Cardiomyopathy in Duchenne muscular dystrophy is focus of nearly $2M grant

The project will integrate diverse datasets and advanced quantitative approaches to better define the natural history of cardiomyopathy in Duchenne, identify key biomarkers, and support the development of tools to optimize the design and conduct of clinical trials for candidate drugs.

Lower cardiac output predicts faster brain loss in carriers of Alzheimer’s disease risk gene

The study followed 756 participants over an 11-year period and examined whether reduced cardiac function could lead to adverse brain health outcomes even in the absence of cardiovascular disease.

New minimally invasive option available for patients with mitral valve disorders

Minimally invasive procedures are relatively quick and painless compared to surgical alternatives, and patients typically require a significantly shorter stay in the hospital to recover.

Vanderbilt Health and Siemens Healthineers launch $87M Value Partnership to deliver advanced technology, elevate patient care

Value Partnership will drive technology upgrades and standardization across diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology, promote workforce development

Collaboration will empower health care innovation through scalable artificial intelligence uses in radiology, personalized medicine and workflow automation

Vanderbilt Staffing Collaborative expands workforce flexibility across Vanderbilt Health

By providing greater staffing stability, the VSC equips nursing leaders with scheduling alternatives that reduce mandatory overtime and on-call shifts for their teams.

Vanderbilt Transplant Center finishes record fiscal year with 981 solid organ transplants

The record year was made possible by the selfless acts of organ donors.