The device will be used to treat patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis who are at high or extreme risk for open-heart surgery.

The program is designed specifically to treat women and address the distinct concerns and unique risk factors that women may experience.

A large nationwide study found that Black individuals carrying a genetic mutation in the TTN gene were at an increased risk of adverse clinical outcomes.

Pulsed-field ablation disrupts the cellular membranes of vein tissue, irreversibly preventing those membranes from conducting electricity. This protects the heart from the rapid impulses which can cause atrial fibrillation.

UAB researchers leverage data from the SPRINT trial to show that intensive control of blood pressure reduces troponin I levels and this decrease in troponin I levels is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease.

Although living with his congenital heart defect has come with its challenges, Bill Wingate hopes he can encourage others with similar conditions. 

A healthy lifestyle is about small changes over time that build upon each other.

A post-hoc analysis of critically ill COVID-19 patients revealed that high-dose inhaled nitric oxide therapy was more beneficial in reducing the risk of mortality in Black patients compared with their white counterparts.

At 15 months old, Brooke Miley Lillie received a heart transplant. At 19, she received a kidney. At 27, she defied the odds and delivered her first daughter at UAB Hospital.

A UAB study evaluating the treatment of severe dyslipidemia showed that only one in three individuals with severe dyslipidemia took lipid-lowering medications without any improvement in the treatment rates over 10 years.

UAB Hospital practice areas were honored with the “Best Hospital” designation, including cancer care, heart care, stroke care, minimally invasive surgery, comprehensive breast care, mammograms, obstetrics and women’s services.

This advance should facilitate atherosclerosis drug discovery and development.

A UAB expert is offering some of their top tips on how to avoid holiday heart syndrome and enjoy a heart-healthy holiday season.

UAB researchers conducted a study in end-stage heart failure patients with cardiogenic shock that revealed that B-type natriuretic peptide levels were elevated in end-stage heart failure but did not predict clinical outcomes.

UAB researchers conducted a study including approximately 20,000 left ventricular assist device recipients and found that women had worse clinical outcomes compared with men across social and clinical subgroups of interest.

UAB experts discuss changes women should be aware of as their bodies mature and what exams they should receive during different time periods.

Experts say it is never too late for women to know their risk factors and take steps to prevent heart disease.

The research team analyzed the clinical outcomes of more than 12,000 patients who had a TEE-guided percutaneous transcatheter intervention and found that, over the past decade, 3.6 percent of patients who had this procedure had complications.

Learn what broken heart syndrome is, who is at risk for it, how to prevent it and more.

UAB’s research and reputation land it among the top institutions in the world.