Scientists Gain Unexpected Insight of Lymphatic Vessels in the Heart
The UNC School of Medicine Lab of Kathleen Caron, PhD, discovered that the protein VE-cadherin is a key player in the maintenance and function of lymphatic vessels in the heart,…
UNC Health Earns National Recognition for Efforts to Improve Cerebrovascular Treatment
The American Heart Association presented UNC Health with multiple Achievement Awards for implementation of quality care at eight hospitals across the state.
Awards, Rankings and Recognitions, Cardiology and Heart Health, Neurology, News
2021 IHQI Improvement Scholars Symposium
Register for our annual IHQI Symposium to celebrate the hard work and success of our Improvement Scholars. The Symposium will feature presentations from six clinician-led improvement initiatives.
Cardiology and Heart Health, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Family Medicine, General Medicine, Infection Prevention, Infectious Diseases, Pediatrics And Children's Health, Psychiatry And Mental Health, Pulmonology, Radiology, School of Medicine, UNC Health, Urgent Care, Vital Signs
Dave and Colleagues Publish Hypertension Research in JAMA
Gaurav Dave, CHER Associate Director, and colleagues have published research on best methods for identifying adult patients likely to have hypertension in JAMA.
Multicenter Study Funded to Estimate CVD Risk in Pregnant Women and Their Infants
A collaboration among the departments of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Emergency Medicine, and Exercise & Sports Science has received a $2.75 million grant through the Center for Women’s Health Research at…
Announcements, Cardiology and Heart Health, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Research, Vital Signs, Women's Health
Women’s Health Research Poster Presentation Award Recipients
The UNC Center for Women’s Health Research is delighted to share the award recipients from our Women’s Health Research Poster Presentation and Awards Program.
Awards, Rankings and Recognitions, Cardiology and Heart Health, Research, Sexual Health, Women's Health
NC State ASSIST and UNC Translational Research Collaborations RFA
UNC’s NC TraCS and the Center for Advanced Self-powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies (ASSIST) at NC State is seeking highly innovative proposals that address high-impact unmet clinical needs…
Announcements, Cardiology and Heart Health, Clinical Research, Diabetes, Health Sciences, News, North Carolina, Pharmacology, Primary Care, Research, School of Medicine, Technology and Innovation, UNC Health
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute grants $2.3 million to study fundamentals of immune cell activation
The large collaborative group receiving the grant includes UNC SOM’s Wolfgang Bergmeier, PhD.
Biochemistry, Cardiology and Heart Health, News, Research, Vascular Health, Vital Signs
UNC Medical Center First in the Carolinas to Treat Heart Failure Patients Using Breakthrough CCM Therapy
Led by Anil Gehi, MD, a team of UNC Health providers used cardiac contractility modulation, an innovative minimally-invasive therapy, to help people with heart failure feel better.
Data-driven Intervention Reduces Cardiovascular Risk Across North Carolina
UNC School of Medicine researchers and collaborators use a population health intervention to prevent an estimated 6,000 heart attacks, strokes, and deaths due to cardiovascular disease at 219 North Carolina…
UNC Medical Center Implants 100th WATCHMAN Device
A multidisciplinary team of interventionalists, electrophysiologists, and cardiac imaging specialists in the division of cardiology performed the procedure on September 16.
Carolina Care Highlight: Emily Kurzon Baker
Our Carolina Care Highlight this week recognizes Emily Kurzon Baker from the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology. Here’s what one of her patients had to say: “All the staff…
Awards, Rankings and Recognitions, Cardiology and Heart Health, Migrated, News, Vital Signs
New Congenital Cardiac Surgeon Sandeep Sainathan, MD, Joins UNC Surgery
Sandeep Sainathan, MD, joins UNC Surgery as an assistant professor in the division of cardiothoracic surgery. He sat down to discuss what inspired him to become a surgeon, why he…
Healing Little Hearts in Kosovo
Kosovo: a country left to rebuild after crisis. Most affected are those who have the least control. At times, this can leave some of the most vulnerable, such as children…
Cardiology and Heart Health, Global Health, Migrated, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health
A Wild Story: Adult Congenital Patient Receives Modified Ross Procedure
From the age of 14, Bill Wild knew he had a heart condition. His pediatrician detected a slight heart murmur which turned out to be bicuspid aortic valve. It’s a…
New Fellowship Grant Will Provide Training in Non-Interventional Vascular Medicine
The Anticoagulation Forum’s Ansell Fellowship Program has awarded the UNC School of Medicine with a grant that will fund one year of fellowship training in vascular medicine. Stephan Moll, MD,…
Cardiology and Heart Health, Migrated, News, School of Medicine
Surgical & Cardiology Team at UNC Children’s Help Infant Thrive
Margot Halpin is Flourishing After Heart Surgery at Four Months Old
Announcements, Cardiology and Heart Health, News, Pediatrics And Children's Health
Sidney Smith awarded WHF Lifetime Achievement Award
The award was presented August 31 at the World Congress of Cardiology in Paris.
Awards, Rankings and Recognitions, Cardiology and Heart Health, Migrated, News
Gehi receives distinguished professorship
Anil Kishin Gehi, MD, associate professor of medicine in the division of cardiology, has been awarded the Sewell Family-McAllister Distinguished Professorship in Electrophysiology. The professorship is designed to recognize an…
Awards, Rankings and Recognitions, Cardiology and Heart Health, Migrated, News
Research Reveals New Molecular Player in Heart Enlargement Due to Cardiac Disease
UNC School of Medicine researchers led by Jiandong Liu, PhD, found that an RNA-binding protein called Lin28 is crucial for pathological hypertrophy, an enlargement of the heart associated with diverse…
