UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute In the News

2013

Researchers compare strategies for treating blood clots
Source: WPXI
March 1, 2013
Dr. Rabih Chaer

Matters of the heart
Source: WESA-FM
February 28, 2013
Katie Berlacher, MD

Drug Has Mixed Results in Diastolic HF
Source: Medpage Today
February 26, 2013
Dr. Jeffrey Teuteberg

'I was never alone' Heart pump and family help Geistown man survive health scare
Source: Daily American
February 12, 2013
Dr. Robert Kormos
Dr. Christian Bermudez
Dr. J. Kumar Bhama
Dr. Jeffrey Teuteberg
Dr. Raveen Bazaz

"Heart Month" shines spotlight on women and heart health
Source: KDKA-TV
Feb. 1, 2013
Dr. Vinay Badhwar
Dr. Beth Piccione

 

2012

Study: valve surgery safe in the elderly
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times
December 10, 2012
Dr. Vinay Badhwar

Heart experts team up: UPMC is backup for Somerset’s cath lab
Source: Tribune-Democrat
October 11, 2012
Dr. Joon Sup Lee

Back from the brink: A vest that can prevent sudden cardiac arrest
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
August 27, 2012
Dr. Norman C. Wang

A new type of graft to repair aneurysms is tested with success
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 
August 20, 2012
Dr. Michel Makaroun

Pittsburgh Goes Red For Women's Heart Disease Awareness
Source: WTAE
February 3, 2012
Dr. Mike Mathier

Surgery for Common Heart Valve Condition in Elderly is Safe, Restores Longevity
Source: Heartzine.com
January 30, 2012
Dr. Vinay Badhwar

KDKA's Susan Koeppen found life changed in just a heartbeat
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
January 24, 2012
UPMC Shadyside

Tall? That may be good news for your heart, study says
Source: Reuters
January 20, 2012
Dr. Jeffrey Teuteberg

2011

Breaking up? Take care you don't die from a broken heart
Source: New Zealand Herald
November 9, 2011
Dr. Hunter Champion

Frightening events as well as broken heart syndrome can have fatal consequences
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
October 31, 2011
Dr. Hunter Champion

High fitness can cancel high risk, study says
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 6, 2011
Dr. Daniel Edmundowicz

UPMC among first in U.S. to offer stent graft system
Source: WPXI-TV
May 31, 2011
Dr. Michel Makaroun

How to keep your brain from shrinking
Source: Forbes
April 20, 2011
Dr. Steven Reis

UPMC performs less-invasive aortic valve replacement
Source: WDUQ
March 31, 2011
Dr. William Anderson

Study finds pregnancy problems can affect heart health
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
March 28, 2011
Dr. Beth Piccione

Healthy heart is a startling rarity among us
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 19, 2011
Dr. Steven Reis

Pitt researchers receive awards to study heart pumps
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
February 15, 2011
Dr. Robert Kormos  

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