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Could the Grinch Have Heart Failure?

December 03, 2019

They said his heart was two sizes too small. That's a medical condition.

New Hope For Heart Failure

September 25, 2018

Heart failure occurs when the heart becomes dilated, or enlarged. This can occur due to a previous heart attack, or diseases of the heart.

Catheter Ablation Better Than Pharmacological Atrial Fibrillation Therapies

January 31, 2018

A new study revealed patients receiving radiofrequency catheter ablation compared to traditional drug therapies for atrial fibrillation (AF), a contributing factor to heart failure, had significantly lower hospitalization and mortality rates. The findings are published in the February 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium Convenes: Exploring New Treatments & Evaluating Outcomes for Heart Recovery

January 08, 2018

University of Utah Health’s sixth annual Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium (U-CARS) brings together national leaders for this unique two-day event aimed at advancing the field of heart recovery.

Catheter Ablation Better Than Traditional Drug Therapies for Treating Atrial Fibrillation

August 27, 2017

Radiofrequency catheter ablation lowered hospitalization and mortality rates by 47 and 44 percent respectively in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), a contributing factor to heart failure.

A new approach to heart failure? Backed by AHA, University of Utah researchers eye future innovations

June 01, 2016

Medical researchers seeking to find answers for our nation’s growing heart failure epidemic have long focused on why patients’ heart conditions get worse. But might shifting to studying why they get better be the key to discovering a new crop of game-changing treatment approaches?

Cell Therapy May Mend Damaged Hearts, Study Says

April 04, 2016

End-stage heart failure patients treated with stem cells harvested from their own bone marrow experienced 37 percent fewer cardiac events - including deaths and hospital admissions related to heart failure - than a placebo-controlled group, reports a new study. Results from ixCELL-DCM, the largest cell therapy trial for treating heart failure to date, will be presented at the 2016 American College of Cardiology Scientific Session and published online in The Lancet on April 4.

What Is Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension?

January 11, 2016

Singer Natalie Cole was laid to rest today in Los Angeles, less than a week after dying of heart failure caused by pulmonary arterial hypertension.

World of Heart Recovery Medicine to Focus on Latest Advances at U of U Symposium

January 07, 2016

On Jan. 14-15, the University of Utah School of Medicine will become the worldwide focus of heart recovery medicine when leading scientists and clinicians from across the globe come to Salt Lake City for the Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium (U-CARS). Now in its fourth year, the one-of-a-kind conference has been described as a “think tank” where hundreds of cardiologists, surgeons, radiologists, anesthesiologists, ER physicians, nurses, pharmacists, research scientists and more converge to push forward the field of heart recovery.