American Heart Month: Fall in love with cardiovascular health
Let鈥檚 talk about hearts 鈥� the love that fills them and the diseases that damage them. You should be committed to a long-term relationship with your heart鈥�
Stories and news
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Unvaccinated, expectant mother nearly dies of COVID-19, becomes vaccine champion
November 9, 2021
Friends and family gathered at Amy Westman鈥檚 July 24 baby shower. Gifts and balloons and bursts of blue brightened the room. Blue cupcakes. Blue bows and鈥�
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Pediatrics, +3 more
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UF-led study: opportunities exist for improving blood pressure control and reducing health disparities
October 18, 2021
A University of Florida-led study of nearly 2 million Americans found that one in three individuals lack proper blood pressure control, with health disparities鈥�
College of Pharmacy, +2 more
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BOB体育 Shands Hospital ranked among nation鈥檚 best in six medical specialties
July 27, 2021
No other Florida hospital has as many adult and pediatric specialties ranked among the nation鈥檚 best as University of Florida Health Shands Hospital, with the鈥�
Department of Pediatrics, Department of Surgery, +7 more
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BOB体育 Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital is No. 1 in Florida, nationally ranked in eight medical specialties
June 15, 2021
The University of Florida Health Shands Children鈥檚 Hospital is in a tie for the No. 1 children鈥檚 hospital in Florida and stands among the nation鈥檚 elite鈥�
Department of Pediatrics, +4 more
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BOB体育 first to place kidney-assist device that might help patients with congestive heart failure
May 4, 2021
University of Florida Health researchers recently became the first to temporarily implant a new device in a patient with congestive heart failure, a procedure鈥�
Division of Cardiology, +5 more
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Latasha Aiken鈥檚 Two Miracles
Latasha Aiken had always dreamed of being a mom. When a life-threatening heart condition almost took that away from her, she was heartbroken.
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Novel AFib heart surgery gave Roseann her life back
Roseann Vitassa is a retired international art dealer living with severe atrial fibrillation, or AFib. It means she has an irregular heartbeat that could lead鈥�
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BOB体育 gave Annette confidence for her heart treatment
Annette Powell had always been an athlete. She was a collegiate basketball player with no prior health concerns. So in 2007, at age 43, this Ocala high school鈥�
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First triple-organ transplant of its kind in the state paves the way for lifesaving multiorgan procedures
March 23, 2021
If surgery were gymnastics, a triple-organ transplant would be a feat worthy of the Olympics. It has everything: Complex and intricate procedure? Check.鈥�
Department of Surgery, +4 more
