Kathy Whitney

October 16, 2014

Heart patient uses ICD experience to promote benefits of exercise

Carrie Romero of Columbia, Tennessee, is running for her life. In 1997, when she was 28, Romero was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy — a heart muscle disease that puts her at risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA).

By Kathy Whitney
October 9, 2014

Heart Institute celebrates implantation program success

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI) reached a significant milestone recently with the 100th implantation of the miniaturized HeartWare HVAD Pump, a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) that supports the heart.

By Kathy Whitney
October 2, 2014

Program focuses on heart health of cancer patients

The Vanderbilt Cardio-Oncology program has fostered a special collaborative relationship combining the expertise of cardiologists and oncologists to understand the effects of cancer therapy on the heart. This type of collaboration is now helping to define the cardiovascular health of more than 14 million cancer survivors in the United States.

By Kathy Whitney
October 2, 2014

VHVI screening brings heart care to young athletes

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI) recently hosted a cardiovascular health screening for participants in a nonprofit organization called the Enplay Foundation, for middle and high school athletes and their adult family members.

By Kathy Whitney
September 18, 2014

These Doctors Mean Business: Med school graduates contributing in non-clinical roles

By Kathy Whitney
September 18, 2014

Heart Institute testing world’s tiniest pacemaker

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute is participating in a global clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of the world’s smallest pacemaker.

By Kathy Whitney
September 11, 2014

Nashville Heart Walk hits Vanderbilt campus on Oct. 4

The 2014 Greater Nashville Heart Walk will take place on Vanderbilt’s campus on Saturday, Oct. 4.
By Kathy Whitney
September 4, 2014

Stallworth debuts hemodialysis service for rehab patients

Vanderbilt Stallworth Rehabilitation Hospital (VSRH) is now offering hemodialysis for its patients, eliminating the need to transport them off site for treatment.
By Kathy Whitney
August 21, 2014

Team effort key to ease patient’s rare heart disorder

Vanderbilt employee Drew Casey, 27, was at home when he began to experience shortness of breath. Thinking it might be a panic attack, his wife, Katie, called 911, and an ambulance took Casey to the Emergency Department, where he progressed very suddenly to circulatory failure and shock.
By Kathy Whitney
August 7, 2014

Study tracks new end-stage renal disease therapy

Researchers in Vanderbilt’s Division of Nephrology conducted a Phase 3 clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of a new drug to treat patients with end-stage renal disease.
By Kathy Whitney
July 10, 2014

AHA grant creates coalition to prevent heart disease, stroke

Vanderbilt University Medical Center is one of four institutions that are part of a new research network aimed at preventing heart disease and stroke, the two leading causes of death in the world.
By Kathy Whitney
June 26, 2014

VU study shows common diabetes drug can slow chronic kidney disease progression

Vanderbilt investigators have demonstrated in two studies that metformin-based treatments delay the onset and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) compared with other treatments for diabetes.
By Kathy Whitney
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