cardiac

September 17, 2015

Heart repair factor

A signaling factor called Wnt10b is a novel target for optimizing cardiac repair after a heart attack.

By Yan Su
March 20, 2014

VU first to offer new implantable defibrillator

Vanderbilt is the first hospital in Tennessee to use a new subcutaneous implantable defibrillator (S-ICD) to treat patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest.

By Kathy Whitney
December 26, 2012

Preventing hardened heart valves

Blocking a serotonin receptor may provide a novel therapy for heart valve disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
October 28, 2011

VUMC to launch live video chat series Nov. 9

By VUMC News and Communications
October 24, 2011

Vanderbilt rolls out Level 1 Cardiac Emergency System

By Kathy Whitney
Heart illustration
April 18, 2011

Vanderbilt Heart to participate in CoreValve clinical trial

Vanderbilt Heart will soon begin testing the safety of a novel, non-surgical approach to treating aortic stenosis, a common heart problem caused by an abnormal narrowing of the heart’s aortic valve.

By Kathy Whitney
April 15, 2011

Vanderbilt: Laboratory for health care reform

By Bill Snyder
April 1, 2011

Gene ups risk for needing pacemaker

Researchers have identified a gene that increases the risk for developing sick sinus syndrome – the most common cause for implanting a cardiac pacemaker.
By Leigh MacMillan