Tag: transplant

University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologist Leway Chen, M.D., M.P.H., was recently elected to the Board of Governors for the American College of Cardiology. During his three-year term, Chen ...

At 13, Ryan Sheehan, a teen from Chili, had already had three open-heart surgeries. Golisano Children’s Hospital’s cardiac surgeon was willing to perform a fourth surgery when others wouldn’t, which ...

A 15-year-old Byron teen, Katelin Ivison, learned that she had acute myeloid leukemia on her 14th birthday last January. After intensive treatment and a bone marrow transplant, Kaytee is cancer-free. ...

Individuals and teams are invited to participate in the 10th annual Friends of Strong Rochester River Run/Walk 5K, Sunday, April 10, at the Riverbend Shelter at Genesee Valley Park. The race will ...

George Sparrow Jr., struggled to catch his breath after a short walk to his car, up a flight of stairs, or chasing his young son in the yard. He was plagued by congestive heart failure, obesity, ...

All proceeds from the Sept. 19 fundraiser go to support the not-for-profit Harbor House of Rochester, which provides temporary lodging for patients and their families during health emergencies and ...

Mary Beth Earley, C.C.R.N., M.S.N., N.P.-C., nurse practitioner and heart transplant coordinator in the Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation at the University of Rochester Medical Center, has ...

The progressive care nursing unit that serves cardiac patients of the Program in Heart Failure and Transplantation at the University of Rochester Medical Center is the first such unit in New York ...

We’ve all experienced the strong heartbeat that accompanies emotions such as fear and rage. But can the body’s natural response to these emotions be used to combat heart failure? Results of a study ...

Cardiologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center are the first to enroll in a clinical trial for an investigational management system for congestive heart failure patients. The technology ...