Stories of Care & Discovery

Graduate student T.K. Phung and postdoctoral researcher Colleen Witzenburg (center) show prototypes of computer heart models they are building.

Charting the Rhythm of a Beating Heart

Most of us take the beating of our hearts for granted. For many heart failure patients, however, those beats are not so reliable.

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Charting the Rhythm of a Beating Heart
Dr. Mike Mangrum holds a new vest which may help treta A-Fib

Mapping the Heart

Seven million patients in the U.S. suffer from atrial fibrillation (A-Fib). With A-Fib, the heart’s two upper chambers beat erratically and out of sync with its two lower chambers, causing a quivering irregular heartbeat. Left untreated, this type…

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Mapping the Heart
Brian Annex, MD and Tom Loughran, MD stand side-by-side

Celebrating Life

Bob Tanner kept a handwritten note in his wallet that read, “I would like my legacy to be a celebration of life by helping to alleviate the pain and suffering of people in general!”

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Celebrating Life