World-Class Care for Hearts of Any Age
The Heart Center at Wake Forest Baptist Health provides world-class heart care to patients of any age. For decades, we have treated patients with the most advanced and comprehensive cardiac care.
Twenty-five of our heart and vascular doctors have been ranked among the nation’s best by America’s Top Doctors® and Best Doctors in America®. We offer the very latest in cardiac technology and imaging. We’re also the only area hospital that performs complex surgeries, such as heart transplants.
Patient Anne Howell had suffered for two decades with an enlarged heart, a condition that had already claimed the life of her mother and threatened the health of her sister. “I felt like a 100-year old person; I felt like I had the flu every day,” said Howell. “Just getting out of bed every morning was really tough for me.”
When Anne underwent a heart transplant here at Wake Forest Baptist Health, she didn't just get a new heart; she received a number of intangible gifts—the strength to do everyday tasks, the freedom to set goals, the luxury of watching her two sons grow into young men.
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At Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, our experienced physicians and advanced technology mean less invasive procedures, less pain and shorter recovery times.
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Bedwetting Often Due to Undiagnosed Constipation
Many stubborn cases of bedwetting are actually due to undiagnosed constipation, according to new research by Steve Hodges, MD, pediatric urologist. If the underlying problem isn’t treated, children and their parents must endure an unnecessarily long, costly and difficult quest to cure nighttime wetting.
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Body Location Plays Part in Scratching Pleasure
New research from Gil Yosipovitch, MD, PhD, professor of dermatology at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center and a world-renowned itch expert, shows that how good scratching an itch feels is related to the itch’s location.
Yosipovitch said this research helps lead to a better understanding of itch and how to relieve it for people who have skin disease like eczema and psoriasis.
Children with ADHD Benefit from Healthy Lifestyle Options as First-Line Treatment
Every year between 3 and 10 percent of school-age children in this country are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Increasingly, families are using natural or complementary therapies to improve their child’s attention or behavior, and often seek advice from an integrative pediatrician, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
Protein Shows Promise in Blood Sugar Regulation
Generally diagnosed in children, teenagers and young adults, type 1 diabetes requires regular injections of insulin for patients to survive. Scientists at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine have opened a new line of research into this devastating disease with the discovery of a protein that they hope will one day lead to a new treatment.
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