Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute (VHVI) Archive — Page 9 of 10

Heart illustration
April 25, 2013

Study takes ‘cool’ approach to reducing heart attack damage

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute is participating in a clinical study to further evaluate the safety and feasibility of rapidly lowering the body’s temperature to significantly reduce the amount of damage caused by a heart attack.

Portrait of a smiling man wearing glasses, a dark suit, white shirt, and red tie.
April 18, 2013

Wang to lead Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Thomas Wang, M.D., has joined Vanderbilt as director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and the physician-in-chief of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute.

A smiling nurse practitioner in a white medical coat stands beside a seated man in a hospital bed, who holds medical monitoring equipment.
April 11, 2013

Patient undergoes surgical first to treat his arrhythmia

The state of Michael Stanbery’s health was shocking.

March 14, 2013

VUMC testing new payment system for Medicare patients

Over the next three years, Medicare will test a new payment arrangement that rewards participating hospitals when Medicare patients require fewer inpatient and post-discharge services, but extracts financial penalties when patients require more of these services.

A doctor in a white coat talks and laughs with a seated woman in an exam room; a blood pressure monitor stands between them.
March 7, 2013

Structural heart disease clinic debuts at One Hundred Oaks

Life just got a little easier for Vanderbilt patients with structural heart disease.

Speaker at a lectern addresses a crowded classroom audience; a chalkboard with handwritten notes and stacks of papers are visible behind him.
February 21, 2013

Photo: Heart Institute Town Hall