Tag: American Heart Association

College of Pharmacy Offers AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification to Students to Improve Patient Outcomes

Written by Nathan Ball

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Education

The College of Pharmacy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center provides a unique opportunity to student pharmacists by offering the American Heart Association (AHA) Advance Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS) training. This training is aimed at improving the outcomes of patients who suffer sudden cardiac arrest, particularly in hospital settings. The program enables… Read More

American Heart Association Names Dr. Henry Woman of Impact

Written by Jane Roberts

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Clinical CareEducationPublic Service

Longtime nurse practitioner and advocate, Artangela Henry, DNP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-C, has been named a Woman of Impact in the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign. She will use her influence to help women understand the peril of cardiovascular disease, the No. 1 cause of death among women in the United States. “Women wear… Read More

Investigators at UTHSC Played Key Role in Study Prompting New Blood Pressure Guidelines

Written by Peggy Reisser

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Research

Researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center and the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center played a significant role in collecting data that resulted in the new guidelines announced last week for the prevention, detection, evaluation, and management of high blood pressure. The first comprehensive new high blood pressure guidelines in more than a decade… Read More

S.M. Raquibul Hasan, PhD, of The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Receives $98,950 Grant to Study Mechanisms that Influence Artery Dilation And Blood Flow in the Body

Written by Amber Carter

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Research

S.M. Raquibul Hasan, PhD, postdoctoral associate in the Department of Physiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has received a grant totaling $98,950 from the American Heart Association to study how TRPP1 ion channels regulate blood vessel diameter to control blood pressure. Blood circulation through arteries provides for… Read More

Adebowale Adebiyi, PhD, of UTHSC Awarded $154,000 Grant to Study Kidney Function in Newborns

Written by Communications and Marketing

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Research

Adebowale Adebiyi, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Physiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), has received a grant totaling $154,000 from the American Heart Association to research the cause and treatment of abrupt decline in kidney function in newborns, also known as acute kidney injury. Funds will… Read More