Research Trial Published in the New England Journal of Medicine Reports on New Therapy that Prevents Heart Failure By URMC Communications Aug. 31, 2009 Patients who had a cardiac resynchronization device combined with a defibrillator (CRT-D) implanted had a 34 percent reduction in their risk of death or heart failure when compared to patients ...
Patient Care Rochester River Run/Walk 5K set for Sept. 26 By URMC Communications Aug. 27, 2009 Individuals and teams are invited to participate in the eighth annual Friends of Strong Rochester River Run/Walk 5K, to be held at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 at the Roundhouse Shelter at Genesee ...
Research Device Significantly Reduces Blood Pressure, Improves Heart Function By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 24, 2009 A device that was first implanted in the United States at URMC as part of a clinical trial is showing not only a significant reduction in blood pressure, but also an improvement in heart structure ...
Patient Care Artificial Heart Program Earns Updated VAD Certification By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 4, 2009 The Artificial Heart Program, part of the URMC Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation, received updated certification for its work with ventricular assist devices from the Joint Commission, the ...
Education Generous Motorcyclists to Raise Funds for Heart Transplant Patients By Karin Gaffney Christensen Aug. 2, 2009 Organizers of the second annual “Bike Ride for Heart Transplant” invite motorcycle enthusiasts to take to the road Sept. 19 to raise funds for heart failure and transplant patients in upstate New ...
Patient Care AHA Again Recognizes URMC Cardiac, Heart Failure, Stroke Care By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jul. 15, 2009 Strong Memorial Hospital is honored with a Triple Performance Achievement Award for meeting the highest standards for coronary artery disease, heart failure and stroke care. Strong Memorial is the ...
Research New Therapy Found To Prevent Heart Failure By URMC Communications Jun. 22, 2009 A landmark study led by URMC’s Arthur Moss, M.D., has successfully demonstrated that implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy devices with defibrillator can prevent sudden cardiac death and ...
Research Income, Education, Important Factors in Heart Disease Risk By Leslie Orr Jun. 15, 2009 Doctors who ignore the socioeconomic status of patients when evaluating their risk for heart disease are missing a crucial element that might result in inadequate treatment, according to a University ...
Patient Care Thomas Pearson Elected to Hopkins Society of Scholars By Leslie Orr May. 20, 2009 Thomas A. Pearson, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., the Albert D. Kaiser Professor, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, and senior associate dean for clinical research at the University of Rochester ...
Research ICDs Extend the Lives of Heart Attack Survivors by a Year: Study By URMC Communications May. 13, 2009 A landmark follow-up study found that heart attack survivors who receive implanted cardioverter defribillators (ICDs) live longer the longer they have them, according to the results of a ...
