Tag: cardiology
UofL medical students address heart health disparities in summer research
UofL medical students Paul Brown and Andrea Ballinger conducted a study to decrease health disparities for Black patients by helping educate physicians about potential...
UofL receives nearly $1.2 million from Humana Foundation to address community’s...
The University of Louisville joined The Humana Foundation to announce two grants for the School of Medicine that will support dietary interventions aimed at...
In first in-human use, UofL and Norton physicians implant tiny pacemaker,...
A multidisciplinary team within Norton Children’s Heart Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, worked together to save the life of an infant...
Leading cardiologist, health equity expert named chair of UofL Department of...
A nationally renowned cardiologist and health equity expert has been selected to head the University of Louisville Department of Medicine. Kim Williams Sr. will...
Clinical trial at UofL shows cell therapy improves outcomes in heart...
A clinical trial conducted at the University of Louisville has shown for the first time that heart failure treatments using cells derived from the...
UofL receives $3.8M to test new gene therapy for heart attacks
When someone has a heart attack, it causes muscle cells in their heart to die, and the heart cannot regenerate these cells. Researchers at...
Gift to UofL aids research into biomarkers for cardiovascular disease Late...
A half-million-dollar gift to the laboratory of University of Louisville cardiologist Andrew DeFilippis, MD, by the late James Ryan will aid in research into...
‘Heart of a Champion’ to help Smoketown residents with heart health...
A new initiative between the University of Louisville and several community partners will help residents of Louisville’s Smoketown neighborhood learn their heart health, and...
Neighborhoods with more greenspace may mean less heart disease UofL report...
People who live in leafy, green neighborhoods may have a lower risk of developing heart disease and strokes, according to new research published online...
Pediatric cardiology chief named by UofL
A United States Army Medical Corps veteran with eight years of experience at the University of Louisville Department of Pediatrics has been named division...