Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI) Archive — Page 5 of 10

February 7, 2019

Device helps heart patients ditch blood thinners

For the first time in 27 years, Jerry Flowers is looking at life without using blood thinners, thanks to a small device that was implanted in his heart in a clinical trial at Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI).

By Matt Batcheldor
Portrait of a bespectacled man in a dark suit, white shirt, and patterned tie against a brown background.
October 25, 2018

Bacchetta to help expand pulmonary surgery program

Matthew Bacchetta, MD, MBA, MA, has joined the Department of Thoracic Surgery as an associate professor and the surgical director of a new respiratory institute at Vanderbilt University Medical Center that will be launched soon.

By Matt Batcheldor
Portrait of a smiling man in a white medical coat and patterned tie.
August 27, 2018

VUMC mourns noted cardiologist Crenshaw

Marshall H. Crenshaw, MD, assistant professor of Medicine in the Division of Cardiology, died Aug. 23. He was 62.

By Kathy Whitney
Patient Michael Sharpe stands second from left with four members of an advanced congenital cardiac therapy team in a bright hospital corridor; three team members wear white coats and one wears a shirt and tie.
August 23, 2018

Novel program gives congenital heart disease patients new options

Experts at the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute are forging new ground in the development of a first-of-its-kind program aimed at adults with congenital heart disease (ACHD).

By Jessica Pasley
February 22, 2018

Multiple options help atrial fibrillation patients

Since launching its program offering patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) an alternative treatment to reduce their risk of stroke and avoiding long-term use of blood thinners, the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI) has consistently ranked among the top centers in the country for the implantation of left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) devices.

By Jessica Pasley
February 15, 2018

Bypass surgery program lauded

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) was recognized as the No. 1 hospital in Tennessee for Medical Excellence in Coronary Bypass Surgery by CareChex in its 2018 Quality Rating Analysis.

By Jessica Pasley