Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI) Archive — Page 9 of 10
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August 23, 2012
Multiple procedures, devices help heart patient pull through
After Stacey Browning, R.N., a Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit charge nurse, got a report on a heart attack patient who was being transported to her unit from an outside hospital, her immediate thought was, “They are sending us a patient we are not going to be able to recover.” -
August 16, 2012
Town hall meeting outlines Heart Institute’s busy year
The Department of Cardiac Surgery experienced its highest case volume to date with 1,245 adult cardiac surgeries at Vanderbilt University Hospital during the last fiscal year, according to department chair John Byrne, M.D., who spoke at Vanderbilt Heart’s quarterly town hall on Friday. -
August 9, 2012
Time was critical for new mother’s heart surgery
Two weeks after giving birth to her second child on July 10, 31-year-old Samantha Neal began to experience chest pain. Initially diagnosed with a gall bladder issue in her local ER, her true diagnosis would prove much more serious and potentially life-threatening. -
August 2, 2012
VHVI reaches milestone in heart valve procedures
Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute recently performed its 100th transcatheter aortic heart valve-replacement (TAVR) on 91-year-old Murline Westover from Lavinia, Tenn. -
February 6, 2012
Hall of Famer Raymond Berry sports Vanderbilt tie at Super Bowl XLVI
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February 4, 2012
Hall of Famer plans to sport Vanderbilt tie while presenting Super Bowl trophy
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January 5, 2012
Number of heart transplants at VUMC on rise