UAB Cardiovascular Institute

The @UABCVI has released its 2025 Annual Report, highlighting a year of milestones in patient care, quality, & growth! 🩺 Learn more about the CVI and its notable achievements from the last year: bit.ly/3N0u407

Heart disease is the leading cause of death, yet many don’t know they’re at risk. Family history, cholesterol, stress, and pregnancy-related conditions all matter. Knowing your risk is the first step to a healthier heart. 💓 🔗 brnw.ch/21x0btC

Continuous accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) reflects a strong commitment to delivering the best possible care. In 2025, UAB #VeinClinic earned the IAC's 10-year Milestone award, which recognizes a decade of excellence. 🔗 brnw.ch/21x03nA

Healthy blood pressure helps protect your heart. Check yours and keep it in range. 🧡 🔗 brnw.ch/21wZZr5

Healthy blood sugar helps protect your heart. ❤️ Learn more ways you can care for yourself through diet and lifestyle changes. 🔗 brnw.ch/21wZMQd

30 minutes of moderate activity a day can cut heart attack risk in women by as much as 50%. Get moving for your heart health today! 💃 🔗 brnw.ch/21wZGKb

Heart disease is the #1 cause of death for women. This #HeartMonth, know your risk and take steps to protect your heart. 🔗 brnw.ch/21wZBaW

February marks the beginning of American #HeartMonth, and a key highlight is National #WearRedDay. Grab your friends and get red-y to wear your red attire this Friday, February 6, to help raise awareness about heart disease in women.❤️

UAB Medicine is advancing care for high-risk cardiac patients. A new minimally invasive transcatheter procedure helped 93-year-old Cynthia Jones achieve symptom relief, faster recovery, and improved heart function. 🔗 brnw.ch/21wZqWf

UAB Medicine is playing a key role in advancing the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the most common form of inherited heart disease. Its Cardiogenomics Clinic, opened in 2021, helped UAB earn a national award from @American_Heart. 🔗 brnw.ch/21wYnbG

Join us Jan 16-17, for the "2026 Best Practices in Surgery: A UAB Surgery #CMECourse." Ideal for Physicians, APPs, Residents, Students, & Nurses. Learn cutting-edge techniques from experts across the nation, & earn up to 10 CME credits. 🎟️ Register: brnw.ch/21wYeT3

Join us Jan. 16-17, for the "2026 Best Practices in Surgery: A UAB Surgery CME Course." Ideal for Physicians, APPs, Residents, Students, & Nurses. Learn cutting-edge techniques from experts across the nation & earn up to 10 CME credits. 🎟️ Register: brnw.ch/21wXqot

Congratulations, Dr. Arora, on receiving a 5-year R01 Award from @NIH to study the genetic risk of high blood pressure in young and middle-aged adults. @GarimaAroraMD @UABCardiology @UABCVI @uabmedicine

The UAB Cardiovascular Institute received the @American_Heart’s Get With The Guidelines® - Heart Failure Gold Plus award. This quality achievement award recognizes our commitment to improving the care and outcomes for patients with heart failure. 🔗 brnw.ch/21wWkg6

Vascular disease affects millions, but awareness saves lives. This #VascularDiseaseAwarenessMonth, Danielle Sutzko, M.D., shares risk factors, warning signs, and treatment options from the UAB Medicine Vein Clinic. 🔗 brnw.ch/21wWe5C

The UAB Cardiovascular Institute and Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery achieved the highest quality accreditation from @STS_CTsurgery, earning three-star ratings across all six STS categories. This distinction places us among the nation’s elite.👏 🔗 brnw.ch/21wVnpf

Congratulations to Emily Pentecost, Quality Improvement Manager at UAB Medicine, for being selected as a member of @CardioBusiness' "Forty Under 40" class of 2025! 👏 This honor recognizes her outstanding contributions to the cardiovascular field. 🔗 brnw.ch/21wUzN4

More than 130 patients, families, & UAB Medicine staff gathered at Regions Field for an evening of celebration, connection, & baseball. The event honored those whose lives have been touched by #ECMO — a lifesaving support system for the heart & lungs. 🔗 brnw.ch/21wSSu5

Listen to @RootGal210 discuss how aortic disease affects women differently: atypical symptoms, 3x higher risk of dissection/rupture, 10% higher mortality after repair; while multifactorial, awareness 1st step to reducing disparities in care @UABCVI #AortaEd

Congrats to @UABSurgery @UABCVI assistant professor @KyleEudaileyMD for being awarded the @UABHeersink Dean’s Excellence Award for Service. He is 1 of 19 awardees at @uabmedicine for the 2025 Dean’s awards. Congrats Dr. Eudailey! @herbchen @Bamamd98 @anupamuab #whyUABCT