A team of physicians at the UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute (HVI) recently became the first in Pennsylvania to implant a new generation of miniaturized… Read more
Tag: heart
What we Know About COVID-19 and Myocarditis
After review of the most recent data presented at the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), Dr. Brian Feingold, the medical director of heart… Read more
UPMC Pediatrician Explains Myocarditis
As more and more young people receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, some parents question if myocarditis — an inflammation of the heart muscle — may… Read more
Pitt Researchers Describe new Mechanism for Pulmonary Hypertension
Ever since 2005 when he was a cardiology fellow training at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Stephen Chan became deeply invested in developing a cure for… Read more
Study Reveals a Self-Healing Mechanism for Heart Muscle
Heart failure can occur later in life because the adult heart cannot repair itself after multiple injuries. A new study from the laboratory of Bernhard… Read more