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• IU Health First in State to Successfully Deploy Special Aneurysm-repairing Stent Graft

  02/27/2012 | Cardiovascular | IU Health, IU Health Methodist

  INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital announced Friday it is the first hospital in the state and second in the nation to successfully implant a special stent graft aimed at helping those who previously required invasive surgery to remove an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Currently, about 40 percent of all patients with such a condition required invasive surgery because, due… Read More

• IU Health First in Nation to Receive Heart Failure System Accreditation

  02/09/2012 | Cardiovascular | IU Health, IU Health La Porte, IU Health Methodist

  INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana University Health on Thursday became the first health network in the nation accredited system-wide for heart failure care by the Healthcare Accreditation Colloquium. This accreditation means IU Health has met several milestones in four key areas: System structure: This refers largely to the system’s size, which is currently at 18 hospitals. Governance and behavior:… Read More

• Two-Minute Warning: February is Time for Quick, Easy Heart Health Screenings for Women

  01/31/2012 | Cardiovascular | IU Health North, IU Health West, IU Health Tipton, IU Health, IU Health Methodist

  Key Facts: February is American Heart Month and home to “Go Red for Women.” More women die from cardiovascular disease than all cancers combined. Indiana University Health hospitals throughout state holding several free events to raise women’s heart health awareness in February. INDIANAPOLIS – It’s a “chameleon” that takes the shape of the symptoms of other… Read More

• New Infrared Tool Offers Hope to Heart Disease Patients

  12/07/2011 | Cardiovascular | IU Health, IU Health Methodist

  INDIANAPOLIS – New technology at an Indianapolis hospital has the ability to see the inside of coronary blood vessels at up to 10 times higher resolution than previous tests, offering hope for those suffering from coronary heart disease and other related heart issues. Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital is the first and only facility in central Indiana using optical coherence tomography,… Read More

• IU Health Methodist Hospital Honored for Heart Attack Care

  11/10/2011 | Cardiovascular | IU Health Methodist

  INDIANAPOLIS – IU Health Methodist Hospital has earned national recognition for its continued success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients. It has again been named an American College of Cardiology Foundation’s NCDR ACTION Registry®–GWTG™ Gold Performance Achievement Award winner. The 2011 award signifies that IU Health Methodist Hospital continues… Read More

• Indiana University Health Honored for Heart Failure Care

  10/07/2011 | Cardiovascular | IU Health, IU Health Methodist

  INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital is the only facility in central Indiana to be awarded with a Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure Gold Quality Achievement Award for its collaborative work with the American Heart Association. Get With The Guidelines® is a quality improvement initiative that provides hospital staff with tools that follow proven evidenced-based… Read More

• IU Health offers free prostate-cancer screenings

  09/09/2011 | Cancer | IU Health West, IU Health, IU Simon Cancer Center, IU Health Methodist

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 9, 2011 CONTACT: Daniel Lee 317.963.0448 (o) 317.435.4309 (c) dlee4@iuhealth.org   INDIANAPOLIS –September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, so this is a perfect time for men to take advantage of free prostate-cancer screenings offered by Indiana University Health and the American Cancer Society. Consider these facts from the American Cancer Society:… Read More

• Expert physicians backed by national rankings

  07/19/2011 | General News | Riley Hospital for Children, IU Health Ball Memorial, IU Health Blackford, IU Health Bloomington, IU Health Arnett, IU Health North, IU Health Starke, IU Health University, IU Health West, IU Health Tipton, IU Health, IU Health La Porte, IU Health White Memorial, IU Health Methodist

  INDIANAPOLIS – For the 14th consecutive year, Indiana University Health-Indiana University School of Medicine specialty programs have ranked among the nation’s top programs in U.S.News Media & World Report’s 2011-2012 Best Hospital rankings, available online at www.usnews.com/besthospitals and featured in the August print issue of U.S.News available on newsstands August 30.… Read More

• Coaching Hoosier Hearts to Better Health

  07/07/2011 | Cardiovascular | IU Health West, IU Health, IU Health Methodist

  INDIANAPOLIS – Imagine learning you have a chronic, progressive health condition and must make major lifestyle changes. But now you’re leaving the hospital and don’t know how to begin a new, healthier lifestyle at home, and more importantly, how to sustain one. This is the reality for the estimated 5.8 million Americans living with heart failure. Fortunately for Hoosiers, there is… Read More

• IU Health First in Indiana to Use Trifecta Heart Valve

  06/20/2011 | Cardiovascular | IU Health, IU Health Methodist

  INDIANAPOLIS – Hoosiers with aortic heart valve disease now have a one-stop shop for a new lease on life. Indiana University Health Cardiovascular is the first in the state to offer the Trifecta™ valve, a new stented tissue valve replacement for diseased, damaged or malfunctioning aortic heart valves. The Trifecta valve mimics the flow of a natural, healthy heart and was designed for the… Read More

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