Researchers from UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in Central Pa. are refining and redefining the optimal treatment for many heart conditions, including atrial fibrillation, or… Read more
Category: heart health
5,000 hearts, 5,000 second chances, 5,000 miracles
On Oct. 22, UPMC Western Maryland cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Mark Nelson and his team performed the program’s 5,000th open heart surgery. This milestone is the… Read more
UPMC Emergency Medicine Physician Teaches Bystander CPR to Communities of Color
Sylvia Owusu-Ansah, M.D., MPH, EMS medical director of UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and associate professor of pediatrics and emergency medicine is passionate about her… Read more
UPMC Cardiologist, Team Successfully Treat Rare Anatomical Defect, Massive Heart Attack
Jerome Twyman likes things on his own terms. A heart attack was never in his plans. Life has a way of throwing even the most… Read more
Education Linked to Heart Health Decades Later, Pitt Study Finds
Formal education typically occurs in early life, and yet its ramification for cardiovascular health may last for decades, according to a study by University of… Read more