Luis Rivera

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How Does Marfan Syndrome Affect the Heart?

Nov 13, 2024 | blog.uvahealth.com | Luis Rivera

Connective tissue is found all throughout your body. It’s like a glue that holds your body together. It supports everything from skin to muscles and organs. Connective tissue disorders cause connective tissue to not work correctly. It can be more stretchy or weaker than in other people (although that's not the only way it can be affected). When you have one of these disorders, you can have symptoms or conditions that are like those seen with other health issues.
Online Scheduling: Making Your Doctor’s Appointments Just Got Easier

Oct 1, 2024 | blog.uvahealth.com | Luis Rivera

Life is busy. Getting on the phone to make a doctor’s appointment can be a hassle. It feels like another one of the endless chores of life, like figuring out insurance or getting a car inspection. You’d rather just not. We’ve got good news for you! UVA Health now offers online scheduling. That means it’s never been easier to make a primary care appointment at a UVA Health clinic for you or your child.
Daily Marijuana User? Watch Out for Head & Neck Cancer

Sep 17, 2024 | blog.uvahealth.com | Luis Rivera

A recent study found that some frequent marijuana users may be more than than those who don’t use it. By looking at the health records of around 4 million people, the researchers found that those with cannabis use disorder, a condition related to very frequent marijuana use, are more likely to develop oral cancer. Oral cancer can affect your mouth, lips, gums, tongue, cheeks, tonsils, throat, and voice box.
Heart Feeling Out of Sync? Heart Ablation Could Turn Your Beat Around

Sep 11, 2024 | blog.uvahealth.com | Luis Rivera

Does your heart ever race, skip a beat, or flutter? In most cases, it’s harmless. But millions of Americans do get dangerous heart arrhythmias: uneven heartbeats that happen when your heart’s electrical system isn’t working the way it should. You could also have arrhythmias without feeling any symptoms. They're sometimes found during a routine exam. What can you do to fix a dangerous arrhythmia? A heart ablation procedure could be the answer.
CPR & Smallest Heart Pump Restart a Heart: Tom Coyle’s Heart Attack & Cardiac Arrest

May 31, 2024 | blog.uvahealth.com | Luis Rivera

Tom Coyle's health had always been good. A long-time triathlete and a career in law enforcement meant that Tom was no stranger to keeping fit. But a heart attack struck him unexpectedly while he was asleep one night. It stopped his heart (a cardiac arrest). Luckily, the quick actions of his wife, who started CPR, and the use of a special heart pump by the expert UVA Health heart care team, got Tom through his life-threatening heart attack, cardiac arrest, and recovery.
Infographic: Living Organ Donation Can Save A Life

Apr 26, 2024 | blog.uvahealth.com | Luis Rivera

Around the U.S., about 16 people a day die while waiting for a life-saving organ transplant. In Virginia, it's 2 people a week. Hundreds of Virginians need an organ transplant each year, according to Donate Life Virginia. There aren't enough donor organs for everyone waiting on the list for a transplant in the U.S. But, living organ donation can make more organs available to those in need.
I’m Ready to Donate! Why Should I Choose UVA Health For Living Organ Donation?

Apr 19, 2024 | blog.uvahealth.com | Luis Rivera

For National Donate Life Month, consider becoming a living organ donor today. As a living donor, you can help one of the more than 100,000 people who are right now waiting for a transplant get a new kidney or liver. About 17 people a day die while waiting for an organ to become available. Living organ donation can help reduce that number, especially for the 86% of folks on the list needing a kidney.
How to Become a Living Organ Donor & Save a Life Today

Apr 11, 2024 | blog.uvahealth.com | Luis Rivera

It’s National Donate Life Month. It’s when we put out the call to consider living organ donation. There aren’t enough donor organs for everyone on the waitlist for a transplant. But that can change if enough folks consider donating an organ. Becoming a living organ donor is an incredible opportunity. It can save the life of a loved one, friend, or stranger.
April is Donate Life Month: Why Should I Be a Living Organ Donor?

Mar 29, 2024 | blog.uvahealth.com | Luis Rivera

April is National Donate Life Month in the U.S. During this time, we shine a light on the fact that there aren’t enough healthy organs on hand for people needing an organ transplant. More than 100,000 people are on the waitlist right now. If one becomes available (from someone we call an organ donor) and the person needing one is a match (called a recipient), they can get an organ transplant that can save their life.
The automorphism groups of some token graphs

Mar 14, 2024 | dialnet.unirioja.es | Sofia Ibarra |Luis Rivera |Luis Manuel

ResumenThe token graphs of graphs have been studied at least from the 80’s with different names and by different authors. The Johnson graph J(n, k) is isomorphic to the k-token graph of the complete graph Kn. To our knowledge, the unique results about the automorphism groups of token graphs are for the case of the Johnson graphs. In this paper we begin the study of the automorphism groups of token graphs of another graphs.