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November 15, 2016 Free Workshop at Riverton Hospital to Help Individuals Choose a 2017 Insurance Plan Before Open Enrollment Ends Media Contact Choosing an Insurance Plan is the topic of a free community workshop that will be held on Thursday, Nov. 17, at 6 p.m. at Riverton Hospital. Full Story
November 14, 2016 New Study Finds Cardiac PET/CT Imaging Effective in Detecting Calcium Blockages, Assessing Heart Attack Risk Media Contact Many people who experience chest pain, but don’t have a heart attack, breathe a big sigh of relief when a stress test comes back negative for blockages in their blood vessels. Full Story
November 13, 2016 Catheter Ablations Reduce Long-Term Risks of Stroke in Patients with Prior History of Stroke, New Study Finds Media Contact Atrial fibrillation patients with a prior history of stroke who undergo catheter ablation to treat the abnormal heart rhythm lower their long-term risk of a recurrent stroke by 50 percent, according to new research from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute. Full Story
November 13, 2016 Intermountain Joins Cloud-Based Precision Medicine Data Initiative to Accelerate Scientific Discovery and Research for Heart Care Media Contact Intermountain Healthcare's Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute has joined with The American Heart Association and a handful of other heart research centers across the nation in a strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services to launch a global, secure cloud-based data repository that will help revolutionize how researchers and clinicians collaborate to tackle coronary heart disease, the number one killer in the world. Full Story
November 13, 2016 New Study Finds Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Helps Reduce Risk of Death in Depressed Heart Patients Media Contact Depression has been known to be associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes, but if patients who are depressed attend cardiac rehabilitation after heart surgery, their risk of death is significantly reduced, according to a new study. Full Story
November 13, 2016 Two Differing Blood Clot Prevention Medications Used During Heart Procedure Are Both Safe and Effective for Patients, New Study Finds Media Contact Two differing blood clot prevention medications are just as safe and effective for patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, a non-surgical procedure to open blood vessels narrowed by plaque buildup, according to a new study. Full Story
November 3, 2016 Intermountain Healthcare Pharmacy Services Working to Help Make Medications More Affordable for Patients Media Contact "Ensuring access to and affordability of healthcare services has always been and will always be a central focus of Intermountain Healthcare." Full Story
October 27, 2016 Seven Research Teams Receive Intermountain-Stanford Grant Award Media Contact Collaborative grants provide seed funding for projects aimed at transforming health care. Full Story
October 26, 2016 Police Officer Now on Duty in Emergency Department To Increase Patient Safety Media Contact In an effort to increase patient safety, Utah Valley Hospital now has a law enforcement officer stationed in the Emergency Department. Full Story
October 24, 2016 Awards Confirm Quality of Healthcare for Utah County Residents Media Contact Residents throughout Utah County and beyond can be confident in the care provided at American Fork and Utah Valley Hospitals, according to a Utah healthcare improvement organization. Full Story
