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Newswise: Multicenter Trial Finds Using Circulatory Death Donors is Safe and Effective for Heart Transplantation
Released: 7-Jun-2023 6:40 PM EDT
Multicenter Trial Finds Using Circulatory Death Donors is Safe and Effective for Heart Transplantation
Northwestern Medicine

A study published in New England Journal of Medicine confirms that circulatory death donor hearts that are reanimated and perfused with blood outside of the body are as safe and effective to transplant as brain death donor hearts preserved using traditional cold storage. These findings suggest that using hearts donated after circulatory death (DCD) may have the potential to widen the donor pool helping more patients in need of life-saving heart transplants.

Newswise: Direct-to-Consumer Online Platforms Expand Access, but Often Fail to Convey Risks of Testosterone Therapy
2-Dec-2022 12:45 PM EST
Direct-to-Consumer Online Platforms Expand Access, but Often Fail to Convey Risks of Testosterone Therapy
Northwestern Medicine

A new Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that many of online platforms offering testosterone therapy are not providing care in concordance with the American Urological Association (AUA) and Endocrine Society (ES) guidelines for the safe and effective management of men on testosterone therapy.

Newswise: “Heart in a Box” Technology Helps Northwestern Medicine Surgeons Perform a First-of-Its-Kind Transplant in Illinois
Released: 2-Nov-2022 5:00 PM EDT
“Heart in a Box” Technology Helps Northwestern Medicine Surgeons Perform a First-of-Its-Kind Transplant in Illinois
Northwestern Medicine

For the first time in Illinois, surgeons at Northwestern Medicine’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute successfully transplanted a heart donated after circulatory death (DCD).

Newswise: Northwestern Medicine Taps Douglas R. Johnston, MD, to Lead Cardiac Surgery
Released: 13-Oct-2022 3:15 PM EDT
Northwestern Medicine Taps Douglas R. Johnston, MD, to Lead Cardiac Surgery
Northwestern Medicine

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 of cardiac surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Newswise: Most COVID-19 Long-Haulers Continue to Experience Neurologic Symptoms, Fatigue, and Compromised Quality of Life 15 Months After Initial Infection
Released: 24-May-2022 6:05 PM EDT
Most COVID-19 Long-Haulers Continue to Experience Neurologic Symptoms, Fatigue, and Compromised Quality of Life 15 Months After Initial Infection
Northwestern Medicine

A new study published in Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology looked at the evolution of neurologic symptoms in non-hospitalized COVID-19 long-haulers at the Northwestern Medicine Neuro COVID-19 Clinic and discovered most long-haulers continue to experience symptoms such as brain fog, numbness/tingling, headache, dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus and fatigue on average of 15 months after disease onset.

Newswise: New Study Finds Persistent Viral Shedding of COVID-19 Is Associated with Delirium and Six-Month Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Released: 11-May-2022 11:05 AM EDT
New Study Finds Persistent Viral Shedding of COVID-19 Is Associated with Delirium and Six-Month Mortality in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Northwestern Medicine

The Northwestern Medicine Neuro COVID-19 research team discovered patients who continued to test positive more than 14 days after their initial positive test were more likely to experience delirium, longer hospital stays, were less likely to be discharged home, and had a greater six-month mortality than those without persistent viral shedding of COVID-19.

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Released: 8-Apr-2022 4:05 PM EDT
“Lungs in a Box” Now Offered at Northwestern Medicine
Northwestern Medicine

Due to COVID-19 and a rapidly expanding list of conditions for which lung transplantation can be lifesaving, the need for new organs is growing. However, there’s a global shortage of donated lungs, which results in numerous deaths among patients on the waitlist. To help expand the donor pool, Northwestern Medicine is now using a device from XVIVO called XPS™ which is used for ex vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) – nicknamed “lungs in a box” – to rescue potentially viable lungs and those initially deemed “unacceptable” for transplant. Out of all solid organs, lungs have the lowest utilization, with only one in five donated lungs getting transplanted.

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Released: 24-Mar-2022 5:30 PM EDT
Lung Transplant Saves Chicago Man Diagnosed with Terminal Lung Cancer
Northwestern Medicine

For the first time at Northwestern Medicine, surgeons have successfully performed a double-lung transplant on a patient with terminal lung cancer. The patient, 54-year-old Albert Khoury of Chicago, is a non-smoker who was diagnosed with lung cancer at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Six months after his transplant, Khoury’s new lungs are working well, and he currently has no signs of cancer left in his body, giving hope to other patients with advanced stages of this deadly disease.

Released: 16-Mar-2022 1:20 PM EDT
Using Artificial Intelligence to Solve One of Health Care’s Most Enduring Problems
Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern Medicine built its own artificial intelligence program to trigger follow up on incidental imaging findings to prevent delayed and missed care

Newswise: Northwestern Medicine study finds plasma biomarkers of neurological complications in hospitalized COVID-19 patients and those with long COVID
Released: 8-Mar-2022 12:10 PM EST
Northwestern Medicine study finds plasma biomarkers of neurological complications in hospitalized COVID-19 patients and those with long COVID
Northwestern Medicine

Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 frequently experience altered brain function, and those with mild COVID who never required hospitalization often develop neurologic symptoms as part of long COVID. A new study by Northwestern Medicine and published online on March 7, 2022, in Neurology® Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology, sought to find evidence of central nervous system injury in both groups of patients by looking at biomarkers of inflammation in the brain, and damage to nerve cells which are present in the blood, to help determine whether these tests might inform how best to identify and treat patients.

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Released: 14-Feb-2022 6:00 AM EST
Landmark Gift Creates Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Heart Hospital
Northwestern Medicine

Chicago philanthropist Neil G. Bluhm and the Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation announced a $45 million gift to establish the Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Heart Hospital at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Newswise: Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Expands at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital
Released: 9-Feb-2022 2:50 PM EST
Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Expands at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital
Northwestern Medicine

With the goal of providing specialized patient care closer to where people live and work, Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute is announcing a new leadership team to guide expansion of clinical programs and cardiovascular services at Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital.

Newswise: Northwestern Medicine reports positive outcomes in COVID-19 patients who underwent lung transplants
Released: 3-Feb-2022 12:00 PM EST
Northwestern Medicine reports positive outcomes in COVID-19 patients who underwent lung transplants
Northwestern Medicine

For many COVID-19 patients with irrecoverable lung damage, transplantation is the only option for survival. However, there is limited information about the long-term outcomes of these patients, including postoperative complications, hospital length of stay and survival. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) shows positive outcomes in the first 30 consecutive COVID-19 patients who underwent a lung transplant at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago.

31-Jan-2022 1:15 PM EST
Response to Exercise is Key to Novel Device Therapy for the Most Common Type of Heart Failure
Northwestern Medicine

A Northwestern Medicine-led study published in The Lancet suggests that some patients with HFpEF may benefit from a novel, minimally invasive cardiac implant device called an atrial shunt. The study also offers new insight into the role exercise plays in understanding, diagnosing and treating this type of heart failure.

Released: 3-Jan-2022 3:25 PM EST
Northwestern Medicine McHenry and Huntley Hospitals Reach New Milestones in Cardiac Care
Northwestern Medicine

The expansion of the Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute in McHenry County continues to evolve, providing patients who need advanced cardiac care with more convenient locations.

Released: 23-Nov-2021 12:10 PM EST
Mental Health Tips for Fall and Winter
Northwestern Medicine

Fall and winter can be challenging for many from a mental health perspective, and for the second year in a row, the holiday season will be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Released: 23-Nov-2021 11:55 AM EST
Keys to Setting Up a Harmonious Thanksgiving
Northwestern Medicine

If you feel tensions begin to rise around the Thanksgiving holiday, turn up the speakers and enjoy some tunes.

Newswise: Northwestern Medicine Study Suggests New Imaging Test to Detect Aortic Disease
Released: 13-Sep-2021 12:00 PM EDT
Northwestern Medicine Study Suggests New Imaging Test to Detect Aortic Disease
Northwestern Medicine

4D flow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has the potential to identify patients with a higher risk of severe complications from aortic degeneration according to a new Northwestern Medicine study published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.

Released: 27-Jul-2021 10:10 AM EDT
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Named Top Hospital in Illinois and Among the Top 10 in the Country by U.S. News & World Report
Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern Memorial Hospital retained its position as the No. 1 hospital in Illinois and Chicago and is again recognized among the top hospitals in the country ranking No. 10 on the prestigious “America’s Best Hospitals” Honor Roll by U.S. News & World Report in its 2021-2022 "America's Best Hospitals" rankings.



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