Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Virginia Tech have developed a technique to study the complex and dynamic mechanical interactions between… Read more
Category: cardiovascular health
UPMC-Managed ISMETT Expands Sicilian Hospital, Celebrates 20th Anniversary
ISMETT, a leading transplant center managed by UPMC in Palermo, Sicily, has recently expanded to offer more high-specialty services to children and adults. The new additions bring ISMETT’s… Read more
North Carolina Students Learn About Perfusion at Procirca
Twenty students from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (NC A&T) who are enrolled in University of Pittsburgh engineering professor Dr. Harvey Borovetz’s distance… Read more
Children’s, Pitt Partner on Cardiac Arrest Early Detection System
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC have announced a research partnership to develop a software analytics tool… Read more
Pitt Physicians Study Patients with 2 Commonly Occurring Heart Conditions
Atrial fibrillation (or atrial flutter) and heart failure are two cardiovascular epidemics of industrialized nations that frequently co-exist. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh led… Read more