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Racial disparities continue to exist in hospital readmissions, study finds

A new study in the journal Health Affairs shows that, despite being designed to more effectively manage care and control costs, black patients enrolled with Medicare Advantage are far more likely to be readmitted to the hospital after a surgery than those enrolled on traditional Medicare.

27 Jun 2017

Understanding stroke: Symptoms and treatment

A stroke is a "brain attack" and occurs when blood supply to the brain is cut off. According to Kenneth A. Levin, M.D., Medical Director, The Valley Hospital Stroke Center, "Most strokes are caused by a blood clot that has built up on the wall of a brain artery or one that has traveled there from another part of the body (an embolic stroke or ischemic stroke).

1 Jun 2017

Study finds two genetic variants linked to bicuspid aortic valve development

Researchers are working to determine why the aortic valve doesn't form correctly in patients with the most common congenital heart defect: bicuspid aortic valve.

25 May 2017

Researchers discover genetic mutation that can cause aortic dissection

Researchers at Umeå University in Sweden have discovered a genetic mutation that can cause dissection of the thoracic aorta, which is the body's main artery.

11 May 2017

Study: Women fare worse than men at every stage of treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms

Mortality rates for women undergoing surgery for abdominal aortic aneurysms are nearly twice those for men, a new study has found.

26 Apr 2017

AATS guidelines offer clear recommendations for treating ischemic mitral regurgitation

Mitral regurgitation can occur in up to 50% of patients with ischemic heart disease and even mild ischemic mitral regurgitation (IMR) has been linked to increased long-term mortality.

18 Apr 2017

Clemson University researcher receives NIH grant to advance study into abdominal aortic aneurysms

One of the top ten killers for men older than 55 is the target of Clemson University research that could lead to a new life-saving therapy and a better way of telling whether surgery is necessary.

12 Apr 2017

UB engineers use supercomputers to examine optimal method for treating brain aneurysms

The old adage about two being better than one doesn't necessarily apply to brain surgery. That's according to a study performed by University at Buffalo engineers that used high performance computing to examine how to best treat aneurysms.

16 Feb 2017

New Vanderbilt Center offers comprehensive care for patients with Marfan syndrome and aortic disease

With the recent opening of the Vanderbilt Marfan Syndrome and Aortic Disorders Center, the state's only comprehensive clinic serving entire families, hundreds of patients with connective tissue disorders now have a one-stop shop for health care.

12 Jan 2017

Blood flow modeling through stents ignites passion for biomedical engineering

An interest in solving complex problems, friends training to be medical doctors and his father having a stroke helped put John Asiruwa on the path to becoming a biomedical engineer.

17 Dec 2016

Discovery of four genes linked to fatal aneurysms could provide potential target for treatments

Thousands of lives could be saved every year after it was discovered a fatal cardiovascular condition could be linked to four genes, research has found.

30 Nov 2016

New hydrogel-based vascular embolization may offer great advantage for treating clotting disorders

Small blood clots called emboli are mostly known for traveling through the vasculature before they lodge and obstruct vessels, impeding blood and oxygen supply to organs like the lung.

16 Nov 2016

Novel technique helps scientists find genetic variants linked to disease

Some 10 million points of genetic variation are scattered across a molecule of DNA, and those variations make us who we are as individuals. But in some cases, those variants contribute to diseases, and it's a major challenge for scientists to distinguish between harmless variants and those that are potentially hazardous to our health.

8 Nov 2016

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Racial disparities continue to exist in hospital readmissions, study finds

Understanding stroke: Symptoms and treatment

Study finds two genetic variants linked to bicuspid aortic valve development

Researchers discover genetic mutation that can cause aortic dissection

Study: Women fare worse than men at every stage of treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysms

AATS guidelines offer clear recommendations for treating ischemic mitral regurgitation

Clemson University researcher receives NIH grant to advance study into abdominal aortic aneurysms

UB engineers use supercomputers to examine optimal method for treating brain aneurysms

New Vanderbilt Center offers comprehensive care for patients with Marfan syndrome and aortic disease

Blood flow modeling through stents ignites passion for biomedical engineering

Discovery of four genes linked to fatal aneurysms could provide potential target for treatments

New hydrogel-based vascular embolization may offer great advantage for treating clotting disorders

Novel technique helps scientists find genetic variants linked to disease

Pitt-led researchers awarded NIH grant to improve risk assessment of cerebral aneurysms

Minimally-invasive procedure to fix aortic aneurysm linked to increase in long-term complications

Study suggests calorie-restricted diet can protect mice from abdominal aortic aneurysms

Researchers discover gene variants linked to thoracic aortic dissections

Cardiothoracic surgeons report high level of job satisfaction despite intense demands

Serious heart problem can run in families and occur at similar ages, study suggests

Drinking green tea could prevent abdominal aortic aneurysm

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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