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Scientist in the Spotlight: Lindsay Underhill’s career path in global health
The Washington University in St. Louis community encompasses many talented researchers of diverse academic interests and disciplines. As a member...
Washington University School of Medicine Global Health Center
Science of St. Louis Blues with Dr. Mustafa Husaini
The St. Louis Blues NHL team and Washington University Physicians have collaborated with Barnes-Jewish Hospital to create a series of...
Statement on Aortic Aneurysm Reflecting on the Death of Grant Wahl
NEW YORK, Dec. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Marfan Foundation is saddened to learn that journalist Grant Wahl has died...
WHSV, Gray Media Group
Redefining Advanced Heart Failure
Today, patients with congestive heart failure have more treatment options than ever before, and traditional advanced therapies have greatly improved...
Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University Physicians
Cardiovascular Division Faculty Present at AHA Conference; Dr. Prabhu Honored
Many Washington University School of Medicine Faculty were present and presenting at the 2022 American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions,...
A HISTORY OF HEART FAILURE—AND RECOVERY
Just a few hundred years ago, the heart and its function were a bit of a mystery. And when the...
Curiosus Magazine
Dr. Mustafa Husaini Elected to ACC Cardiovascular Management Leadership Council
Dr. Husaini Mustafa of the cardiovascular division was elected this week to the American College of Cardiology's Cardiovascular Management Leadership...
Washington University School of Medicine Among Sites of new HFpEF Study
The National Institute of Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, recently awarded Wake Forest University School of...
Cardiovascular Division Faculty Among Recipients of McDonnell Academy Seed Grants
Drs. Victor Davila-Roman and Mark Huffman were announced among the recipients of The McDonnel Academy Seed Grants. Their abstract ENHANCING...
Dr. Zainab Mahmoud Co-Authors Paper on Disparities in Cardiovascular Health in Black Women
Cardiovascular Division Instructor in Medicine Zainab Mahmoud, MD, MSc, co-authored a paper entitled “Eliminating Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease for Black...
Dr. Mark Huffman Will Serve as Faculty Lead for Trust and Public Health Transdisciplinary Team
The Washington University Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures announced Mark Huffman, MD, MPH as a faculty lead of the Trust and...
Dr. Linda Peterson Inducted as President of Society for Heart and Vascular Metabolism
Cardiovascular Division faculty member Linda Peterson, MD, was inducted as president of the Society for Heart and Vascular Metabolism last...
ACC, AHA Issue Aortic Disease Guideline, Recommend Genetic Screening
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHH) on Wednesday published updated guidelines on the diagnosis and management...
Department of Medicine names diversity, equity leaders
Jesus Jimenez, MD, PhD, has been appointed as the Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Fellows and Postdoctoral trainees in...
Tenth Annual Cardiovascular Research Day October 13, 2022
The cardiovascular division is hosting the tenth annual Cardiovascular Research Day this Thursday, October 13th! Join us for posters, presentations,...
Valve Team Performs First Transseptal Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement
As part of the Apollo clinical trial, a team of Wash U physicians successfully completed a transseptal transcatheter mitral valve...
RSVP for the Cardiovascular Division 75th Anniversary Celebration
On November 11, 2022 the Washington University School of Medicine Cardiovascular Division will be celebrating our 75th Anniversary! You won’t...
4th Annual Heart Team Summit Comes to St. Louis
Join faculty members in the Divisions of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiology at Washington University School of Medicine as they unite with Northwestern University Feinberg...
Institute for Public Health to Hold Special Seminar: Algorithms of Oppression
Cardiovascular division faculty members Karen Joynt Maddox (co-Director, Center for Health Economics & Policy) and Gmerice Hammond (Associate Director, Center...
Dr. Kory Lavine Receives Leadership Achievement Award at ISHR North American Conference
Kory Lavine, MD, PhD, received the International Society for Heart Research- North American Section 2022 MCI Leadership Achievement Award, presented...
Faculty receive $6.1M NIH grant for maternal health study
Three faculty from the Brown School and the School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis have received a...
School of Medicine news release
Low testosterone may increase risk of COVID-19 hospitalization for men
Among men diagnosed with COVID-19, those with low testosterone levels are more likely to become seriously ill and end up...
School of Medicine news release
Dr. Stacey Rentschler and Colleagues Receive NIH Grant to Fund Study on Radiation Therapy for VT Patients
Stacey Rentschler, MD, PhD in collaboration with many other Washington University researchers within and outside the cardiovascular division recently received...
Wide Complex Tachycardia Discrimination Tool Improves Physician’s Diagnostic Accuracy
A new study published in the Journal of Electrocardiology this month by Washington University Physician Adam May shows that an...
New Clinical Trial for Evoque Valve Comes to Valvular Heart Disease Center
Dr. Alan Zajarias and the team at the Valvular Heart Disease Center have been invited to join the Edwards Triscend...
New Drug, Positive Results for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
An estimated 1,000,000 people in the U.S. have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Washington University interventional cardiologist Richard Bach, MD, FACC, and his...
Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University Physicians
Leadership Announcement – DOM Vice Chair of Clinical Research
It is my pleasure to announce that Dr. Nancy K. Sweitzer, Professor of Medicine, has joined Washington University School of...
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Cardiovascular inflammation, heart failure focus of $6 million grant
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a $6 million grant from the National Heart,...
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Diabetes, metabolic syndrome in mice treated with novel class of compounds
A study in mice — led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis — shows that...
School of MedicinePopular heart failure drug no better than older drug in sickest patients
A new study led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that a widely used...
School of MedicineInstitute for Public Health names new director of the Global Health Center
The Institute for Public Health announces the appointment of Victor G. Dávila-Román, MD, as director of its Global Health Center....
School of MedicineRadiation therapy reprograms heart muscle cells to younger state
New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that radiation therapy can reprogram heart muscle cells...
School of MedicineResearch to explore how genes, other factors affect cardiometabolic disease risk
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received a four-year, $8.8 million grant to ramp up...
School of MedicinePrabhu named cardiovascular division director
Sumanth D. Prabhu, MD, an internationally recognized expert in how immunity and inflammation contribute to heart failure, has been named...
School of MedicineHammond receives Merck research fellowship
J. Gmerice Hammond, MD, a cardiologist and health policy research fellow in the Cardiovascular Division at Washington University School of...
School of MedicineScientists find genetic link to clogged arteries
High cholesterol is the most commonly understood cause of atherosclerosis, a hardening of the arteries that raises the risk of...
School of MedicineCOVID-19 can kill heart muscle cells, interfere with contraction
Since early in the pandemic, COVID-19 has been associated with heart problems, including reduced ability to pump blood and abnormal...
School of MedicineImmune therapies for heart disease aim of international research network
When a patient arrives in the emergency room with symptoms of a heart attack, doctors’ first priority is to restore...
School of MedicineLeadership Announcement – DOM Vice Chair for Health Equity
It is my pleasure to announce that Angela L. Brown, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology in the Department...
School of MedicineMaddox selected as American College of Cardiology trustee
Thomas M. Maddox, MD, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has...
$10 million in grants aimed at preventing organ rejection after transplantation
Transplant surgeons and researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have received two grants totaling $10 million...
Immune cells play surprising role in heart, mouse study suggests
New research in mice suggests that certain immune cells may help guide fetal development of the heart and play a...
High-protein diets boost artery-clogging plaque, mouse study shows
High-protein diets may help people lose weight and build muscle, but a new study in mice suggests they have a...
Heart pump devices associated with serious complications in some patients shortly after heart stent procedure
In critically ill patients who require a heart pump to support blood circulation as part of stent procedures, specific heart...
School of Medicine news releaseNew clues found to help protect heart from damage after heart attack
Studying mice, scientists have shown that boosting the activity of specific immune cells in the heart after a heart attack...
Safety-Net Hospitals Fare Better Under New Medicare Reimbursement Rules
New Medicare reimbursement rules provide some relief to safety-net hospitals, shifting the burden of financial penalties toward hospitals serving wealthier...
Obese Mouse Mothers Trigger Heart Problems in Offspring
A diet high in fats and sugars is known for its unhealthy effects on the heart. Scientists now have found...
Is Intermittent Fasting the Cure for Diabetes?
(CNN) Three men with Type 2 diabetes used “intermittent fasting” to reverse their dependence on insulin, according to a report...
Lowering hospitals’ Medicare costs proves difficult
A payment system that provides financial incentives for hospitals that reduce health-care costs for Medicare patients did not lower costs...
Scientists ID source of damaging inflammation after heart attack
Scientists have zeroed in on a culprit that spurs damaging inflammation in the heart following a heart attack. The guilty...