Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute Archive — Page 6 of 9

Group of Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute team members posing together indoors, including several people in medical coats and others in business attire.
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
An instructor in a red Vanderbilt shirt guides students practicing chest compressions on CPR mannequins at tables, while other participants practice in the background.
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
Keith Churchwell, M.D., wearing a dark pinstriped suit, white shirt, and yellow tie, photographed against a plain background.
September 25, 2014

Churchwell to depart VHVI; Clair to assume interim role

Keith Churchwell, M.D., executive director and chief medical officer for the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI), is departing Vanderbilt and will join Yale-New Haven Health System as vice president and executive director of Cardiovascular Services on Dec. 1.

By John Howser
A tiny cylindrical pacemaker rests on an open palm.
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
Hands holding a bright red heart-shaped object, overlaid with an electrocardiogram-style heartbeat line and a faint grid; a blurred person appears in the background.
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
Man in a blue pinstriped suit and yellow tie speaks at a lectern, gesturing with one hand.
June 19, 2014

Photo: Vanderbilt Heart Town Hall

By Kathy Whitney