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  • Lower Blood Pressure May Offer Benefits Even for the Very Elderly

    Intensive blood pressure management may offer important benefits for adults aged 80 and above, according to new evidence from Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Yuan Lu, ScD, lead author of the study, is an assistant professor of medicine (cardiology), biomedical informatics, and data science at YSM as well as an assistant professor of chronic disease epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health.

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  • Structural Heart Interventions Continue To Grow With Promising Results

    A new study led by Yale investigators demonstrated that patients with severe aortic stenosis treated with TAVR have comparable five-year outcomes to those treated with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). The study was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) on March 30, 2025, and was presented as a late-breaking study at the 2025 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Scientific Session. Yale performed the first TAVR in Connecticut nearly fifteen years ago. Since then, Yale has continued to invest in research, people, and technology to bring TAVR and other minimally invasive procedures to more patients with valvular and structural heart disease.

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  • Daniela Tirziu, PhD, Uses Cardiovascular Research Expertise To Guide Others and Design Impactful Clinical Trials

    Daniela Tirziu, PhD, recently received a promotion to senior research scientist (cardiovascular medicine) in July 2024. Tirziu joined Yale in 2008 and is now the associate director of academic research for the Yale Cardiovascular Research Group (YCRG), where she focuses on the design of clinical trials, the management of reporting and regulatory requirements, and the dissemination of the results of interventional cardiovascular devices. Tirziu started her career in basic science research, where her work advanced the understanding of cellular crosstalk in the heart.

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  • Palliative Care Clinic Offers Supportive Care for Patients With End-Stage Heart Failure

    Michael Beasley, MD, assistant professor of medicine (cardiovascular medicine), and Nora Segar, MD, assistant clinical professor (general internal medicine) and director of palliative medicine at the Saint Raphael Campus of Yale New Haven Hospital, recently established a new outpatient clinic to provide dedicated palliative care for people with end-stage heart failure.

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  • Seniors Benefit from Tight Blood Pressure Control

    WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly people benefit from taking medications to keep their blood pressure low, same as younger folks, a new study says. "The key question is, should blood pressure be lowered aggressively, or is a more moderate approach safer?” said Yale assistant professor of cardiology Yuan Lu.

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