Research Researchers Pinpoint Patients Who Receive Greatest Benefit from Heart Failure Treatment By Emily Boynton Mar. 1, 2011 Mild heart failure patients with a particular condition that results in disorganized electrical activity throughout the heart benefit substantially from cardiac resynchronization therapy with ...
Research Therapy to Prevent Heart Failure More Effective in Women than Men By Emily Boynton Feb. 7, 2011 Never before has a therapy proven more beneficial for women than men in preventing heart disease – until now. A study, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, found women ...
Patient Care Cardiologists Set Valentine’s Day Heart Screening at Strong Memorial Hospital By Leslie White Jan. 27, 2011 University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologists will offer free heart disease screenings from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday, Feb. 14, at Strong Memorial Hospital Lobby. This is part of the Medical ...
Patient Care Father’s Love for Children Leads to 225-Pound Weight Loss, Strong Heart By Leslie White Dec. 21, 2010 George Sparrow Jr., struggled to catch his breath after a short walk to his car, up a flight of stairs, or chasing his young son in the yard. He was plagued by congestive heart failure, obesity, ...
Research URMC Researchers Don’t Skip a Beat at Major Heart Conference By Emily Boynton Nov. 18, 2010 Scientists from the University of Rochester Medical Center delivered a strong showing at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2010 in Chicago this week, delivering oral and poster ...
Patient Care Strong Memorial Gets American Heart Association ‘Gold Rating’ for Care By Leslie White Nov. 12, 2010 The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (AHA) have recognized Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester Medical Center for providing the highest quality ...
Patient Care Gillespie Tapped to Lead URMC Vascular Surgery Division By Leslie White Nov. 8, 2010 Renowned surgeon David L. Gillespie, M.D., F.AC.S., R.V.T., D.M.C.C., has been appointed chief of the Division of Vascular Surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He has been with the ...
Research URMC’s Golisano Children’s Hospital Participates in Cooling Study By URMC Communications Oct. 18, 2010 Golisano Children's Hospital at URMC is among 34 centers to participate in the first large-scale, multicenter study to investigate the effectiveness of body cooling and preventing fever in infants ...
Research Chest Pain Drug Put to Test Against Arrhythmias By Emily Boynton Oct. 11, 2010 A drug approved to treat chest pain is being tested as a potential treatment for ventricular arrhythmias, irregular heart rhythms that are associated with increased hospitalizations and death and for ...
Research Molecular ‘Playbook’ for Halting Heart Failure Risk Factor Uncovered By Emily Boynton Sep. 23, 2010 Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center recently discovered a potential molecular playbook for blocking cardiac hypertrophy, the unwanted enlargement of the heart and a well-known ...
