Current Research & Innovations
Cardiac
- Biventricular Pacing for Heart Failure. (Henry M. Spotnitz, MD)
- Acorn Device for Treatment of Heart Failure.
(Mehmet Oz, MD)
- Adult Stem Cells—Repair of damaged heart cells in heart disease.
(Silviu Itescu, MD, 2004)
- Anger Management—To reduce risk of coronary heart disease.
(Richard Sloan, PhD, 2002)
- Angiogenic Growth Factors—To replicate the biological process of angiogenesis.
(Judah Weinberger, MD, PhD)
- Application of IX/XI Inhibitor—A novel factor in cardiopulmonary bypass.
(Jonathan M. Chen, MD, 2003)
- Biventricular Pacing—For Acute Heart Failure.
(Henry M. Spotnitz, MD, 2004).
- Closed-chest ASD Repair—Robotically-assisted atrial septal defect repair.
(Michael Argenziano, MD, 2001).
- EVEREST II—A minimally invasive approach to treating mitral valve regurgitation.
(Hal Wasserman, MD, 2004)
- Myocardial Edema—A study of the functional effects of this disorder.
(Henry M. Spotnitz, MD, 2004).
- Increased body mass index—A benefit for cardiac surgery in the elderly.
(Mathew S. Maurer, MD, 2002)
- MI-HEART—An education program to reduce patient delay in responding to symptoms of a heart attack.
(James J. Cimino, MD, 2004)
- New Tool in Bow Tie Repair—An innovative approach to mitral valve repair.
(Mehmet Oz, MD, 1999)
- REMATCH trial—Using the left ventricular assist device (LVAD) for treating heart failure.
(Eric A. Rose, MD, 2003)
- Radiofrequency Pulmonary Vein Isolation—An innovative approach to treating atrial fibrillation.
(Michael Argenziano, MD, 1999)
- SCCOR—NIH grant to improving outcomes for end-stage heart failure patients with implanted mechanical devices. (Eric A. Rose, MD and Alan J. Moskowitz, MD, 2005)
- STICH trial—Treatment alternatives for patients with left ventricular dysfunction and coronary artery disease. (Deborah Ascheim, MD, 2004)
- TECAB—Totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass surgery for heart disease.
(Michael Argenziano, MD, 2002)
- Transplantation for Congenital Heart Disease.
(Jonathan M. Chen, MD, 2003)
- Ventricular Function—The effects of ventricular function during cardiac surgery. (Henry M. Spotnitz, MD, 2004).
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