Cardiology
Grateful Heart Attack Survivor Gives $1.5 Million to UConn School of Medicine
Donald and Jean Reefe’s bequest will support technology, education, and research at the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center
Getting to the ‘heart’ of precision medicine
Physician-scientist Travis Hinson, M.D., balances his time between the lab and the clinic in pursuit of personalized treatments for heart failure.
Beating the Odds: Patient Survives Life-Threatening Pulmonary Embolism with Help from UConn Health
On November 6, 2023, Susan D’Addario of Farmington suffered a sudden and life-threatening pulmonary embolism at home. Her husband Peter immediately sprang into action, performing CPR until first responders arrived. Thanks to his quick thinking and the expert care at UConn John Dempsey Hospital, Susan survived against all odds.
A Few Simple Steps to Start Preventing Heart Disease Today
February is American Heart Month: Calhoun Cardiology Center Cardiologist Shares His Heart Health Tips So You Can Begin Preventing Heart Disease Right Now
Calhoun Cardiology Center at UConn Health Celebrates 20 Years
February is American Heart Month. For Two Decades the Calhoun Cardiology Center has been Advancing Cardiovascular Care, Research, and Training the Next Generation of Heart Doctors
‘I Was Dead’: How a Perfectly Timed Tennis Match Saved a Farmington Man’s Life
Norm survived cardiac arrest on the tennis court thanks to CPR performed by two friends, and the quick response of the Farmington Police and Fire departments, AMR ambulance paramedics, and the UConn Health multidisciplinary medical team
UConn’s Promising Stroke Medicine One Step Closer to Clinical Trial Testing
NIH awards $2 Million more to UConn School of Medicine to advance its research for a new medicine healing stroke damage inside the brain
Multidisciplinary Collaboration Delivers Healthy Baby for 28-year-old Pregnant Stroke Patient Found to Have Cardiac Defect
Maternal-Fetal Medicine, OB/GYN, Cardiology and Neurology multidisciplinary specialties collaborate to help a young, pregnant stroke patient deliver a healthy baby
UConn John Dempsey Hospital is Nationally Recognized Once Again for its High-Quality Stroke and Heart Attack Care
UConn John Dempsey Hospital earns Get With The Guidelines® — Stroke Gold Plus” designation and Mission: Lifeline®-STEMI Receiving Center – Gold award from the American Heart Association for the eighth and tenth consecutive years.
Cardiovascular Genetics Solve Medical Mystery
UConn Health patient shares 1st-person perspective on condition that had doctors stumped