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For a patient with severe heart failure, the Ross Procedure offered hope

  • March 6, 2024
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For a patient with severe heart failure, the Ross Procedure offered hope
Growing up, Christopher Bryant couldn’t compete in sports or run due to a heart murmur. When he tried to keep up with the other kids, he’d pass out. At 9 years old, Chris underwent heart surgery and doctors discovered he had a bicuspid aortic valve, a congenital heart defect. He learned to take care of himself due to his condition, but his symptoms — like swelling in his lower extremities — only worsened. Eventually, he learned he had severe heart failure.

Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Heart & Vascular Center Gain Two National Honors

  • August 8, 2023
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Thanks to the extraordinary care provided, the Center recently received two honors.

Angelleen Peters-Lewis Honored as the 2023 Stellar Performer in Health Care by St. Louis American

  • June 7, 2023
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital vice president and chief operating officer Angelleen Peters-Lewis received the prestigious award for her leadership and commitment to patients, staff and the community.

Voting is Now Open

  • February 27, 2023
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Voting is now open for the U.S. News Best Hospital Survey. We appreciate your support in continuing as a national leader in heart and vascular care.

Ventricular assist device team quietly offers a lifeline to advanced heart failure patients

  • February 24, 2023
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Among the top 10 in procedural volume in the U.S., the VAD program at the Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Heart and Vascular Center celebrates 25 years of innovation.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital receives fifth Magnet® designation for nursing excellence

  • February 17, 2023
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Barnes-Jewish Hospital has once again achieved the highest acknowledgment of nursing excellence — Magnet® recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

History of heart failure

  • November 28, 2022
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Just a few hundred years ago, the heart and its function were a bit of a mystery.

Kaneko named Chief of Cardiac Surgery

  • November 28, 2022
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On Oct. 1, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD, was named the Shoenberg Professor of Surgery and chief of cardiac surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

Redefining advanced heart failure

  • November 28, 2022
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Why should cardiologists refer patients to an advanced heart failure specialist?

BJH nurse discovers student shadowing her was a patient — 23 years ago

  • September 22, 2022
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Unique story attracts national media attention.

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