More articles about: Cardiovascular: Diagnostics & Procedures

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Researchers create human aortic aneurysm model to advance disease understanding, treatment testing

Using human cells in an animal body, a team of researchers has developed a functional model of thoracic aortic aneurysm, creating opportunities for more effective understanding of disease development and treatments for the potentially fatal condition.
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Mother-son heart bond: Woman relives congenital heart journey through newborn

A mother relives congenital heart journey through newborn.
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Family travels over 1,000 miles for son’s heart transplant

Family travels over 1,000 miles for son's heart transplant and ongoing heart care
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New research highlights preventable deaths for patients undergoing PCI procedures

Complications during procedures only contributed to death in about 20% of cases.
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Want to cut U.S. heart risks? Get more people into primary care, study suggests

Most people with risk factors for cardiovascular disease – what are sometimes called the Essential Eight – are managed by primary care clinics, or haven’t seen any provider recently
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Around 10% of deaths from coronary stenting, balloon angioplasty are preventable

Around 10% of all deaths following percutaneous coronary intervention are potentially preventable, a study led by Michigan Medicine finds.
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Inaccurate pulse oximeter readings could limit transplants, heart pumps for Black patients with heart failure

Racially biased readings of oxygen levels in the blood using pulse oximeters may further limit opportunities for Black patients with heart failure to receive potentially lifesaving treatments, such as heart pumps and transplants
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Teen turns EKG heart readings into art

Teenage heart patient transforms EKG paper into art creations, sold as notecards to support research at University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
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AI model predicts death, complications for patients undergoing angioplasty, stents

Researchers at Michigan Medicine developed an AI-driven algorithm that accurately predicts death and complications after PCI — which could emerge as a tool for clinicians as they determine treatment for blocked heart arteries.
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Heart attack at Michigan-Ohio State game ends in win for Ohio photographer

An Ohio-based sports photographer is recovering safely at home — and feeling somewhat victorious, despite the Buckeye loss — after having a heart attack at the conclusion of the Michigan-Ohio game.
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Treating heart valve disease: What are your options?

Michigan Medicine’s head of cardiac surgery, Gorav Ailawadi, M.D, M.B.A., answers questions about different treatment options for heart valve disease.
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Leading experts release new guidelines to improve congenital heart surgery care for children

For the first time in more than 20 years, dozens of pediatric cardiologists, surgeons and other health professionals have come together to develop new guidelines intended to improve heart surgery care for this population of children and teens.
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A unique collaboration helps one patient better manage aortic disease

MI-AORTA is a donor-funded initiative that facilitates collaboration within the Frankel Cardiovascular Center, U-M Health and referring provider networks, creating value for the patients, families, and communities they serve and allows them to continue to pioneer advanced therapies for aortic diseases.
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Beating the odds against chronic total occlusion

Learn about the latest advances in treatment for chronic total occlusion, a life-threatening condition that deprives the heart of oxygen. A team of cardiovascular surgeons perform advanced, minimally invasive surgery to help David Schneider get his life back on track.
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Common CPR questions answered by doctors

A cardiologist and emergency physician from the University of Michigan Health answer key questions about CPR.