Cardiology

The GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and The Peking University Health Science Center in Beijing, China are pleased to announce the award of significant funding for an international co-operative project to understand the molecular mechanisms of a very common blood coagulation disorder…

David Mendelowitz, Ph.D., vice chair and professor of pharmacology and physiology, was published in The Journal of Physiology for his research article, "Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia-hypercapnia Blunts Heart Rate Responses and Alters Neurotransmission to Cardiac Vagal Neurons."

Charles Faselis, M.D., associate professor of medicine, and Peter Kokkinos, Ph.D., adjunct professor of physical therapy and health care sciences, were published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension for their study, "Exercise Capacity and All-Cause Mortality in Male Veterans…

Cynthia Tracy, M.D., director of electrophysiology, associate director of cardiology, and professor of medicine, was recently recognized by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association for her contribution to the 2014 Guideline for the Management of Patients with Atrial…

Mary Donofrio, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, was featured by HCPLive as part of the writing group appointed by the American Heart Association to create a scientific statement regarding fetal cardiac care; the statement was published online April 24 in Circulation.

Jonathan Reiner, M.D., professor of medicine, was featured in the Detroit Free Press for an article on an upcoming visit with his patient, former Vice President Dick Cheney, to discuss his heart problems and journey to recovery.

Scott Shapiro, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, was quoted in The Columbia Chronicle (Chicago, Ill.) article on his research finding gene therapy may be a promising treatment for those who suffer from heart attack.

Scott Shapiro, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine, was published in Science Translational Medicine for his research finding that gene therapy can elicit a regenerative response in pig hearts.

Scott Shapiro, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, was featured by Science Daily for his research finding gene therapy may be a promising treatment for those who suffer from heart attack.

Jonathan Reiner, M.D., professor of medicine, was mentioned in an article on National Review Online's The Corner about his new book, "Heart: An American Medical Odyssey," which was written with former Vice President Dick Cheney.