Topic: Heart & Vascular Conditions September 26, 2013 Procedure to open blocked carotid arteries testedTesting is beginning on an investigational device designed to open blocked arteries in patients who are ineligible for traditional surgery.Innovate Magazines August 1, 2013 Device investigated to treat moderate heart failureWashington University is part of a study to compare ventricular assist device (VAD) therapy to optimal medical management in patients with heart failure.Innovate Magazines March 8, 2013 The role of ventricular assist devices expandingA multi-center trial will help determine if devices that assist the heart could help patients with heart failure more than standard therapies.Innovate Magazines March 1, 2013 New study monitors abdominal aortic aneurysms growthA national trial is evaluating an antibiotic as a non-surgical method to control the growth of aneurysms, or enlargements, of the abdominal aortic artery.Innovate Magazines March 1, 2013 Abdominal aortic aneurysms: New study tests medicine to prevent surgeryA national trial is evaluating an antibiotic as a non-surgical method to control the growth of aneurysms, or enlargements, of the abdominal aortic artery.Innovate Magazines February 15, 2013 New device offers advance in brain aneurysm treatmentWashington University physicians are using a new device that helps heal difficult-to-treat aneurysms with lower radiation exposure.Innovate Magazines October 15, 2012 Get with the guidelines recognitionWashington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital are honored with an award for their higher standards of stroke care in patients.Innovate Magazines October 15, 2012 American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association’s Target: StrokeBarnes-Jewish Hospital is honored with the Target: Stroke award for advances in care for patients who have had strokes.Innovate Magazines September 24, 2012 Trial to evaluate procedure for patients with irregular heartbeatsWashington University doctors are participating in a study to evaluate a procedure that corrects irregular heartbeats in patients.Innovate Magazines July 12, 2012 $4.7 million study looks at why diabetes makes heart disease worseResearchers at Washington University School of Medicine are looking at why certain patients with diabetes develop heart disease.Innovate Magazines March 1, 2012 Improving surgical treatments for atrial fibrillationA new study is evaluating a procedure that corrects irregular heartbeats in patients.Innovate Magazines February 1, 2012 Remote heart monitoring to detect asymptomatic atrial fibrillationA new study will test if patients with irregular heartbeats who have undergone surgery benefit from constant heart rate monitoring.Innovate Magazines October 20, 2011 Customized stents treat abdominal aortic aneurysmsWashington University is involved in a new trial to test custom-made devices to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms.Innovate Magazines June 28, 2011 Approaching irregular heartbeats from two directionsDoctors at Washington University have developed a new hybrid procedure that blocks misfiring electrical signals that cause irregular heartbeats.Innovate Magazines April 5, 2011 New procedure makes valve replacement an optionA national trial shows that a procedure to replace a diseased heart valve is effective for patients too frail to undergo open-heart surgery.Innovate Magazines March 31, 2011 Moderate weight loss improves heart healthResearch at Washington University School of Medicine shows that losing even a small amount of weight can improve heart and vascular health.Innovate Magazines September 23, 2010 Testing branched devices to fix iliac aneurysmsWashington University School of Medicine is part of a national trial to test a new device for fixing iliac aneurysms without open surgery.Innovate Magazines September 23, 2010 Making aortic valve replacement an option for the inoperableA procedure to replace a diseased heart valve has been approved for patients too frail to undergo open-heart surgery.Innovate Magazines June 25, 2010 Diagnose aortic dissection early, follow patients for a lifetimeWashington University is participating in the largest registry to collect information about aortic dissection, a potentially lethal heart condition.Innovate Magazines Posts navigation ‹ Prev 1 2 3 4
