A biomarker for early Type 2 diabetes
Levels of the essential, branched-chain amino acids, valine, leucine and isoleucine, are involved in the regulation of lipid, glucose and protein metabolism.
Brown, Semler elected to ASCI
Department of Medicine Drs. Jonathan Brown (Cardiovascular Medicine) and Matthew Semler (Allergy, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine) are among three VUMC physicians who have been elected this year to membership in the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), one of the nation’s oldest and most respected medical honor societies.
Daniel Muñoz and Francis Miller named interim directors of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Daniel Muñoz, MD, MPA, associate professor of Medicine, and Francis Miller, MD, professor of Medicine, have been named interim directors of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Their appointments are effective Dec. 1.
Grant bolsters research to address rising maternal mortality rates
The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any industrialized nation, a trend that has been accelerating for 20 years. But nearly two out of three maternal deaths are preventable, with cardiovascular disease (CVD) being the leading cause of death, said Kathryn Lindley, MD, holder of the Samuel S. Riven, MD, Directorship in Cardiology.
Division to host Women's Heart Symposium
The Vanderbilt Women’s Heart Symposium provides a case-based educational program to strengthen clinical knowledge of cardiovascular care for female patients across their life course. Expert faculty from the multi-disciplinary Vanderbilt Women’s Heart Center will discuss key issues in the care of post-menopausal and pregnant patients.
LVAD, medication therapy help patient’s heart recover full function
After receiving the LVAD, Bowling underwent rigorous efforts at optimization of her medications and LVAD, and those efforts started showing promises of heart recovery. Bowling returned to the catheterization lab for the iCPET procedure — one of the first patients to undergo such a test at Vanderbilt.
Study points to new ways to prevent, treat heart disease
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have confirmed the existence of an alternative pathway to atherosclerosis, a finding that may lead to new ways to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease.
2022 another strong year for Vanderbilt Transplant Center
The Vanderbilt Transplant Center has emerged over the past five years as an international leader in solid organ transplantation. In calendar year 2022 alone, 625 life-saving heart, liver, kidney, lung and pancreas transplants were performed.
Study sheds new light on hormone therapy as menopause treatment
Hormone replacement therapy (HT) was widely used to treat menopause symptoms as recently as 20 years ago, but its use declined significantly in the last two decades because research showed it increased cardiovascular risks.