St. Vincent Evansville Exclusively Offers Life-Changing Heart Procedure for Chronic Total Occlusions
According to the Center for Disease Control, heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease and is responsible for 370,000 deaths each year. CAD is the build-up of plaque in heart arteries that blocks blood flow to the heart. Blocking the flow of blood means that the heart cannot get the oxygen and nutrients it needs. This can cause “angina†or chest discomfort, shortness of breath, fatigue, or even a heart attack. Chronic Total Occlusions (CTOs) happen when a heart artery is completely blocked and has been so for 3 months or longer. The heart builds “natural bypasses†to keep the heart muscle alive, but this area of the heart still does not receive a normal blood supply.
Historically, treatment options for CTOs have been very limited. Opening these complete blockages can be difficult and requires special training and equipment. In the past, open heart surgery, also known as coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), was really the only option if medicines failed. However, some patients are not candidates for CABG due to other risk factors. Many patients also develop CTOs after CABG, and the risk of another operation is high. In the past, these patients were left with little to no options for treatment. For years, patients have been told “there is nothing that can be done,†and they live with significant symptoms despite maximum medical therapy.
Dr. Jarrod Frizzell, interventional cardiologist at St. Vincent Evansville, is the only physician in the Tri-State area who specializes in performing the chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO PCI) procedure, in which stents are used to open these completely blocked arteries. This procedure offers hope to those who previously had little to no other options. Although complex, CTO PCI is minimally invasive, going through small holes in the wrist and/or groin. This means patients have a quicker recovery period than traditional open-heart surgery. The procedure itself includes steering special guide wires and catheters across or around the completely blocked areas.Â
Dr. Frizzell offers the CTO PCI procedure locally at St. Vincent Evansville and routinely travels to Indianapolis to work alongside his colleagues at St. Vincent to provide this service to patients across Indiana.
If you would like to arrange for an interview with Dr. Frizzell please call me at 812-485-4897.Â
Mother Nature forces weekend changes for USI Baseball
Mother Nature has forced changes to the University of Southern Indiana Baseball’s Dunn Hospitality Classic scheduled for this weekend. The classic schedule has been changed to Friday, Sunday, and Monday due to the forecast of heavy rains on Saturday.
The new Dunn Hospitality Classic schedule is:
Friday, February 22:Â USI vs. Ohio Dominican, Noon
Truman State vs. Ohio Dominican, 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 24: Grand Valley State vs. Ohio Dominican, 11 a.m.
Truman State vs. Grand Valley State, 2:30 p.m.
USI vs. Truman State, 5 p.m.
Monday, February 25:Â USI vs. Grand Valley State, 11 a.m.
USI vs. Grand Valley State, 2:30 p.m.
Otters seek host families for 25th anniversary season
USI Women’s Hoops ranked seventh in region
University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball is ranked seventh in the opening edition of the NCAA Division II Midwest Region Rankings. The Screaming Eagles are one of four Great Lakes Valley Conference teams in the ranking after compiling a 15-7 record against Division II competition and the Midwest Region.
Joining the Eagles in regional rankings are No. 1 Drury University and No. 2 Lewis University, while Truman State University is No. 6 to round out the GLVC’s contingent. No. 3 Grand Valley State University, No. 4 Ashland University, No. 5 Northern Michigan University and No. 8 Michigan Tech University represent the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, while the Great Midwest Athletic Conference is represented by No. 9 Kentucky Wesleyan College and No. 10 Cedarville University.
The NCAA II Midwest Region Tournament is March 15-18 and consists of eight teams—three automatic bids from the GLVC, GLIAC and GMAC as well as at-large teams.
USI (17-7, 10-4 GLVC) hosts Lewis Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the Physical Activities Center before closing its regular-season home schedule with the University of Indianapolis for Senior Day Saturday at 1 p.m. Saturday’s game will be the final USI Women’s Basketball game played in the PAC and the Eagles will honor their senior class following the conclusion of the contest.
USI Men’s Basketball is 5th in first regional poll
The University of Southern men’s basketball team is ranked fifth in the first NCAA Division II Midwest Region poll of 2018-19.
The Eagles follow ninth-ranked Bellarmine University, 24th-ranked Lewis University, eighth-ranked University of Findlay, and Ashland University in rounding out the top five in the region. The bottom half of the first region poll includes the University of Indianapolis, Ferris State University, Northern Michigan University, Hillsdale College, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
The top eight team from the Midwest Region advance to the NCAA Division II Tournament at the end of the season. The regional is routinely hosted by the top seed in the regional.
USI is back in action this week for a pair of regionally important games when it hosts Lewis Thursday at 7:30 p.m. and UIndy Saturday at 3:15 p.m. for Senior Day. Saturday’s game versus UIndy also is the final regular season game in the Physical Activities Center.
| NCAA II MIDWEST REGION POLL | |||
| Rank | School | Overall DII Record | In-Region Record |
| 1 | Bellarmine | 19-3 | 19-3 |
| 2 | Lewis | 16-4 | 16-4 |
| 3 | Findlay | 19-3 | 19-3 |
| 4 | Ashland | 16-4 | 16-4 |
| 5 | Southern Indiana | 16-6 | 15-6 |
| 6 | UIndy | 14-6 | 14-4 |
| 7 | Ferris State | 15-9 | 15-9 |
| 8 | Northern Michigan | 15-9 | 15-9 |
| 9 | Hillsdale | 15-7 | 15-7 |
| 10 | Missouri-St. Louis | 13-7 | 13-7 |
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EVSC to Offer Summer Engineering Camp
Southern Indiana Career & Technical Center to Offer Summer Engineering Camp
The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation’s Southern Indiana Career and Technical Center (SICTC) is once again hosting a two-week summer engineering camp, iEngineering Summer Experience, for students currently in the seventh and eighth grades in Evansville and the surrounding areas who are interested in exploring engineering-related fields. The camp, scheduled for weekdays between June 3 through June 14, 2019, is a half-day program that will focus on topics related to engineering, computer science, manufacturing, and architecture. Students will learn about:
- Soldering
- Basic electrical circuits
- Robotics
- Prototyping and 3D scanning
- CNC machining
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Software
- Career awareness in science, technology, engineering, and math
- Welding with hands-on experiences
- Computer Science
- Radio Broadcasting
- Electro-magnetic motors
- Introduction to engineering concepts
- Team building activities
Students also will attend a field trip to a local manufacturing company. Cost for the summer camp is $65 per student.
To register, visit www.evscschools.com/sictc and click on the ‘iEngineering Summer Experience’ link on the top of the page under ‘Summer Experiences’ of the home page or visit their Facebook page at ‘iEngineering 2.0 Summer Experience.’ Individuals interested in participating in the camp must register by April 11, 2019.
Indiana Qualifies 19 for Thursday Night Finals at Big Ten Championships
The No. 17-ranked Indiana University women’s swimming and diving team had a great showing on Thursday in the morning prelims of the 2019 Big Ten Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships at the Counsilman Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, Ind.
The Hoosiers will bring back 19 swimmers and divers for the evening finals – four more than the team had on the same day last season. IU will have five in Championship Finals, 10 in B Finals and four in C Finals.
Indiana enters Thursday night in second place overall with a total of 114 points. Michigan leads the way with 120, while Wisconsin, Minnesota and Ohio State are tied for third with 106 points.
500 Freestyle
In the 500 freestyle, Cassy Jernberg will lead six swimmers back for finals on Thursday night. Jernberg qualified third overall with a time of 4:40.25.
The Hoosiers will have four swimmers in the B Final of the 500 freestyle, including the top-two seeds in Maria Paula Heitmann (4:42.64) and Josie Grote (4:44.54). Both swimmers set personal-best times, with Grote trimming 10 seconds off her previous PR. Freshmen Christin Rockway (4:45.73) and Maggie Wallace (4:46.61, PR) will also swim in the B Final.
Freshman Noelle Peplowski will compete in the C Final after touching the wall with a time of 4:46.73.
200 IM
Indiana had a tremendous showing in the 200 IM, qualifying eight of their nine swimmers for evening finals. Bailey Andison will be the No. 2 seed for the Championship Final after posting a 1:55.40. Joining her in the A Final will be Mackenzie Looze (1:56.01, PR) and Lilly King (1:57.02).
In the B Final, senior Christine Jensen will be the top seed after touching the wall in a time of 1:57.65. Bailey Kovac will also swim in the B Final after recording a 1:59.30.
Abby Kirkpatrick will be the top seed in the C Final with a personal-best time of 1:59.38. Also swimming for IU in the C Final will be Laura Morley (2:00.15) and Shelby Koontz (2:00.28).
50 Freestyle
The Hoosiers will bring back three swimmers for the B Final of the 50 freestyle. Laurel Eiber will be the top seed after posting a time of 22.67 on Thursday morning. Joining her in the B Final will be Grace Haskett (22.85) and Julia Wolf (22.87, PR).
1-Meter Dive
Indiana’s Jessica Parratto qualified second overall for the Championship Final, just missing her personal-best score, finishing with a 344.05. Parratto was incredibly consistent throughout her list, scoring over 54 points on each attempt, including two scored over 60 points.
Taylor Carter posted a career-best score of 283.50 to earn a spot in the B Final. Last season, Carter placed 36th in the event.
The 2019 Big Ten Women’s Championships continue on Thursday with the second night of finals. The action gets underway at 6:30 p.m. ET with the finals of the 500 freestyle, 200 IM, 50 freestyle, 1-meter dive and 400 medley relay.
For all the latest on Indiana University women’s swimming and diving, be sure to follow the team on social media - Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
500 Freestyle
Cassy Jernberg – 4:40.25 (Championship Final – NCAA B Cut)
Maria Paula Heitmann – 4:42.64 (B Final – NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
Josie Grote – 4:44.54 (B Final – NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
Christin Rockway – 4:45.73 (B Final – NCAA B Cut)
Maggie Wallace – 4:46.61 (B Final – NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
Noelle Peplowski – 4:46.73 (C Final – NCAA B Cut)
- Ashleigh Lechner – 5:00.66 (Personal Best)
- Anne Rouleau – 5:01.11
200 IM
Bailey Andison – 1:55.40 (Championship Final – NCAA B Cut)
Mackenzie Looze – 1:56.01 (Championship Final – NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
Lilly King – 1:57.02 (Championship Final – NCAA B Cut)
Christine Jensen – 1:57.65 (B Final – NCAA B Cut)
Bailey Kovac – 1:59.30 (B Final – NCAA B Cut)
Abby Kirkpatrick – 1:59.38 (C Final – NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
Laura Morley – 2:00.15 (C Final)
Shelby Koontz – 2:00.28 (C Final)
- Hope Hayward – 2:04.63 (Personal Best)
50 Freestyle
Laurel Eiber – 22.67 (B Final – NCAA B Cut, Personal Best)
Grace Haskett – 22.85 (B Final)
Julia Wolf – 22.87 (B Final – Personal Best)
- Lauren Miller – 23.72 (Personal Best)
1-Meter Dive
Jessica Parratto – 344.05 (Championship Final – NCAA Zones Qualifying Score)
Taylor Carter – 283.50 (B Final – NCAA Zones Qualifying Score, Personal Best)
- Kayla Luarde – 247.75 (Personal Best)
- Alyssa Wang – 242.05 (Personal Best)
- Kallie Higgins – 231.00