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 …
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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 …
Study of smoking and genetics illuminates complexities of blood pressure
Analyzing the genetics and smoking habits of more than half a million people has shed new light on the complexities …
Deadly heart rhythm halted by noninvasive radiation therapy
Radiation therapy often is used to treat cancer patients. Now, doctors at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis …
Aggressive testing provides no benefit to patients in ER with chest pain
Patients who go to the emergency room (ER) with chest pain often receive unnecessary tests to evaluate whether they are …
Drug trial shows promise for deadly neurological disorder
Results of a small clinical trial show promise for treating a rare neurodegenerative condition that typically kills those afflicted before …
Type of sugar may treat atherosclerosis, mouse study shows
Researchers have long sought ways to harness the body’s immune system to treat disease, especially cancer. Now, scientists have found …
BJC, School of Medicine establish Health Systems Innovation Lab
Improving patients’ health while reducing costs has become a mantra in health care, but this requires new ways of thinking …
Genetic errors associated with heart health may guide drug development
One family with rare gene mutation gives clues to preventing heart attacks. Natural genetic changes can put some people at …
Study reveals ways to improve outcomes, reduce costs for common heart procedure
Hospitals can improve patient care and reduce costs associated with coronary angioplasty if cardiologists perform more of these procedures through …
Genetic error that increases risk of aortic rupture identified
A study led by Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, in collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital in …
New Guidelines Open Competitive Sports to Some Athletes with Heart Conditions
New guidelines from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have loosened some restrictions placed on competitive …
Genetic Study Finds New Gene and Pathway that Prevent Heart Attacks
A new study of genetic data from more than 190,000 people has identified genes that, when altered in specific ways, …
Discovery of Atherosclerosis as “Alzheimer’s disease” of Blood Vessels
Researchers at Washington University have discovered a novel phenomenon that takes place during the formation of atherosclerosis, or the progressive …
Washington People: Angela L. Brown
Angela L. Brown, MD, grew up on her family’s farm in southern Arkansas. At the farm’s peak, the family and …
Dietary Nitrate Increases Muscle Speed and Power in Patients with Heart Failure
Washington University researchers have demonstrated that beetroot juice, which is rich in nitrate (NO3), can increase muscle function in heart …
Genetic Study Identifies Individuals Who Benefit Most From Statins
Researchers at Washington University have shown that a panel of genetic markers can identify individuals at increased risk for heart …
Multiple Rare Gene Mutations Associated With Increased Risk of Heart Attack
Research performed at Washington University and other leading biomedical research institutions found that multiple rare mutations in two genes increase …
New Treatment For Marfan’s Syndrome Shows Promise
An investigational treatment for Marfan’s syndrome is as effective as the standard therapy at slowing enlargment of the aorta, new …
Gene Mutations in NPC1L1, the Target of the Drug Ezetimibe, Found to Reduce Cholesterol and Protect Against Heart Attack
Researchers at Washington University have shown that mutations in the gene NPC1L1 are associated with lower cholesterol and about 50% …
The Heart’s Own Immune Cells Can Help It Heal
Researchers at Washington University have found the heart holds its own pool of immune cells capable of helping it heal …
New Experimental Drug Reduces Tissue Damage Following Myocardial Infarction and Minimizes the Risk of Bleeding
Researchers at Washington University and St. Louis based APT Therapeutics Inc., show that a novel drug known as APT102 significantly …
Regions of the Genome Once Mislabled as ‘Junk’ are Linked to Pathogenesis of Heart Failure
Dr. Jeanne Nerbonne and a team of Washington University researchers from the Center of Cardiovascular Research (CCR) reported results from …
Nanoparticles Treat Muscular Dystrophy in Mice
A team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have demonstrated a new approach to treating …
New Insights Into How Immune Cells Heal Injured Hearts
The immune system plays an important role in the heart’s response to injury. But until recently, conflicting data made it …
2nd Annual CV Research Day
The Cardiovascular Division held its Second Annual Cardiovascular Research Day on December 5, 2013. The event drew more than 150 …
New Study from Washington University Investigators Shows that Black Patients Undergo Aortic Valve Replacement Less Frequently
In a study, published online in the American Journal of Cardiology, Drs. Michael Yeung (Division of Cardiology, University of North Carolina, …
Dr. Jeanne Nerbonne named as new Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Research
Jeanne M. Nerbonne, PhD, the Alumni Endowed Professor of Molecular Biology and Pharmacology, has been named director of the Center …
First Annual Cardiovascular Research Day
The Cardiovascular Division held its First Cardiovascular Research Day and Alumni Celebration on December 7, 2012. The event was the …
Over-Use of Drug-Eluting Stents Found
A review of more than 1.5 million percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures documented in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry has …
Noninvasive Imaging Technique May Help Kids with Heart Transplants
Washington University cardiologists have developed a noninvasive imaging technique that may help determine whether children who have had heart transplants …
Heart Disease and Diabetes
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine have received a $4.7 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood …
Calorie-restricted diet keeps heart young
A research team led by Dr. Phyllis Stein has found that a key measure of the heart’s ability to adapt …
Genetic Study Shows Racial Differences to be Factor in Mortality in Heart Attack Patients Receiving Anti-Platelet Therapy
Dr. Sharon Cresci and a team of Washington University researchers have identified the first genetic variations linked to race that …