Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI)

August 3, 2022

VUMC mourns loss of noted cardiologist Page

Harry Lee Page Jr., MD, a pioneer of modern cardiology and a presence at Vanderbilt for decades, died Aug. 1 after a long illness.

By Matt Batcheldor
Officials with Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital cut the ribbon celebrating the relaunch of the hospital’s percutaneous coronary intervention program. (photo by Donn Jones)
August 1, 2022

VWCH relaunches interventional cardiology program

Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital has launched a percutaneous coronary intervention program to treat patients diagnosed with heart attacks and coronary artery disease.

By Emily Stembridge
Marsha Eastridge is doing well following the surgical procedures she received at Vanderbilt.
July 28, 2022

Patient doing well after complex vascular procedures

Marsha Eastridge had no clue she had heart problems until she was diagnosed in December 2021. Barely three weeks later, she was undergoing the first of two complex vascular procedures at Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute that would save her life.

By Matt Batcheldor
May 16, 2022

Lou Kaelin never asks her team to do a job she has not done herself.

“Her dedication and service to VUMC, her staff and her patients cannot be measured. I feel honored to have worked with her.”

By Emily Stembridge
March 3, 2022

Chest Pain Center receives reaccreditation from ACC

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been reaccredited as a Chest Pain Center with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) and Resuscitation.

By Kristin Smart
Members of Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI) gathered for a photo last week to recognize National Wear Red Day — an observance created by the American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to raise awareness of heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States.
February 10, 2022

Wear Red Day

Members of Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI) gathered for a photo last week to recognize National Wear Red Day — an observance created by the American Heart Association and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to raise awareness of heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the United States.

By VUMC News and Communications
October 21, 2021

VUMC lauded for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy care

Vanderbilt University Medical Center was recently named a center of excellence for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Association.
By Matt Batcheldor
September 15, 2021

VHVI reaches milestone in cardiac monitor implants

Vanderbilt has reached a new milestone in implanting CardioMEMS remote cardiac monitoring devices.
By Matt Batcheldor
September 9, 2021

VHVI offers latest therapies to treat atrial fibrillation

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute continues to offer the latest in therapies to treat atrial fibrillation (AF or AFib), the most common cardiac arrhythmia.
By Matt Batcheldor
September 2, 2021

Novel LVAD allows patient to see family, celebrate milestones

Brandon Cochran, a 39-year-old real estate agent in Louisville, Kentucky, was at home with his family in October 2020 when he went into cardiac arrest. His implanted defibrillator shocked him back to life, and he was hospitalized for seven months.
By Matt Batcheldor
August 12, 2021

Structural Heart and Valve Center reaches procedure milestones

The Structural Heart and Valve Center at Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI) has recently completed multiple groundbreaking transcatheter clinical trial procedures treating severe regurgitation of the mitral and tricuspid valves, a continuation of a decade of research that is revolutionizing the treatment of these conditions.
By Matt Batcheldor
June 9, 2021

Anticoagulation Clinic at Vanderbilt Heart designated an Anticoagulation Center of Excellence

The Anticoagulation Clinic at Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI) has been designated an Anticoagulation Center of Excellence by the Anticoagulation Forum, one of only three in Tennessee.
By Matt Batcheldor
April 8, 2021

New Clinician Spotlight: Matthews Chacko

Matthews Chacko, MD, has joined Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute as an assistant professor of Medicine, an interventional cardiologist and the director of peripheral vascular interventions.
By VUMC News and Communications
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