Cooper Heart Institute Participating in Study of New Heart Valve Treatment
Until recently, high-risk heart patients with a severe form of leaky mitral valve disorder, called mitral regurgitation, and who were deemed too frail or sick to undergo open heart surgery had few treatment choices.
Now, because of Cooper Heart Institute’s (CHI) expertise in performing minimally invasive valve techniques and clinical research experience, the CHI is one of 75 testing sites in North America and the only site in South Jersey to be taking part in a clinical trial – the Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients with Functional Mitral Regurgitation (COAPT) trial — to evaluate the effectiveness of a minimally invasive, catheter-based procedure that uses a clip to repair the leakage. Read more.
MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper Receives $100,000 Grant From Susan G. Komen Philadelphia® Community Grants Program to Support the Fight Against Breast and Other Cancers
Free Colon Cancer Prevention and Detection Webinar
Camden Students Make “Heart Hug” Pillows for Hospitalized Children at Cooper
On Thursday, February 26, 2015, representatives of the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper visited St. Anthony of Padua School in Camden to accept a gift of 65 handmade “Heart Hug” pillows to be given to hospitalized children.
The “Heart Hug” pillow project was initiated by Linda Burns, an art teacher at St. Anthony of Padua School, as a way for students and their families to engage in community service. Read more.
Dr. Joseph Lombardi Co-Chairs International Aortic Summit
Camden County Launches Housing First Initiative to End Homelessness
30 Area School Nurses Visit Cooper for Continuing Education Inservice
Latest Issue of Vascular Vitality Now Available
Vascular Vitality magazine is an educational resource produced by the Cooper Vascular Surgery team to provide you with tools that will guide you and educate you about the various vascular conditions. Check out our latest issue of Vascular Vitality. Read more.