Press Releases
HOUR TOP DOC HALL OF FAME
Dr. Elder has created a comprehensive cardiovascular "center of excellence." Remedies include high-risk coronary, carotid, and peripheral interventions, as well as noninvasive treatments. Dr. Elder's vision of super-specializing in all areas of cardiovascular medicine is part of placing patient care first and foremost.
First Vein Clinic at Harper Hospital
Now there’s a minimally invasive procedure for the treatment of large varicose veins. Multiple non-surgical treatments available and clinically effective with documented five-year follow-up.
DMC Cardiovascular Institute physician is first in Michigan to use new “arterial drill” catheterization technique to remove a major blockage
DETROIT – The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) Cardiovascular Institute (CVI) has become the first cardiac care facility in Michigan to successfully open a patient’s blocked artery with a breakthrough technology that operates like an electrically powered “corkscrew drill” to painlessly remove the plaque buildup which causes Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD).
Take care of your kidneys
Odds are you don’t think much about your kidneys. You may not even know what they do. But 26 million Americans have chronic kidney disease, and millions more are at risk. “Not everybody realizes how important the human kidney is to overall health,” says Mahir Elder, M.D., a cardiovascular specialist at the Detroit Medical Center. “But our kidneys are actually vitally essential organs that serve as key ‘filters’ for the bloodstream – and so it’s really important to make sure you take good care of them.”
From the DMC news: DMC Heart Specialist Dr. Elder Speaking at National Conference August 5, 2011.
The Chicago EndoVascular Conference (CVC) is a national conference for healthcare professionals who specialize in interventional cardiology and vascular surgery. It is an annual meeting of top doctors in cardiology and vascular medicine. The CVC is a national conference with medical experts and physicians from the nation. Topics to be discussed include endovascular treatment options for peripheral vascular disease and carotid artery disease. DMC Cardiology Specialist Dr. Mahir Elder, is one of the invited interventional cardiologists invited to speak on as a specialist and expert in Peripheral Artery Disease. He teaches doctors all over the world complex procedures. For more information about the Chicago EndoVascular Conference, go to www.cvcpvd.com.
