Nashville Heart Walk

An estimated 8,000 participants enjoyed a sunny sky, warm temperature and live music during the 25th annual Greater Nashville Heart Walk on Saturday, Oct. 14. Read More

The 2017 Greater Nashville Heart Walk hits the Vanderbilt campus on Saturday, Oct. 14. Read More

The 2017 Greater Nashville Heart Walk hits the Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) campus on Saturday, Oct. 14. Read More

The 2016 Greater Nashville Heart Walk drew 9,000 walkers to the VUMC campus Oct. 15. Read More

On Aug. 4, 2014, Mary Thomas of Tullahoma biked 10 miles. Fourteen days later she received a life-saving heart transplant at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). Read More

Overcast skies, misty rain and cool temperatures did not dampen the spirits of the 9,000 walkers who descended on Vanderbilt’s campus for the American Heart Association’s 2015 Greater Nashville Heart Walk, which was held Saturday, Oct. 3. Read More

In April 1986 Bonnie Davis of Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, became the first female patient to receive a heart transplant at Vanderbilt University Hospital. On Oct. 3, she will return to campus to participate in the Greater Nashville Heart Walk. Read More

Blue skies and cool temperatures made for an ideal setting for the American Heart Association’s 2014 Greater Nashville Heart Walk, which was held Saturday, Oct. 4, on Vanderbilt’s campus. Read More

Everyone who registers with a Vanderbilt team gets a Team Vanderbilt t-shirt. Read More

The 2014 Greater Nashville Heart Walk will take place on Vanderbilt’s campus on Saturday, Oct. 4. Read More

The American Heart Association’s 2013 Greater Nashville Heart Walk was held Saturday, Oct. 12, on Vanderbilt’s campus. Read More

There will be several road closures Oct. 12 during the Nashville Heart Walk. Read More

The 2013 Greater Nashville Heart Walk will take place Saturday Oct. 12 on Vanderbilt University Campus Sports Field. Read More

Sign up today to volunteer for a campus event or fundraiser. Read More

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The skies cleared and the sun shone on the 2012 Nashville Heart Walk that took place on Vanderbilt’s campus on Saturday. Read More

The American Heart Association's 2012 Nashville Heart Walk is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 6. Read More

Keeping the beat has new meaning for Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute colleagues who have produced a music video to promote the American Heart Association’s Nashville Heart Walk, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 6. The video was filmed at Vanderbilt University Hospital and Fool on the Hill Recording… Read More

At the inaugural Heart Walk Pep Rally last week, the Vanderbilt Heart Sounds introduced this year’s song, an original composition titled “Walk the Walk,” written by Cardiac Surgery administrative assistant Kurt Eger and cardiologist Mark Glazer, M.D. Read More

The Department of Cardiac Surgery experienced its highest case volume to date with 1,245 adult cardiac surgeries at Vanderbilt University Hospital during the last fiscal year, according to department chair John Byrne, M.D., who spoke at Vanderbilt Heart’s quarterly town hall on Friday. Read More