Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI) Archive — Page 8 of 10

Medical-style illustration of a red human heart within a translucent blue chest, with surrounding blood vessels visible.
February 3, 2014

As Heart Month turns 50, Vanderbilt health educator offers tips for heart health

9 tips for heart health

By Kathy Whitney
Five adults pose indoors; the two people in the center hold a plaque reading “Patient Navigator Program” and “Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute.”
January 30, 2014

Heart Institute program aims to reduce readmission rates

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute is one of 11 centers selected by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) to implement a new program designed to reduce readmission rates for patients with myocardial infarction, heart failure and acute coronary syndrome.

By Kathy Whitney
Nine people, including a physician in a white coat, cut a red ribbon during a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside a hospital facility. A sign behind them reads “Critical Care Tower” and “Vanderbilt Vascular Institute.”
January 13, 2014

Vanderbilt Heart opens new cardiac procedure area in hospital’s critical care tower

By Kathy Whitney
November 21, 2013

Hasselblad, Wilson named to key Heart Institute roles

Ahead of its move into new space on the fifth floor of the Critical Care Tower in February, the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute has announced two key position changes.

By Kathy Whitney
Six hospital staff members pose in a clinical room, with three in white coats standing behind three in surgical scrubs. A whiteboard and medical equipment are visible in the background.
November 14, 2013

Heart Institute studying absorbable coronary stent

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute is participating in a clinical trial to evaluate a medical device for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

By Kathy Whitney
Dr. Thomas Wang in a dark suit and pink tie, standing in a modern glass-and-steel building.
September 17, 2013

Researchers identify novel biomarker for diabetes risk

Researchers at the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital have identified a biomarker that can predict diabetes risk up to 10 years before onset of the disease.

By Kathy Whitney