Patient Care Ithaca Man gets Miniature Implantable Device to Monitor Heart Rhythm By Leslie White Apr. 9, 2014 An Ithaca man is among the first in the country to have received a tiny, wireless implantable device allowing UR Medicine doctors monitor his heart beats his heart rhythm.
Research Device Saves Lives in Heart Failure Patients By Emily Boynton Mar. 30, 2014 A new study shows for the first time that cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator (CRT-D therapy) saves the lives of mild heart failure patients over the long term.
Patient Care 2014 Rochester River Run/Walk Set for April 6 By URMC Communications Mar. 18, 2014 To raise awareness for organ transplant patients and families at UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital Transplant Units, the Friends of Strong volunteer organization is inviting individuals and ...
Education Strong West Plans Free Community Health Talks By Karin Gaffney Christensen Feb. 10, 2014 UR Medicine’s Strong West is launching a series of free consumer health talks, inviting community members in the Brockport area to learn about topics related to heart and vascular conditions, women's ...
Research New Study Searches for Clues to Leading Cause of Sudden Death in Young By URMC Communications Feb. 5, 2014 With a $2.9 million NIH grant, Rochester researchers will study a group of heart muscle disorders that account for up to 20 percent of cases of sudden death in young people.
Research Heart Researchers to Study a Leading Cause of Sudden Death in Young People with $2.9 Million Grant By Emily Boynton Feb. 5, 2014 Researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry received $2.9 million from the National Institutes of Health to study a group of heart muscle disorders that account for up ...
Patient Care URMC Introduces New Therapy to Lower Sky-High Cholesterol By Leslie White Jan. 28, 2014 University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists are first in Upstate New York to offer a blood-cleansing therapy for people with extremely high cholesterol, including two-time heart attack ...
Patient Care URMC Cardiologists Offer Free Heart Screenings Feb. 12 at Greece Ridge Mall By Leslie White Jan. 27, 2014 University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists will offer free blood pressure and oxygenation screenings to help detect early signs of heart disease, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12, ...
Platelets Do More than Help Blood Clot – Just Ask the Immune System By URMC Communications Jan. 27, 2014 Platelets are known for their role in forming blood clots, but more and more research shows that platelets help control our immune system as well. A study in The Journal of Clinical Investigation ...
Patient Care Hamburg Man Raises Awareness of Organ Donation By Leslie White Dec. 18, 2013 Jim Summers wishes he was home to hang decorations with his family this year. Instead the Hamburg resident will celebrate the holidays at the University of Rochester Medical Center, where he awaits a ...
