Researchers have for the first time highlighted the natural regenerative capacity of a group of stem cells that reside in the heart. It’s a discovery that could lead to less-invasive treatments.
Dr. Doris Taylor’s team is working to revolutionize human organ transplantation by stripping a heart of its cellular makeup, regenerating it with the patient’s own healthy stem cells and making it viable for transplant.
Even Olympic athletes can suffer from cardiovascular issues, such as Marfan Syndrome. Dr. Joseph S. Coselli has made tremendous strides in the field of complex aortic repair to help patients with connective tissue disorders.
The answer is: both. In the 1950s, Dr. Denton A. Cooley adapted a coffee percolator into a blood oxygenator as part of what would become the heart-lung machine.
The BiVACOR device propels blood using blades suspended in a magnetic field that rotate at thousands of times per minute—and it is the size of a fist.
Dr. Hari Mallidi is helping to ensure that every person who needs a heart transplant is given the best possible care. He has dedicated his life’s work to giving heart patients a new lease on life by advancing heart transplantation.
Learn how Dr. Emerson Perin and the team of researchers are using a patient’s own adult stem cells to repair heart damage.
Dr. Stephanie Coulter and her team are championing to bring women’s health to the forefront in cardiovascular research.
Dr. James Willerson is dedicated to serving on the frontline in the fight to end cardiovascular disease.