in Europe since 2005. It has been implanted in more than 10,000 patients and is approved in more than 70 countries around the world.

HEART HEALTHY RECIPE (LUNCH): BARLEY VEGETABLE STEW

·         1 cup barley (1 cup raw= 2 cups cooked)

·         3 cups water

·         1 tsp. olive oil

·         1 cup chopped yellow onion

·         2 cloves garlic, minced

·         ½ tsp. dried rosemary

·         ¾ cup small fresh mushrooms, sliced

·         1 cup yellow bell pepper, chopped

·         2 TBSP white wine

·         1 (15.5 ounce) can white beans, rinsed and drained

·         1 (14.5 ounce) can Italian style diced tomatoes

·         2 cups fresh baby spinach

·         1 pinch red pepper flakes

1.      Bring the barley and water to a boil in a pot, cover and reduce heat to low

2.      Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat and cook the onion and garlic until tender

3.      Season with rosemary; mix in the mushrooms, yellow pepper and wine and cook 5 minutes

4.      Stir in the cooked barley, beans, tomatoes and spinach

5.      Season with red pepper flakes

6.      Continue cooking for 10 minutes, or until spinach is wilted

Servings:  6

Serving size:  1¼ cups

Nutritional Information

Calories:  257

Fat:  1.7 g

Saturated Fat:  0 g             TIP:                 

Cholesterol:  0 mg              Rinse all grains in a bowl or strainer before cooking

Sodium:  172 mg                in order to take out foreign particles and keep

Carbohydrate:  51 g            the rice from being bitter.     

Fiber:  9 g

Protein:  9.4 g

"The Perfect Day"
By: Nanette Cameron, RD

COME JOIN OUR TEAM...

MEDICAL ASSISTANT:

Primary responsibilities include bringing patients back to be seen, taking patient vital signs, calling in prescriptions, distributing samples to patients, inputting health information into electronic medical records and other miscellaneous job related duties.

Previous medical assistant training and certification is necessary and required for consideration of this position.  Prior experience with EPIC and AllScripts Electronic Medical Record software programs is preferred.  Part time and full time positions available.  Please include salary requirements.

Please direct resumes to Mariann Graham at fax number (248) 267-5051.

MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST:

Primary responsibilities will include checking patients in and out, scheduling, answering telephones, verifying insurances, obtaining insurance authorizations collecting money and coordinating hospital procedures with testing appointments and device checks, etc. 

The Medical Receptionist will have to offer strong levels of organizational and time management. This individual will have to be comfortable independently assessing and solving operational issues. 

Please direct resumes to Ruth Moore at fax number (248) 267-5051

HEART HEALTHY RECIPE (BREAKFAST): BANANA FLAXSEED MUFFIN

2 cups whole wheat flour                    

1 cup ground flax-seed                    

2 cups old fashioned oats                    

¾ cup brown sugar Splenda                

1 TBSP baking powder                       

1 TBSP baking soda                           

½ tsp. cinnamon

2 eggs or 4 egg whites

1 ½ cups skim milk                     

⅓ cup canola oil

1 ¾ cup mashed banana (2-3 medium)

1 tsp. vanilla

¾ cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips

cooking spray

1.      Preheat oven to 375˚

2.      Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl

3.      In another bowl, slightly beat eggs

4.      Add milk, oil, mashed banana and vanilla and combine with a wire whisk until smooth

5.      Add egg mixture to the dry ingredients and stir gently- batter will be slightly thick

6.      Stir in mini chocolate chips

7.      Spray muffin tins with cooking spray and fill ⅔ full with muffin mix

8.      Bake at 375˚ for about 18 minutes

Servings:  24

Serving size:  1 muffin

Nutritional Information

Calories:  140

Fat:  5 g

Saturated Fat:  1 g                                       TIP:

Cholesterol:  15 mg                                     Wrap individual muffins and freeze

Sodium:  85 mg                                           for up to 3 months.

Carbohydrate:  20 g

Fiber:  3 g

Protein:  4 g

Serving Suggestion:

Add 14 grams of protein such as 2 turkey sausage links.

"The Perfect Day"
By: Nanette Cameron, RD

ACCESS YOUR MEDICAL INFORMATION ONLINE!!!!!

WHY YOU SHOULD SIGN UP FOR THE PATIENT

 PORTAL AT MICHIGAN HEART GROUP

·         24/7 accessibility to medical records and important health information form any computer or smart phone

·         Quicker test results online

·         You now have the ability to email the office securely for:

§  Direct messaging to your physician

§  Appointment requests

§  Prescription refill requests

                                                                                                                                                         

HOW TO SIGN UP FOR THE PATIENT PORTAL AT

 MICHIGAN HEART GROUP

·         Go to www.mhgpc.com

·         Click the link on the left hand side of the page that says “Patient Portal”

·         Click “Create an Account”

·         Fill in the necessary account information

·         You will be directed to page called “Select a Log-in Method”. Click on the logo..........

·         Create a Username and Password and enter in your email address.  Click “continue”

              **Write your username down somewhere secure, if lost we cannot 

                 recover it**

·         You will be directed to a page that says, “Request Connection to Healthcare Organization”.  Type in the zip code 48098 and hit enter, and then select “Connect” next to Michigan Heart Group.

·         Click on the “Next” button where you will be directed to ta page that says, “Sign Release of Information Authorization”.  Select “I Accept”.

·         Once your account has been matched with your health record at our office you will receive an email notification, then you are ready to use the portal and view all of your information.

                                                                                                                                                            

HIGHER ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN MIDDLE-AGED MEN TIED TO MEMORY DECLINE

One national news broadcast, several major newspapers, one wire source, and numerous consumer online medical sources report a study suggesting that mental decline is associated with heavy drinking in middle-aged men.

       

ABC World News (1/15, story 8, 1:40, Sawyer) reported that a study (1/16) published online Jan. 15 in the journal Neurology “shows that beer and wine speeds up memory loss, but it seems only if you drink a certain amount.”

       

The Los Angeles Times (1/15, Healy) reports, “Middle-aged men who consume an average of more than 2½ alcoholic drinks per day accelerate the rate at which their memories decline by almost six years over a 10-year span,” the study found. What’s more, “while a higher consumption of spirits such as vodka, gin, whiskey or scotch was linked to the fastest rates of mental decline in men, researchers saw little difference between the cognitive loss seen in heavy beer drinkers (who drank more than 2½ 12-ounce beers per day) and that seen in men who quaffed a half-bottle of wine or more per day.”

       

USA Today (1/15, Painter) reports that the study, which also “looked at women...found no clear results for them.” The research suggests that “lighter drinking does not contribute to cognitive decline.” The study’s lead author said, “The findings are in agreement with previous studies and suggest that moderate alcohol consumption is probably not deleterious for cognitive outcomes.”

       

MedPage Today (1/16, Gever) notes that the study received some of its funding from the National Institutes of Health.

       

Also covering the story are the AP (1/16, Ritter), the NBC News (1/16, Alexander) website, the TIME (1/15, Sifferlin) “Healthland” blog, HealthDay (1/16, Salamon), Medscape (1/16, Anderson), and the Huffington Post (1/15).

       

Alcohol tied to nearly 80,000 deaths in North and Latin America annually. The CNN (1/15, Henry) “The Chart” blog reports that according to a study published Jan. 15 in the journal Addiction, approximately “80,000 people die as a result of drinking alcohol each year in North and Latin America.” Researchers arrived at this conclusion after looking “at alcohol as the cause of death by examining death certificates over a two-year period in 16 North and Latin American countries.” The study also found that “men accounted for 84% of alcohol-related deaths.”

Posted by:  Steven Almany, MD 

HEART HEALTHY RECIPE (DINNER): ASIAN CHICKEN STIR FRY

·         1 large onion, chopped

·         1 large bell pepper, chopped

·         ¼ cup ketchup

·         2 TBSP hosing sauce

·         2 cloves fresh garlic, minced

·         1 TBSP low sodium soy sauce

·         2/3 cup low sodium chicken broth

·         2 tsp. Splenda

·         1 TBSP garlic chili past (hot)

·         2 zucchini, chopped

·         1 yellow squash, chopped

·         6 ounces broccoli, chopped

·         8 ounces fresh mushrooms, quartered

·         2 TBSP natural peanut butter

·         1 TBSP lemon juice

·         ¼ cup toasted peanuts, crushed

·         4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

·         Cooking spray

1.      Spray the pan or wok with cooking spray, add diced chicken and onion and cook until chicken juices run clear

2.      Meanwhile, in a medium bowl combine the ketchup, oyster sauce, soy sauce, chicken broth, Splenda, peanut butter, lemon juice and chili paste and set aside

3.      When chicken and onions are done, remove and set aside

4.      Add the zucchini, squash, broccoli and mushrooms in the skillet

5.      Cook and stir 3 to 5 minutes and add the sauce and chicken

6.      Continue cooking until vegetables are tender about 5 more minutes

7.      Add 1 tablespoon of crushed peanuts to each serving

Servings:  4

Serving size:  2 cups

Nutritional Information

Calories:  370

Fat:  15 g

Saturated Fat:  2 g                          

Cholesterol:  72 mg              

Sodium:  230 mg                  

Carbohydrate:  26 g            

Fiber:  5 g

Protein:  34 g

"The Perfect Day"
By: Nanette Cameron, RD

COME JOIN OUR TEAM...

MEDICAL ASSISTANT:

Primary responsibilities include bringing patients back to be seen, taking patient vital signs, calling in prescriptions, distributing samples to patients, inputting health information into electronic medical records and other miscellaneous job related duties.

Previous medical assistant training and certification is necessary and required for consideration of this position.  Prior experience with EPIC and AllScripts Electronic Medical Record software programs is preferred.  Part time and full time positions available.  Please include salary requirements.

Please direct resumes to Mariann Graham at fax number (248) 267-5051.

MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST:

Primary responsibilities will include checking patients in and out, scheduling, answering telephones, verifying insurances, obtaining insurance authorizations collecting money and coordinating hospital procedures with testing appointments and device checks, etc. 

The Medical Receptionist will have to offer strong levels of organizational and time management. This individual will have to be comfortable independently assessing and solving operational issues. 

Please direct resumes to Ruth Moore at fax number (248) 267-5051

HEART HEALTHY RECIPE (LUNCH): AUTUMN STEW

·         1 TBSP canola oil or olive oil

·         1 large onion, chopped

·         4 cloves of garlic, chopped

·         1 large green pepper, chopped

·         2 cans (15 ounce each) diced tomatoes, no salt added

·         4 cans water

·         1 can (16 ounce) solid pack pumpkin

·         1/3 cup brown rice, dry

·         1½ TBSP chili powder

·         2 tsp. ground cumin

·         2 cans (15 ounces each) kidney beans, rinsed and drained

1.      Heat oil in a large soup pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat

2.      Sauté onion, garlic and green pepper for 3 minutes

3.      Add the rest of the ingredients and bring to a boil

4.      Reduce to simmer and cook for 30 minutes

Servings:  6

Serving size:  2 cups

Nutritional Information

Calories:  234

Fat:  3 g

Saturated Fat:  0.5 g                       

Cholesterol:  0 mg              

Sodium:  296 mg                  

Carbohydrate:  43 g            

Fiber:  13 g

Protein:  10 g

"The Perfect Day"
By: Nanette Cameron, RD

MICHIGAN HEART GROUP'S LOCATIONS AND SATELLITE OFFICES

Michigan Heart Group has 2 main locations and 2 satellite locations.  Different physicians see patients out of different suits.  

THERE ARE TIMES, when a physician will need to SWITCH SUITES for one reason or another. It usually has to do with coverage or addition of office time.  

You will ALWAYS BE NOTIFIED of this DURING YOUR REMINDER  CALL so PLEASE pay close attention to the LOCATION when we call you. 

MAIN CAMPUS:

Beaumont Michigan Heart Group:

4600 Investment Drive, #200

Troy, MI 48098

(248) 267-5050

www.mhgpc.com

OPEN MON-FRI (7AM-4PM), Different Physicians are in on different days (see below)

Steven L. Almany, MD (Wednesday and Friday)

Steven C. Ajluni, MD (Monday and Wednesday)

William D. Devlin, MD (Tuesday and Thursday)

Terry R. Bowers, MD (Monday and Wednesday)

Michael J. Gallagher, MD (Tuesday and Friday)

Beaumont Michigan Heart Rhythm Group

4550 Investment Drive, #250

Troy, MI 48098

(248) 267-5050

OPEN MON-FRI (7AM-4PM), Different Physicians are in on different days (see below)

David R. Cragg, MD (Wednesday and Thursday)

Brian D. Williamson, MD (Tuesday and Friday)

Ilana B. Kutinsky, DO (Monday and Thursday)

SATELLITE OFFICES:

Beaumont Western Wayne Heart Group

39500 Ten Mile, #103

Novi, MI 48375

(248) 267-5050

Physicians in on certain days (see below)

Steven C. Ajluni, MD (Most Tuesdays)

William D. Devlin, MD (3^rd Monday of the Month)

Ilana B. Kutinsky, DO (2^nd Wednesday of the Month)

Beaumont Michigan Heart Group- Macomb

15959 Hall Road, #304

Macomb, MI 48044

(248) 267-5050

Physicians in on certain days (see below)

David R. Cragg, MD (Friday morning)

Terry R. Bowers, MD (Thursday morning)
Michael J. Gallagher, MD (Wednesday afternoon)

COME JOIN OUR TEAM...

MEDICAL ASSISTANT:

Primary responsibilities include bringing patients back to be seen, taking patient vital signs, calling in prescriptions, distributing samples to patients, inputting health information into electronic medical records and other miscellaneous job related duties.

Previous medical assistant training and certification is necessary and required for consideration of this position.  Prior experience with EPIC and AllScripts Electronic Medical Record software programs is preferred.  Part time and full time positions available.  Please include salary requirements.

Please direct resumes to Mariann Graham at fax number (248) 267-5051.

MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST:

Primary responsibilities will include checking patients in and out, scheduling, answering telephones, verifying insurances, obtaining insurance authorizations collecting money and coordinating hospital procedures with testing appointments and device checks, etc. 

The Medical Receptionist will have to offer strong levels of organizational and time management. This individual will have to be comfortable independently assessing and solving operational issues. 

Please direct resumes to Ruth Moore at fax number (248) 267-5051

HEART HEALTHY RECIPE (BREAKFAST): APPLE PIE OATMEAL

1 cup steel cut oats
2 cups water
1 tsp. cinnamon
Dash nutmeg
1 apple, chopped with peel
1 cup soy or skim milk




1.  Place oats, water, spices and apple in a large saucepan
2.  Bring to boil
3.  Reduce heat and cook for 12-15 minutes covered
4.  Remove from heat and allow oatmeal to stand for 5 minutes
5.  Serve with milk


Servings:  4
Serving size:  3/4 cup

Nutritional Information
Calories:  252
Fat:  3 g
Saturated Fat:  0 g                                       TIP:
Cholesterol:  0 mg                                       You may substitute lit soy milk and save
Sodium:  72 mg                                            extra calories.
Carbohydrate:  47 g
Fiber:  6 g
Protein:  11 g


Serving Suggestion:
Add 11 grams of protein such as 1/2 cup cottage cheese for 90 calories

"The Perfect Day"
By: Nanette Cameron, RD