The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, awarded a $4.7 million grant to Cleveland Clinic to study the prevention of life-threatening, cancer-associated blood clots. The new funding will support a Cleveland Clinic-led research consortium, which will focus on developing strategies to prevent cancer-associated thrombosis (blood clot formation), … Read More
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Potential New Class of Drugs Developed at Cleveland Clinic May Reduce Cardiovascular Risk by Targeting Gut Microbes
Cleveland Clinic researchers have designed a potential new class of drugs that may reduce cardiovascular risk by targeting a specific microbial pathway in the gut. Unlike antibiotics, which non-specifically kill gut bacteria and can lead to adverse side effects and resistance, the new class of compounds prevents microbes from making a harmful molecule linked to … Read More
Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve Receive Generous Gift to Health Education Campus from Sheila and Eric Samson
Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University have been given a very generous gift from Sheila and Eric Samson for the Health Education Campus (HEC), scheduled to open in summer 2019. In recognition of the significant donation, the campus’ centerpiece 485,000-square-foot facility will be named the Sheila and Eric Samson Pavilion. Designed by London’s Foster … Read More
Cleveland Clinic Heart & Vascular Institute Names New Section Heads to Lead Vascular Medicine, Heart Failure
Cleveland Clinic has named two physicians to lead the sections within its department of Cardiovascular Medicine in the Heart & Vascular Institute. Heather Gornik, M.D., is now the section head of Vascular Medicine, and Jerry Estep, M.D., is the section head of the George M. and Linda H. Kaufman Center for Heart Failure Treatment and … Read More
Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic Launch New Alliance in Biomedical Engineering
Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic have launched a new partnership to advance research and education in biomedical engineering (BME) across greater Cleveland’s growing health innovation ecosystem. This biomedical engineering alliance capitalizes on the strengths of both institutions’ nationally renowned BME departments to create a unique program with an extensive portfolio of laboratory breakthroughs … Read More
Luye Medical Collaborates with Cleveland Clinic to Pioneer Value-Based Healthcare in China
SHANGHAI – Luye Medical Group and internationally renowned Cleveland Clinic have formed a strategic collaboration to bring value-based and patient-centered healthcare to Shanghai New Hong Qiao International Medical Center. Value-based care is a concept of improving quality and outcomes for patients, based in the ways a patient receives medical care and focused on three key elements … Read More
Cleveland Clinic Researcher Receives $2.8 Million Grant to Improve Heart Transplant Outcomes
The National Institutes of Health has awarded Cleveland Clinic researcher Eileen Hsich, M.D., $2.8 million over four years to evaluate disparities in survival among heart failure patients before and after heart transplantation and to create tools that would optimize outcomes. “We believe that to improve care for those with heart failure awaiting transplant, we must … Read More
Cleveland Clinic Patients Have New Way to Access Personal Health Records
Cleveland Clinic patients now have a new way to access their personal health data, using the Health Records on iPhone feature. This is another way Cleveland Clinic is putting medical records directly into patients’ hands. Cleveland Clinic patients can also access their health data through MyChart – by visiting MyChart (https://mychart.clevelandclinic.org/) via computer or by downloading the MyChart app. “Access to one’s own medical … Read More
Cleveland Clinic Lakewood Family Health Center Opens in July
Lakewood, OH: The new three-story, 64,700-square-foot Cleveland Clinic Lakewood Family Health Center will begin welcoming patients on Wednesday, July 11. The $34 million family health center at 14601 Detroit Avenue features 60 exam rooms and an all new, 24/7 full-service emergency department which will open on Wednesday, July 25. “Cleveland Clinic has served Lakewood for … Read More
Cleveland Clinic-Led Study Shows Leadless Pacemaker Patients Experience Less Complications
Patients receiving leadless pacemakers experience overall fewer short-term and mid-term complications than those receiving traditional transvenous pacemakers, a Cleveland Clinic-led research study found. The study was published today in the journal Heart Rhythm. Approximately one million pacemakers are implanted annually, providing electrical stimulation to regulate a patient’s heartbeat. Conventional pacemakers are surgically placed under the … Read More