Advancing Cardiovascular Care 
Through Research

Heart Institute researchers are investigating a wide range of advanced treatments and technologies that may change the shape of cardiovascular care, including:

  • Efficacy of novel sensors and cardiac stimulation devices for the monitoring and treatment of patients with heart failure
  • Benefit of new classes of neurohormonal antagonist medications for patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction, a specific type of heart failure
  • Novel antilipidemic agents (cholesterol-lowering medications) for patients with high cholesterol levels
  • Optimal blood transfusion strategies for patients with acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)
  • Efficacy of the novel sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors for patients with acute myocardial infarction
  • Use of temporary mechanical circulatory support for patients with large acute myocardial infarction undergoing emergency revascularization
  • Optimal vascular access and revascularization strategies for older patients with significant coronary artery disease
  • Effectiveness of occluder devices for patients with patent foramen ovale, a small hole between the upper right and left chambers of the heart
  • Novel closure devices for sealing the vascular access sites after use of large-bore mechanical circulatory support devices

View a list of published research.