Research
Our researchers strive for the cutting edge, employing new technologies and treatments for the benefit of patients.
Education and Training
We continue to build on our dynamic, well-rounded, and academically challenging training program.
Clinical
The HVI continues to define excellence in cardiovascular care in a wide variety of settings.
The importance of gender in CRT device prescribing pattern and mortality outcome
Heart failure is remains one of the major health problems nationally and globally, with over 5 million patients in the US and 20 million patients worldwide. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT, a established therapy for select patients with heart...
Social media engagement may have positive academic impact on cardiovascular research
Social media outlets, particularly Twitter, have gained interest among the cardiovascular community as a modality for dissemination of cardiovascular research. Online attention scores have emerged as a tool to assess the performance of scholarly articles...
Exploring the mechanisms of the racial disparity in drowsy driving
Falling asleep while driving is a significant public health problem, leading to tens of thousands of automobile accidents every year in the United States. It has been known that in the US, blacks and Hispanics are at higher risk of drowsy driving than...
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