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Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute. Northwestern Memorial Hospital is ranked No. 7 in the U.S. for heart and vascular care by U.S. News & World Report, 2024 – 2025.
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#NoonConference: Research Curriculum with Dr. Graham Peigh ( @nmcardiovasc.bsky.social )
September 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Allison Zielinski, MD, provides thought leadership on how being stalked may cause chronic stress and trauma, which can contribute to cardiovascular disease. everydayhealth.com/womens-health/being-stalked-raises-heart-disease-risk-for-women
August 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Quentin R. Youmans, MD, contributes to a joint statement from the Heart Failure Society of America and the American Society for Preventive Cardiology that calls for a bold shift: integrating prevention across the entire spectrum of care. onlinejcf.com/article/S1071-9164(25)00327-6/fulltext
August 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc, senior author of a recent study that developed the PREVENT risk calculator to determine the “biological” age of a patient's heart. realhealthmag.com/article/heart-may-older
August 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Alana A. Lewis, MD, joins @fox32chicago.bsky.social to discuss how the stress of the back-to-school season can affect patients' heart health. fox32chicago.com/video/1687589
Back-to-school stress and heart health: What parents need to know
Dr. Alana Lewis from Northwestern Medicine breaks down how stress affects heart health, key warning signs to watch for, and practical ways parents and teachers can protect their hearts this school year.
fox32chicago.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
"Identifying individuals who have an ‘older’ heart age can help prompt action to prioritize prevention in at-risk individuals." Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc, discusses a study, where scientists used a risk calculator to estimate 'heart age'. sciencefocus.com/news/heart-age-tool
This simple tool could let you find out your heart’s real age | BBC Science Focus Magazine
The researchers behind it are hoping to reframe cardiovascular risk in a more relatable way
sciencefocus.com
August 4, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Sadiya S. Khan, MD, MSc, joins @wgntv.com to discuss the PREVENT risk calculator that physicians can use to determine the biological age of a patient's heart and how this can be used as a tool to help reverse the clock. wgntv.com/news/medical-watch/how-old-is-your-heart-it-may-be-out-aging-you
August 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Gabriel Wallace, MD, joins Jon Hansen of @wgnradio.bsky.social, to discuss the launch of a vascular operating room at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital and the future of vascular surgery. wgnradio.com/health/dr-wa...
Dr. Wallace discusses new vascular operating room
Dr. Gabriel Wallace, Vascular Surgeon and Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, joins Jon Hansen, in for Dean Richards, for this week’s health upd…
wgnradio.com
July 30, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Baljash Cheema, MD, medical director for the Northwestern Medicine Human Longevity Clinic, joins John Landecker of
@wgnradio.bsky.social to discuss the clinic and the steps behind the full patient experience. wgnradio.com/health/dr-ba...
July 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Priya Freaney, MD, discusses preeclampsia and provides tips on how patients who are pregnant can effectively manage their cardiac health. www.today.com/health/women...
New Mom's 'Racing' Heart Was Dismissed as Anxiety. It Was a Life-Threatening Complication
Days after giving birth, her heart was racing. And then she started coughing up blood.
www.today.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
S. Chris Malaisrie, MD, joins @EACTS for a podcast episode on complex management of acute aortic dissection. The discussion covers current strategies in surgical planning and intraoperative decision-making. eacts.org/publications...
Dissection Roulette: How to Survive the Most Unforgiving Surgery - EACTS
This month’s episode focuses on the complex management of acute aortic dissection. Our hosts are joined by Florian Schoenhoff and Chris Malaisrie to discuss current strategies in surgical planning and...
eacts.org
July 30, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Only a few weeks remain to submit an abstract for the Heart Valve Disease Forum in Seoul. Dr. Chris Malaisrie of @nmcardiovasc.bsky.social‬ shares why this conference is a can't-miss!
 
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July 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
In an article focused on physicians sharing their own lifestyle practices, Priya Freaney, MD, shares tips on how patients can maintain good overall health, including movement and nutritious diet choices. huffpost.com/entry/womens-health-advice-from-doctors_l_68483ad7e4b0c1bc4e818f97
Doctors Who Specialize In Women's Health Share The 9 Things They Would Never, Ever Do
From pregnancy no-nos to rules to follow during menopause.
huffpost.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Priya Freaney, MD discusses how women face a greater risk of developing heart disease around the time of menopause and provides thought leadership on how patients can lessen their risk. chicago.suntimes.com/health/2025/...
Women face increased heart health risks as they enter menopause, but many don't know it
Women face greater risk factors for heart disease around the time of menopause as the body’s natural estrogen declines and drives worsening health trends, according to Dr. Priya Freaney, a cardiologis...
chicago.suntimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Please join us in congratulating Bradley P. Knight, MD, for receiving the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Annual European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS) meeting in Rome, Italy, for the partnership between the Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology and ECAS.
June 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
At ASCVTS Singapore, Joe Sabik, STS president, and Patrick Myers, EACTS secretary-general, presented the STS/EACTS Presidents Award to Daniel Won, for his abstract, "Long-Term Survival Advantage of Reoperative Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement Over Transcatheter Mitral Valve-in-Valve.”
June 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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#ShoutOut to Sadiya Khan, MD, MSc who was senior author in a study published in @jama.com that has found that one in seven U.S. adults between the ages of 30 and 59 years have a high 30-year risk for cardiovascular disease. @nmcardiovasc.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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#Shoutout to Charles Davidson, MD who co-authored a recent study published in Circulation on how measuring standard cardiac biomarkers did not predict whether patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis would benefit from nonsurgical aortic valve replacement. @nmcardiovasc.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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#Shoutout to who was the first author in a study published in
@jama.com Cardiology on how biomarkers used to predict heart failure risk in the general population may be ineffective for assessing risk after pregnancies complicated by hypertension or diabetes. @nmcardiovasc.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Measuring standard cardiac biomarkers did not predict whether patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis would benefit from nonsurgical aortic valve replacement, according to a recent study published in Circulation.
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May 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
That’s a wrap on #HRS2025! Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute physicians are proud to have played such an active role in the 2025 @heartrhythmsociety.bsky.social Annual Meeting. We can’t wait to see what HRS has in store for 2026. #NMatHRS
April 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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#shoutout to Dr. Clyde Yancy who was interviewed for a piece published in PRIDE Publishing Group highlighting & spreading awareness for how heart disease is still a rising crisis for seniors (65+) with Black and Hispanic populations being most at risk. @nmcardiovasc.bsky.social

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April 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
R. Kannan Mutharasan, MD, provides thought leadership on a healthy diet for heart health and maintaining a low blood pressure. yahoo.com/lifestyle/worried-high-blood-pressure-3-223042453.html
Worried About High Blood Pressure? These 3 Foods Can Help You Lower It 'Naturally': One Is A Popular Breakfast Food!
Many people have known how scary it can be when you go to a doctor’s office and they tell you that you have high blood pressure. Keeping your blood pressure at a healthy range is more crucial to your ...
yahoo.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Rod S. Passman, MD, joins @fox32chicago.bsky.social to discuss a clinical trial he’s leading. The trial uses Apple watches to track the heart rate of patients with AFib and notify them when to take their medication. fox32chicago.com/video/1621431
Apple Watch may help a-fib patients avoid blood thinners in Northwestern trial
A clinical study happening at Northwestern Medicine is looking to help patients with atrial fibrillation, of A-fib, to stop relying on blood thinners for the rest of their lives with the help of the A...
fox32chicago.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM