DoM Medicine Matters Newsletter – June 2019
5/31/2019
The June 2019 Medicine Matters Newsletter features the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine. We welcome your feedback and continued updates, which can be sent to: RDOMWebNewsletter@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
Cardiovascular Medicine Education Update
5/31/2019
Clinical Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease The goal of the Clinical Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease is to instruct fellows in evidence-based prevention, diagnosis, and management of patients with a wide variety…
5/30/2019
UVA Heart and Vascular Center received the following awards from the AHA: The American College of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Data Registry’s ACTION Registry®-Get with the Guidelines Platinum Performance Achievement Hospitals…
2017 Annual Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Annual Scientific Conference
4/12/2018
The 2017 Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Annual Dinner was held in Barcelona, Spain. Attendees included our recent faculty members, Drs. Christopher Kramer, Kenneth Bilchick, Patrick Norton, Michael Salerno,and Howard…
Pulmonary Hypertension Review Committee Grants UVA Four Year Accreditation
3/13/2018
We learned February 2018 that after an extensive application process and on-site visit and evaluation, the Pulmonary Hypertension Review Committee has granted UVA’s program a four year accreditation! Particularly noted…
2017 Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium: Controversies & Challenges in Cardiology.
3/13/2018
In late 2017, the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine attended the Mid-Atlantic Capital Cardiology Symposium. Our fellows represented us very well. Over half of our fellows participated in various ways. Our jeopardy…
New Guidelines for High Blood Pressure From AHA/ACC Will Effect Millions In U.S.
11/17/2017
UVA's Robert Carey, MD, Served as Vice Chair of Guidelines Committee | The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology recently released revised national guidelines for hypertension that are…
National “100 Great Heart Programs” List Features UVA Heart & Vascular Center
11/14/2017
By Eric Swensen, 11/10/17 UVA Health System news release () Becker’s Hospital Review has named University of Virginia Heart and Vascular Center at UVA Medical Center to the national healthcare publication’s 2017…
UVA Tests Power of Focused Ultrasound, Immunotherapy to Battle Breast Cancer
11/14/2017
By Josh Barney, 11/8/17 (republished from UVA Today) In its latest pioneering effort to harness the power of focused ultrasound to battle disease, the UVA Cancer Center is examining the scalpel-free surgery’s…
Charting the Rhythm of a Beating Heart
11/9/2017
Virtual Software Offers Life-Changing Option for Heart Failure Patients From UVA PULSE (Fall 2017) MOST OF US TAKE the beating of our hearts for granted. For many heart failure patients,…
