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An App to Detect Heart Attacks and Strokes -- and Save Lives

An App to Detect Heart Attacks and Strokes — and Save Lives

An app being developed at UVA Health and other top institutions detects when users are having heart attacks or strokes, speeding vital care.

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Research in Motion: Gary Owens, PhD - Research - Medicine in Motion News

Research in Motion: Gary Owens, PhD

My lab studies the disease atherosclerosis, which is the underlying basis of most heart attacks and stroke. We’re particularly interested in mechanisms that contribute to formation of this protective fibrous cap, which overlies the lesion and walls...

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Artificial Intelligence Tool to Accelerate New Treatments

Artificial Intelligence Tool to Accelerate New Treatments

A new tool goes beyond current artificial intelligence approaches by ID'ing not just which patients may benefit but how the drugs work.

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UVA Cardiovascular Faculty Serve on Medical Mission Trip to the Dominican Republic - Medicine in Motion News

UVA Cardiovascular Faculty Serve on Medical Mission Trip to the Dominican Republic

UVA Division of Cardiovascular Medicine faculty members, Pamela Mason, MD, and Rohit Malhotra, MD, visited the Dominican Republic in February 2025 to provide medical care for vulnerable patients. Sami Ibrahim, MD, a cardiac electrophysiology fellow, ...

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Research in Motion: Jeffrey Saucerman, PhD - Research - Medicine in Motion News

Research in Motion: Jeffrey Saucerman, PhD

My research group combines computational and experimental methods to discover new drugs for heart disease … we’ve identified a number of drugs that have been already approved for other diseases, but we’re finding new uses for them in heart dise...

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