Heart Attack

This year’s most popular research stories plumbed mysteries of the brain, examined complex social phenomena, shed light on dark matter, uncovered a surprising link between our three greatest health threats and more. Read More

Reducing heart muscle response to calcium could decrease the risk of fatal arrhythmias after heart attacks. Read More

Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute is participating in a clinical study to further evaluate the safety and feasibility of rapidly lowering the body’s temperature to significantly reduce the amount of damage caused by a heart attack. Read More

HDL cholesterol is impaired in patients with chronic kidney disease – and may increase their cardiovascular disease risk. Read More

This Week on VUCast: She’s juggling her studies and life as a sci-fi author! Meet writing phenom Kat Zhang. See the new and improved Sarratt/Rand. Which women are more at risk for heart attacks. [vucastblurb]… Read More

Women who experience early menopause are more likely to have a heart attack or stroke than women whose menopause occurs at a later age, according to a new study by Melissa Wellons, M.D., assistant professor of Medicine in the Vanderbilt Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism. Read More

A certain signaling pathway could be key to improving cardiac repair after a heart attack. Read More

A discovery about the causes of atherosclerosis, a cause of heart attacks and strokes, may lead to new treatments. Read More