Topics: Heart and Vascular Institute

A man sits at a table, looking down at the LCD display on a small blood pressure monitor. The cuff is wrapped around his upper left arm.

The Medical Minute: Understanding high blood pressure helps avoid complications

Feb 27, 2019

High blood pressure is among the most common medical conditions in the United States. It’s also among the most treatable.

A woman sits on a couch, leaning forward. Her right leg is crossed over her left, and she holds the bottom part of her right leg with both hands.

The Medical Minute: Varicose veins unlikely to develop into blood clots

Feb 21, 2019

Similar to leaky pipes, veins, as they return blood to the heart, sometimes fail to close completely. They stretch out and subsequently leak near the surface of the skin, creating spider or varicose veins that may cause discomfort.

Ask Us Anything About... Blood Thinners

Ask Us Anything About… Blood Thinners

Jan 24, 2019

Blood thinners are medicines that help blood flow smoothly through your veins and arteries. They can protect against heart attacks and strokes, but who needs them? What are the benefits and risks associated with taking them? Are there alternative treatments to blood thinners?

Denise Brown, who suffers from aortic stenosis and needed heart valve replacement surgery, sits with Dr. John Conte at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Brown is sitting in an exam room on a chair next to Conte, who is sitting on a stool next to a desk on which his laptop sits, open. Brown wears a cannula in her nose to assist with breathing.

Custom made for her

Nov 28, 2018

Denise Brown, left, talks to Dr. John Conte about how she feels since he implanted an apical aortic conduit into her heart last February.

Four people in surgical scrubs and gowns are gathered around a patient in the operating room. A computer monitor and some equipment are visible in the background.

500th heart transplant performed at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Jul 16, 2018

Surgeons at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center recently performed their 500th heart transplant.

Close-up of a stethoscope and a blood pressure cuff sitting on a table.

Five Penn State Health doctors among ‘Top Physicians Under 40'

Jun 27, 2018

Five Penn State Health doctors have been named among the Pennsylvania Medical Society's “Top Physicians Under 40.”

Volunteer drives four hours round-trip to take patient to her appointments

Jun 20, 2018

Eighty-four-year-old Josephine Kurtz cared for others as a nurse's aide, tended to elderly family members and still visits nursing home residents. Now, a selfless stranger is making it possible for her to make the long trek from her home to Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute.

Four people “ two standing, two seated “ are talking to each other. A woman in the middle is laughing.

Heart recipients swap stories at transplant patient reunion

Jun 13, 2018

Some of the nearly 500 people who have received a new heart at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center over the past three decades gathered recently to celebrate their successes.

The Penn State Nittany Lion statue is seen in Penn State College of Medicine's outdoor courtyard. The statue is seen at the right of the photo in focus, framed by trees and pink flowers to the left and above and grass below.

Cardiologist, graduate receive Humanism in Medicine awards

Jun 13, 2018

Dr. Joseph Gascho, a cardiologist with Penn State Heart and Vascular Institute and professor of medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, and Celeste Bailey, a 2018 College of Medicine graduate, were honored with the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award on May 23.

LVAD patient Mary Shoop jokes around during Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center's annual LVAD celebration at the University Conference Center on Friday, April 27, 2018.

LVAD Celebration brings together patients living with heart assist devices

May 2, 2018

Several patients with something in common converged on a recent celebration on the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center campus.

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