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Local study aims at leg pain caused by common, but little known disease
12/17/2007
Doctors call it one of the most common cardiovascular diseases that no one has ever heard of, peripheral arterial disease or PAD.

A Regional System to Provide Timely Access to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation
8/2/2007
Recent trials have shown that a strategy of patient transfer for PCI yields superior outcomes compared with fibrinolysis at a non-PCI hospital.

Abbott Northwestern ranks above the national average
6/25/2007
For the first time the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a division of the Health and Human Services Department, has posted a ranking of more than 4,800 hospitals nationwide online.

Implanted Defibrillators Are Getting Better
5/11/2007
Failure rates are falling, but one expert also sees flaws in a new study

The General Mills Foundation Supports the HiTECH Heart Program
4/23/2007
Our HiTECH Heart program received a $10,000 grant from the General Mills Foundation for delivery of the program to neighborhood schools in 2007

Stem Cells May Help Heart Disease
3/26/2007
A small study in Minneapolis and elsewhere using adult stem cells to treat heart-attack patients showed good results.

Adult stem cells show promise
3/26/2007
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UM researcher: Stem cells found to help victims of heart attacks, study shows
3/26/2007
Heart attack patients who got infusions of stem cells within a week of a heart attack had fewer episodes of irregular heartbeat and better recovery than those who didn't get the treatment, according to a study reported Sunday by a University of Miami researcher.

CO Poisoning Often Causes Heart Damage
2/23/2007
Study: CO Poisoning Often Causes Heart Damage

The Park Nicollet Foundation Supports the HiTECH Heart Program
2/14/2007
Our HiTECH Heart program received a $5,000 grant from the Park Nicollet Foundation for delivery of the program to neighborhood schools. Thank you Park Nicollet Foundation.