The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University and Vidant Medical Center (VMC) welcome a new cardiothoracic surgeon, who joins a multidisciplinary team of specialists using combined advanced therapies to help patients overcome even the most life-threatening illnesses.
Published: Friday, February 10th, 2017 @ 2:13 am
By: Russell Allen
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Every day had something new in store for two Honors College students who spent their summer working with East Carolina University's leaders in robotic heart surgery
Published: Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 @ 7:28 pm
By: ECU News Services
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After spending more than 40 hours a week shadowing East Carolina University's world-renowned robotic heart surgeons, two Honors College students embark on the new semester with lasting impressions and connections.
Published: Friday, September 9th, 2016 @ 10:04 am
By: ECU News Services
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Vidant Health, East Carolina Heart Institute and its physician partners are working together to offer education and information about women's heart disease with our 2016 Heart Truth Speaking Tour.
Published: Friday, February 5th, 2016 @ 10:17 am
By: Chris Downey
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Every day had something new in store for two Honors College students who spent their summer working with East Carolina University's leaders in robotic heart surgery.
Published: Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 @ 4:41 am
By: ECU News Services
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Chester "Gene" Page, 78, hadn't seen a doctor in more than 12 years, but last December, the Ayden resident didn't have a choice. A worn-out heart valve led to sudden and extensive heart failure, requiring life-saving surgical intervention at Vidant Medical Center's East Carolina Heart Institute...
Published: Sunday, August 16th, 2015 @ 7:00 am
By: Chris Downey
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The East Carolina Heart Institute (ECHI) at Vidant Medical Center has received the Get With The Guidelines - Heart Failure Gold Plus Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The recognition signifies that the East Carolina Heart Institute at Vidant Medical Center has reached an...
Published: Saturday, May 23rd, 2015 @ 11:59 pm
By: Chris Downey
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In early March, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory visited the East Carolina Heart Institute at the Brody School of Medicine
Published: Monday, April 20th, 2015 @ 7:22 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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On Tuesday, August 12, Rep. Walter B. Jones (NC-3) will be joined by orthopedic surgeon and congressional healthcare policy leader Rep. Tom Price (GA-6) to host a forum on federal issues facing the medical community in North Carolina.
Published: Monday, August 11th, 2014 @ 12:10 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The East Carolina Heart Institute at Vidant Medical Center is among the first hospitals in North Carolina to implant the Boston Scientific S-ICD® System, the world's first and only commercially available subcutaneous implantable defibrillator for the treatment of patients.
Published: Tuesday, March 4th, 2014 @ 7:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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A new study by researchers at East Carolina University connects race with a higher chance of death following coronary bypass surgery among patients who also have peripheral artery disease.
Published: Saturday, July 27th, 2013 @ 10:49 am
By: ECU News Services
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Allen Stanford married the love of his life, Karen, on Sept. 9, 2012. Stanford is 78 years old and has been in and out of hospitals since the early 1990s with heart disease, including heart failure.
Published: Friday, October 12th, 2012 @ 9:32 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The East Carolina Heart Institute has received the highest quality rating from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS).
Published: Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 @ 8:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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