Dr. Johnston will serve as chief of cardiac surgery and surgical director of Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute CHICAGO, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Nationally recognized cardiothoracic surgeon, Douglas R. Johnston, MD, has been named surgical director of Northwestern Medicine’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute and chief of the division […]
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Northwestern Medicine First in Illinois to Utilize Advanced Imaging System During Heart Rhythm Procedure
System reduces radiation exposure, provides 3D, high-definition images of heart in real time CHICAGO, Aug. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute physician was the first in Illinois to use a new advanced imaging system during cryoablation, a minimally-invasive treatment for […]
Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Celebrates 15 Years of Breakthrough Medicine
Number one cardiology and heart surgery program in Illinois for more than a decade; only program in Illinois with top 10 national U.S. News & World Report ranking CHICAGO, Feb. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Illinois’ highest ranked cardiology and heart surgery program. Among […]
Northwestern Medicine and Eko Partner to Improve Valvular Heart Disease Screening Using Machine Learning Algorithms
CHICAGO, March 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute is pioneering the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for cardiac screening in a new study of Eko’s cardiac monitoring platform. The study aims to demonstrate that Eko’s digital stethoscopes and AI algorithms can interpret heart […]
Bay Labs and Northwestern Enroll First Patient in Study Using AI to Improve Heart Disease Detection
Clinical Trial Evaluates if AI Helps Certified Medical Assistants Perform Echocardiograms and Detect Heart Disease in Primary Care Settings SAN FRANCISCO – November 13, 2018 – Bay Labs, a medical technology company at the forefront of applying artificial intelligence (AI) […]
Northwestern Medicine Receives Grant to Lead Research into Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke
CHICAGO, June 29, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Heart Association recently selected Northwestern Medicine as one of six centers to be part of a new, grant-funded national network dedicated to researching and understanding the causes of atrial fibrillation, the most common type of […]