News from the University of Michigan Health System en-us http://www.med.umich.edu/news Copyright 2009, The University of Michigan jesssoul@med.umich.edu (Jessica Soulliere) wkolcz@med.umich.edu (Wally Kolcz) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:21:27 EST http://www.med.umich.edu/1images/2logo.gif http://www.med.umich.edu A bronze sculpture of Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler will be unveiled Nov. 19 at the U-M Cardiovascular Center.'nbsp;Long after Schembechler led the U-M football team to prominence, he was working tirelessly to do the same for heart health. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1357 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1357 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST All Fear about the risk of surgery is among the reasons half of eligible patients are not getting aortic valve replacement surgery, according to a study by physicians at the University of Michigan Health System. Two-thirds of the patients who did not have valve replacement were suffering symptoms such as shortness of breath that would have improved if they had undergone surgery. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1371 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1371 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST All Prosthetic devices used by wounded soldiers have limited motor control and no sensory feedback. But a'nbsp;bioengineered interface, developed at the University of Michigan and made of muscle cells and a nano-sized polymer,'nbsp;could go'nbsp;a long way in creating prostheses that move like a normal hand. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1333 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1333 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:15:00 EST All Improving health care and medical research will be debated on the world stage this week during the first ever World Health Summit in Berlin. Stevo Julius, M.D., an active professor emeritus at the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center,'nbsp;will be'nbsp;among 600 invited'nbsp;experts to discuss global health care challenges during the summit held Oct. 14-18. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1330 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1330 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST All The argument for pacemaker reuse has been debated for decades. But the idea is gaining ground as experts at the U-M Cardiovascular Center report promising results of providing donated pacemakers to underserved nations. A series of 12 patients in the Phillippines who received donated pacemakers survived without complications from the devices. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1326 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1326 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:30:00 EST All Black patients have lower rates of successful resuscitation and are less likely to survive an in-hospital cardiac arrest compared to white patients. The problem appears to have more to do with the hospitals where black patients are commonly cared for rather than the patients themselves. The facilities tend to have less intensive care experience and infrequently use the aggressive therapies that can save lives. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1295 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1295 Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EST All Repairing a leaking mitral valve is safer than ever, but half of eligible patients are not getting the heart surgery, according to a new study by the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center. The longer the leak continues the more likely there will be permanent damage to the heart. But fears about surgical risk and lack of awareness - even by physicians - about guidelines for treating mitral regurgitation contribute to a lack of referrals. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1290 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1290 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST All It'rsquo;s well known that measures such as exercise, a healthy diet and not smoking can help reduce high blood pressure, but researchers at the University of Michigan Health System have determined the very air we breathe can be an invisible catalyst to heart disease. Inhaling air pollution over just two hours caused a significant increase in diastolic blood pressure, the lower number on blood pressure readings, according to new U-M research. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1273 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1273 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:00:00 EST Cardiovascular Health and Surgery News With the epidemic of childhood obesity in the United States, there is concern that overweight and obese children need to be screened for chronic medical conditions, including high cholesterol levels.'nbsp;However, body fat is not an effective indicator of high cholesterol in children, according to new University of Michigan research. http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1241 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1241 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:00:00 EST Children/Adolescent Health Free event Aug. 22-23 at Cabela's in Dundee provides free health screenings from doctors, nurses and nutritionists from U-M Cardiovascular Center http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1211 http://www2.med.umich.edu/prmc/media/newsroom/details.cfm?ID=1211 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST Cardiovascular Health and Surgery News