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Yale Succeeds With a More Inclusive Approach to Heart Transplants
Doctors at Yale New Haven Hospital used a more aggressive selection process to more than quadruple the number of heart transplants performed there while maintaining positive patient outcomes, according to a new study.
18 Sep 2020
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Where are we now after a decade of TAVR?
Led by researchers at Yale, emerging evidence published last month in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions evaluates the safety and efficacy of TAVR in patients with bicuspid aortic valve stenosis.
9 Sep 2020
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Yale Study: Hospital Safety Measures Offer Patients Reassurance During Procedures
Emerging information from cardiac electrophysiologists at Yale New Haven Hospital’s (YNHH) Heart and Vascular Center shows that hospital safety protocols were effective at preventing the spread of COVID-19.
2 Sep 2020
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Less Aggressive Treatment Better for Heart Patients Who Go Into Shock
Less is sometimes more when treating heart patients who go into shock after a heart attack.
24 Aug 2020
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Yale VAMOS Program Provides Holistic Vascular Care
The Vascular Medicine OutcomeS (VAMOS) program at Yale University, an integral program supported by the Yale New Haven Health’s Heart and Vascular Center and Center for Musculoskeletal Care, includes a global team of interventional cardiologists, vascular surgeons, podiatrists, radiologists, allied health professionals, and outcomes researchers committed to transforming how PAD is diagnosed and treated, and how patients access care.
24 Aug 2020
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PAD patients with depression had worse recovery, women twice as likely to be depressed
Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) and depressive symptoms experience worse recovery especially women, compared to counterparts without depressive symptoms.
Source: Medical Xpress
12 Aug 2020
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Stress and Anger May Exacerbate Heart Failure
Mental stress and anger may have clinical implications for patients with heart failure according to a new report published in the Journal of Cardiac Failure.
11 Aug 2020
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TAVR ‘a viable option’ for patients with bicuspid valve disease
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a safe, effective treatment for patients with bicuspid valves, according to research published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.
Source: Cardiovascular Business
28 May 2020
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Yale Cardiovascular Medicine Grand Rounds to Be Delivered by Professor H.A. Taylor of Morehouse on April 14
The Section of Cardiovascular Medicine will host grand rounds, delivered remotely by Herman Alfred Taylor, Jr, MD, of Morehouse School of Medicine, on April 14.
9 Apr 2020
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Opinion: Where Have All the Heart Attacks Gone?
Except for treating Covid-19, many hospitals seem to be eerily quiet.
Source: New York Times
6 Apr 2020
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Procedure to prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation safe and effective, study finds
Patients with atrial fibrillation or AFib are on average five times more likely to suffer a stroke than patients with a regular heartbeat.
29 Mar 2020
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Eric Brandt selected for ACC young investigator award
Eric J. Brandt MD, a postdoctoral fellow at Yale Cardiovascular Medicine, was selected as a finalist for the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Young Investigator Award. He will present his research at the annual Scientific Session March 29.
29 Mar 2020
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Anti-COVID-19 Medications, While Possibly Life Saving, Can Have Life Threatening Complications if Used Inappropriately
The heightened awareness around the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as well as other experimental treatments for COVID-19 has led to reports of risky behaviors, according to Yale School of Medicine physicians.
27 Mar 2020
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Francine LoRusso, RN, Appointed Vice President and Executive Director for Heart and Vascular Services
Francine LoRusso, RN, has been appointed Vice President and Executive Director for Heart and Vascular Services, effective March 1, 2020.
2 Mar 2020
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A redefining moment for heart failure
At Yale, Drs. Nihar Desai and Tariq Ahmad help some of the most medically vulnerable patients — those with heart failure. An important part of that work, they said, is pointing out the need to update common classifications of heart failure now used by the medical profession.
24 Feb 2020
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Heart Disease in Women: How Pregnancy, Menopause, and Other Factors Affect Risk
Current paradigms about heart attacks were, until recently, primarily based on men. Doctors are now learning how different heart attacks and heart disease can be in men and women. "We know now that when something is not right in a woman, the first line of testing may not reveal the answer," says Yale Medicine cardiologist Erica Spatz, MD.
Source: Yale Medicine
21 Feb 2020
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High-tech Pump May Increase Risk of Death and Bleeding, Study Finds
A new national study finds that the use of the Impella circulatory support device is associated with higher rates of death and major bleeding among patients with acute myocardial infarction and cardiogenic shock who are implanted with mechanical circulatory support devices.
10 Feb 2020
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Trial to Examine the Clinical Impact of Risk Prediction in Heart Failure Underway at YNHH
Trial to Examine the Clinical Impact of Risk Prediction in Heart Failure Underway at YNHH
29 Jan 2020
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SILVER AMI Study Creates Risk Models, Informs Healthcare Decisions in Older Patients Post-AMI
SILVER AMI Study Creates Risk Models, Informs Healthcare Decisions in Older Patients Post-AMI
27 Jan 2020
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New therapy may ease congestion for heart failure patients
Research by Jeffrey Testani, MD, shows that DSR produced greater sodium removal than a standard peritoneal dialysis solution.
22 Jan 2020