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UVA Nursing Student Brings Badly Needed Heart Care to Rwanda

UVA Nursing Student Brings Badly Needed Heart Care to Rwanda

In Rwanda, a particularly virulent strain of strep bacteria, if left untreated, can lead to serious heart problems. A UVA nursing student is in the country helping to treat the patients who are worse off.

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UVA Nursing Student Brings Badly Needed Heart Care to Rwanda
Study: UVA Heart Failure Program Improves Survival, Reduces Costs

Study: UVA Heart Failure Program Improves Survival, Reduces Costs

Participants in the Hospital to Home program had a 41 percent lower mortality rate and a 24 percent reduction in the number of days they were readmitted to the hospital, compared to patients who did not participate.

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Study: UVA Heart Failure Program Improves Survival, Reduces Costs
Inflammation Critical for Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes, UVA Study Reveals

Inflammation Critical for Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes, UVA Study Reveals

The study raises questions about a new anti-inflammatory drug, suggesting that, in the wrong patients, it could have an effect that is opposite of what is intended.

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Inflammation Critical for Preventing Heart Attacks and Strokes, UVA Study Reveals
Heart Surgery Can Be Safer, Thanks to UVA Cardiologist’s New Device

Heart Surgery Can Be Safer, Thanks to UVA Cardiologist's New Device

UVA’s Licensing & Ventures Group Seed Fund has invested in a device developed by Dr. Scott Lim, the medical director of the UVA Advanced Cardiac Valve Center, that promises to lessen the complication rates for heart surgery.

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Heart Surgery Can Be Safer, Thanks to UVA Cardiologist’s New Device

In The Spotlight: Ken Walsh, PhD

Why do some people with excellent health habits still end up having heart attacks? Why do others who feast on junk food and never lace a sneaker live into their 80s and beyond? The answer to these questions may lie deep within our bones, where blood…

In The Spotlight: Ken Walsh, PhD