2018 Article Archive
UTSW Monty and Tex Moncrief Medical Center at Fort Worth opens
UTSW Monty and Tex Moncrief Medical Center at Fort Worth opens
A minimally traumatizing surgery for a maximum-risk heart
Seven percent. That’s the percentage of the blood in Tommy Lloyd’s heart that flowed through his aorta with each squeeze of his heart. For a healthy heart of someone in their 60s, that number should be about 70 percent.
Putting a mechanical pump to the regenerative test
Might heart attack-damaged heart muscle be prompted to repair itself?
Potential treatment for fatal, incurable kidney disease being developed
Dr. Vishal Patel, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern, hopes to one day change the grim prognosis of polycystic kidney disease.
Illuminating cancer: New pH threshold sensor improves cancer surgery
The high acidity of cancer cells yielded the clue that led to the development of a tool that significantly improves surgeons’ abilities to remove cancerous tissues
Low oxygen: The potential key to heart regeneration
Normal, healthy heart muscle is well-supplied with oxygen-rich blood. But UT Southwestern cardiologists have found that depriving the heart of oxygen may repair hearts damaged by disease.
A cancer drug with unique heart regenerative potential
Every once in a while, the journey to drug discovery takes an unexpected detour.
First heart-liver transplant at UTSW saves singer’s life
A genetic disorder dealt singer and songwriter Andrea Joyner a serious blow in 2004. She received a diagnosis of juvenile hemochromatosis, which can lead to multiorgan dysfunction before the age of 30.
Check out these tests – they may save your life
Five simple medical tests are better indicators of who will develop heart disease than the standard strategies focused on blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, and smoking history, according to conclusions from a UT Southwestern study published last year from the journal Circulation.