Patient Care Recovery from complicated surgery shows teen has a whole lot of heart By URMC Communications May. 11, 2011 At 13, Ryan Sheehan, a teen from Chili, had already had three open-heart surgeries. Golisano Children’s Hospital’s cardiac surgeon was willing to perform a fourth surgery when others wouldn’t, which ...
Patient Care Kicking leukemia gives teen a better sense of self By URMC Communications May. 10, 2011 A 15-year-old Byron teen, Katelin Ivison, learned that she had acute myeloid leukemia on her 14th birthday last January. After intensive treatment and a bone marrow transplant, Kaytee is cancer-free. ...
Research Genetic Defects Hold Clues to Risk for Sudden Cardiac Death By Emily Boynton May. 10, 2011 Sudden cardiac death is always a shocking, tragic event, especially when it occurs at a young age. But, for the first time, scientists are unraveling how genetic defects can help predict the risk of ...
Research Moss Awarded Heart Rhythm Society’s Top Honor for Exceptional Contributions to Field By Emily Boynton May. 9, 2011 Arthur J. Moss, M.D., professor of Cardiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center and world-renowned expert on electrical disturbances of the heart, received the Heart Rhythm Society’s ...
Education April 30 Karen’s Walk, 5K Benefits URMC Heart Failure Research By Leslie White Apr. 11, 2011 Walking and running are good for your heart. On Saturday, April 30, participating in Karen’s Walk and 5k Run will be good for local heart failure research. The 11 a.m. event includes a 5K run or ...
Research Landmark MADIT-CRT Trial Yields More Information on Treatment Benefits in Patients with Mild Heart Failure By Emily Boynton Apr. 5, 2011 Presenting a total of 15 studies at this week’s American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Sessions, researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center continue to mine valuable ...
Research Device Drops Blood Pressure in Patients With Difficult-to-Treat Hypertension By Emily Boynton Apr. 5, 2011 A device designed to treat people with resistant hypertension helped lower blood pressure by 33 points, a substantial drop that would otherwise require patients to take an additional three or four ...
Research Brain Tumor Treatment Successful in Healing Rare Heart Condition By Leslie White Mar. 24, 2011 Serendipity may have saved 32-year-old Jamie Arliss’ life. A rare tumor discovered in her heart had stumped cardiologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center. They wanted to remove the ...
Patient Care Rochester River Run/Walk 5K set for April 10 By URMC Communications Mar. 10, 2011 Individuals and teams are invited to participate in the 10th annual Friends of Strong Rochester River Run/Walk 5K, Sunday, April 10, at the Riverbend Shelter at Genesee Valley Park. The race will ...
Research To Bring Effective Therapies to Patients Quicker, Use the Team Approach By Emily Boynton Mar. 2, 2011 The current clinical trial process in the U.S. is on shaky ground. In this era of personalized medicine, patient populations for new therapies grow smaller and smaller. Coupled with skyrocketing ...
