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2023
June
26,
2023
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07:01 AM
America/Chicago
During his stroke workup at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Alex McKeown was found to have an aortic root aneurysm and a bicuspid aortic valve (BAV), which affects about 1% of the population
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March
20,
2023
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16:35 PM
America/Chicago
GENEVA, Ill. - Just a few days before Christmas 2021, Aleida Vekony fell to her kitchen floor in Geneva, Ill. Her husband Jeff found her unconscious and performed CPR until paramedics arrived. Aleida had suffered a massive heart attack. Little did J...
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February
28,
2023
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11:16 AM
America/Chicago
Northwestern Medicine is one of only 46 sites worldwide to participate in the pivotal study of Medtronic’s Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
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February
27,
2023
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11:21 AM
America/Chicago
GENEVA, Ill. - Feeling a little flushed, Sue Burton took her dog for a walk in the brisk December air. Just minutes later, she became dizzy. Eager to return home quickly Burton cut through a neighbor’s yard, but as her vision blurred, she sat down. ...
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February
22,
2023
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12:43 PM
America/Chicago
DEKALB, Ill. - Due to congestive heart failure, 81-year-old Diana Morrasy has experienced some anxiety regarding her health in recent years. Some of that worry has been eased for the Sycamore, Illinois resident, thanks to a remote monitoring system t...
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February
16,
2023
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13:19 PM
America/Chicago
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital completes 500th transcatheter aortic valve replacement
WINFIELD, Ill. - Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Central DuPage Hospital kicked off American Heart Month with an exciting milestone -- its 500th transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure. With TAVR, a diseased ao...
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February
01,
2023
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09:33 AM
America/Chicago
PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. – Feb. 1, 2023 – Cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women in the United States, causing more deaths than all forms of cancer combined. Among females 20 years and older, nearly 45% are living with some form of cardiova...
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2022
December
20,
2022
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14:23 PM
America/Chicago
The 32-year-old received a “Christmas miracle” last year when she walked into one of the few hospitals in the U.S. to offer specialized surgery for CTEPH (chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension)...
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December
13,
2022
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12:15 PM
America/Chicago
PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. - Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital will now be home to the new Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Outpatient Cardiology Clinic. Opening to patients on December 14, the clinic will feature 16 exam rooms — with two designed as “Clin...
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October
12,
2022
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16:32 PM
America/Chicago
Dr. Johnston will serve as chief of cardiac surgery and surgical director of Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
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August
31,
2022
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10:59 AM
America/Chicago
Trial will investigate if Apple Watch can reduce reliance on blood thinners
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July
21,
2022
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11:31 AM
America/Chicago
LAKE FOREST, MCHENRY and HUNTLEY ILLINOIS--Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest, McHenry and Huntley Hospitals were recently selected as 1 of 240 hospitals nationwide to receive the National Cardiovascular Data Registry’s 2022 Chest Pain - MI Registry P...
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June
27,
2022
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12:53 PM
America/Chicago
Bacteria stuck to a heart valve and flicked infected pieces into Jay Keller's brain causing a stroke
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