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Heart / Stroke
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America, and stroke is third. Combined they kill nearly a million men and women in the United States each year. Another 64 million Americans live with cardiovascular disease. Researchers and doctors working in the Washington University Cardiovascular Division explore all options available to them as they combat these diseases. They interact freely with expert faculty in many other departments to discover new and effective treatments for all types of cardiovascular disease. The WUSTL cardiovascular faculty includes more than 200 highly respected members, including experts in virtually every cardio-related field of study.
Browse the articles and experts below for more information regarding heart disease and stroke.
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James G. Miller
Albert Gordon Hill Professor of Physics in Arts & Sciences
Professor Miller's research focuses on the physics of anisotropic, inherently inhomogeneous media. These systematic studies of the anisotropic properties of the heart have led to fundamentally new insights. In 1998 the National Institutes of Health grant supporting this research was awarded MERIT status, ...
Expertise: physics of anisotropic, inherently inhomogeneous media, anisotropic properties of the heart, diagnostic images of hearts, echocardiographic imagers
Direct contact: (314) 935-6229
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james.g.miller@wustl.edu
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Brian Gage
Associate professor of medicine
Gage is an internist and health service researcher. He specializes in two related fields: antithrombotic therapy and stroke prevention. He has developed a formula that can help predict the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. These patients have a fivefold increased risk of stroke. ...
Expertise: antithrombotic therapy, stroke, atrial fibrillation
Media assistance: (314) 286-0111 / williamsdia@wustl.edu
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Larry Taber
Dennis & Barbara Kessler Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Taber has been probing the forces, stresses and deformations of the heart since the mid-1980s. A major focus of his work is to show that biomechanical forces may be as important as genetics in shaping the heart. Recently, Taber has developed a theory on tissue growth and morphogenesis — shape change ...
Expertise: biomechanics of cardiovascular development, heart, embryo, blood vessels
Direct contact: (314) 935-8544
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lat@biomed.wustl.edu
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Frank Yin
Chairman of the Department of Biomedical Engineering; The Stephen and Camilla Brauer Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Frank C. P. Yin, M.D., Ph.D., the Stephen and Camilla Brauer Professor of Biomedical Engineering and chair of the biomedical engineering department, is a world-renowned biomedical engineer. Yin heads a dynamic, young department, not yet five years old and already ranked among the top 20 in the nation. ...
Expertise: soft tissue mechanics, cell mechanics, hemodynamics
Direct contact: (314) 935-6164
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yin@wustl.edu
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Ralph Damiano Jr.
The John Shoenberg Professor of Surgery
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The chief of cardiac surgery in the Division of Cariothoracic Surgery, Damiano is internationally recognized for his innovative research in surgical robotics and minimally invasive heart surgery.
Expertise: surgical robotics, minimally invasive heart surgery, robotically assisted surgery, minimally invasive surgery, heart rhythm abnormalities
Media assistance: (314) 286-0109 / reckessg@wustl.edu
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Expert diagnosis
Marfan clinic is largest in Midwest
Sept. 17,
2009 -- Marfan syndrome is almost as common as cystic fibrosis or muscular dystrophy, but doctors sometimes miss its signature traits that include unusual height, long, spindly arms, legs and fingers, a sunken chest and loose jointedness. To improve diagnosis, physicians at the School of Medicine and Barnes-Jewish Hospital have established the Marfan Clinic, which has quickly become the largest multidisciplinary in the Midwest for Marfans and related syndromes.
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The skinny on fat
Fat in the liver -- not the belly -- is a better marker for disease risk
Aug. 24,
2009 -- New findings from nutrition researchers at the School of Medicine suggest that it's not whether body fat is stored in the belly that affects metabolic risk factors for diabetes, high blood triglycerides and cardiovascular disease, but whether it collects in the liver. They report online in the journal PNAS Early Edition that when fat collects in the liver, people experience serious metabolic problems such as insulin resistance, which affects the body's ability to metabolize sugar.
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Diabetics need D -- the vitamin
Research shows why low vitamin D raises heart disease risks in diabetics
Aug. 21,
2009 -- Low levels of vitamin D are known to nearly double the risk of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes, and now researchers at the School of Medicine think they know why. They have found that diabetics deficient in vitamin D can't process cholesterol normally, so it builds up in their blood vessels, increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Child athlete's death revives heart testing debate
Associated Press
and 24 others
Aug. 25,
2009 -- An obese eighth-grader's sudden death during a football conditioning lap has revived discussion about whether testing children's hearts before they engage in sports or strenuous activity is necessary. WUSTL cardiovascular professor Keith Mankowitz, who directs an athletes screening program, said some conditions go undetected during routine screening.
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Bad Habits Asserting Themselves
The New York Times
and 3 others
June 9,
2009 -- Despite the well-advertised healthy lifestyle message, healthy habits are in decline, according to an authoritative national survey on health and nutrition. WUSTL epidemiology professor Ross Brownson, who is a leading expert in chronic disease prevention, comments.
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New hope for folks with high blood pressure
USA Today
March 31,
2009 -- As many as 25 million people who can't beat high blood pressure no matter how many drugs they take may soon have a couple of new options, including a new kind of pacemaker that contains sensors that regulate blood pressure, according to a report by WUSTL renal specialist Marcos Rothstein.
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Luminol used to ID immune inflammation
United Press International
and 5 others
March 24,
2009 -- WUSTL scientists led by WUSTL radiology professor David Piwnica-Worms and lead author and postdoctoral fellow Shimon Gross say they've discovered luminol -- a compound used at crime scenes to make blood residue glow -- can also identify immune inflammation.
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Depression can break the heart
USA Today
March 4,
2009 -- Depression almost doubles the risk of developing heart disease over 12 years, according to a long-term study of twins. It contributes to the risk of heart disease as much as diabetes, high cholesterol or obesity does, says study leader and WUSTL psychiatry professor Jeffrey Scherrer.
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