heart failure Archive — Page 3 of 4

January 5, 2017

Heart failure “dashboard”

A new computer algorithm developed at Vanderbilt could save billions of dollars in health care costs by identifying patients at risk for readmission after being hospitalized for heart failure.

By Sanjay Mishra
June 3, 2016

Pregnancy-related heart disorder clues

Vanderbilt researchers have identified biomarkers that could be useful for evaluating and treating pregnancy-related heart failure.

By Yan Su
April 14, 2016

Heart Institute celebrates LVAD program milestone

On April 7, a 48-year-old man from Bethpage, Tennessee, became the 300th person to receive a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) at Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI).

By Kathy Whitney
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
August 20, 2015

New device monitors pulmonary artery pressures

For patients with heart failure, changes in pulmonary artery (PA) pressures are an early indication that their condition is worsening, even before they notice symptoms such as shortness of breath or weight gain.

By Kathy Whitney
May 21, 2015

Study seeks to bolster outcomes for acute heart failure patients

With support from a three-year, $2 million research grant from Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the American Heart Association are teaming up to study heart failure care in the Emergency Department.

By Kathy Whitney