# cardiovascular (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 9 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover cardiovascular. Page: Feed: --- ## [What Watching Someone You Love Teaches You About Your Own Body](https://cynthiathurlownp.substack.com/p/what-watching-someone-you-love-teaches) _2026-08-20 · Cynthia Thurlow, NP · Cynthia Thurlow, NP_ Sometimes the clearest motivation to care for your own health comes from watching someone you love lose theirs. ## [What Real Collaborative Care Actually Looks Like](https://cynthiathurlownp.substack.com/p/what-real-collaborative-care-actually) _2026-08-17 · Cynthia Thurlow, NP · Cynthia Thurlow, NP_ The best care rarely happens in isolation. Here’s why communication between providers can make such a meaningful difference. ## [Why Heart Disease Looks Different in Women](https://cynthiathurlownp.substack.com/p/why-we-miss-the-broken-heart-and) _2026-08-15 · Cynthia Thurlow, NP · Cynthia Thurlow, NP_ What broken heart syndrome reveals about stress, menopause, and the gaps in women’s cardiovascular care. ## [National Postdoc Appreciation Week Programming](https://www.cvrc.virginia.edu/national-postdoc-appreciation-week-programming/) _2026-08-14 · Chris Baryiames · Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center_ Looking ahead to National Postdoc Appreciation Week, we encourage our postdocs to check out the University’s programming, described below. ## [How Chronic Stress Affects Women's Heart Health](https://cynthiathurlownp.substack.com/p/the-stress-youre-not-letting-yourself) _2026-08-13 · Cynthia Thurlow, NP · Cynthia Thurlow, NP_ Why the emotional stress women carry in midlife deserves a place in the cardiovascular health conversation. ## [In Case You Missed Saturday’s Live Q&A](https://cynthiathurlownp.substack.com/p/live-qa-replay-midlife-health) _2026-08-10 · Cynthia Thurlow, NP · Cynthia Thurlow, NP_ Catch the replay and explore two additional conversations on muscle health, mitochondria, energy, and aging. ## [What Every Woman Should Know About Broken Heart Syndrome](https://cynthiathurlownp.substack.com/p/when-grief-actually-breaks-a-heart) _2026-08-10 · Cynthia Thurlow, NP · Cynthia Thurlow, NP_ Why Takotsubo syndrome disproportionately affects postmenopausal women and what severe stress can do to the heart. ## [What I've Been Working on Lately (And What's Coming Next)](https://cynthiathurlownp.substack.com/p/new-conversations-on-menopause-gut) _2026-08-09 · Cynthia Thurlow, NP · Cynthia Thurlow, NP_ A look back at this month's conversations on menopause, gut health, and hormones, plus my most-listened podcast episodes and where I'll be speaking next. ## [The Test I Stopped Ordering, and What I Order Instead](https://cynthiathurlownp.substack.com/p/the-test-i-stopped-ordering-and-what) _2026-08-08 · Cynthia Thurlow, NP · Cynthia Thurlow, NP_ What a standard stress test can miss, and the framework I now use to assess cardiovascular risk in women. ## [Q&A Call - August 2026](https://cynthiathurlownp.substack.com/p/q-and-a-call-august-2026) _2026-08-07 · Cynthia Thurlow, NP · Cynthia Thurlow, NP_ A recording from Cynthia Thurlow, NP and Sara Szal MD's live video ## [Follow Releases, Get Reminders (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/g7faY4hQUW8J) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Follow a genre or a name and receive reminders on release day — free. ## [A Quick Reminder Before Tomorrow’s Live Q&A](https://cynthiathurlownp.substack.com/p/live-qa-reminder-august-2026) _2026-08-07 · Cynthia Thurlow, NP · Cynthia Thurlow, NP_ Paid subscribers can still submit questions before the session. ## [Why Stress Tests Don't Always Tell Women the Whole Story](https://cynthiathurlownp.substack.com/p/the-test-that-wasnt-built-with-you) _2026-08-06 · Cynthia Thurlow, NP · Cynthia Thurlow, NP_ Why a normal cardiac stress test may not detect coronary microvascular disease in women. ## [Five SRIP Fellows Join the CVRC for Summer Research](https://www.cvrc.virginia.edu/srip2026/) _2026-07-14 · Chris Baryiames · Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center_ As part of this year’s Summer Research internship Program (SRIP), five undergraduate students have joined CVRC labs to build research skills and gain lab experience. Participants live at UVA for ten weeks, are partnered with a student mentor, and complete … Read More ## [Ariel Polizio, PhD, Named NIH Butler-Williams Scholar](https://www.cvrc.virginia.edu/ariel-polizio-phd-named-nih-butler-williams-scholar/) _2026-07-01 · Chris Baryiames · Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center_ Ariel Polizio, PhD, was chosen as one of a select group of participants in this year’s Butler-Williams Scholars Program. The program, run by the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging (NIH-NIA), is a four-day intensive designed to help … Read More ## [Center Researchers Share Career Insights With Local High Schoolers](https://www.cvrc.virginia.edu/mhs-outreach-2026/) _2026-06-09 · Chris Baryiames · Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center_ CVTG appointee Hogan McKee, MBChB, recently presented to the Monticello High School Science National Honor Society, along with Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD. The Science National Honor Society hosts symposia given by outside speakers to expose high school students to career … Read More ## [CVRC Director Gary Owens, PhD, Presents 2026 Berne Lecture](https://www.cvrc.virginia.edu/owens-2026-berne-lecture/) _2026-06-02 · Chris Baryiames · Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center_ CVRC Director Gary Owens, PhD, presented this year’s Robert M. Berne Lecture on May 21. The lecture, in memory of the CVRC’s founder, Robert M. Berne, MD, is a prestigious lecture. Since the first presentation in 1990, the presentation has … Read More ## [Dr. Fenix Araujo from Sonkusare Lab Earns First-place Award at American Physiological Society Postdoctoral Trainee Competition](https://www.cvrc.virginia.edu/dr-fenix-araujo-from-sonkusare-lab-earns-first-place-award-at-american-physiological-society-postdoctoral-trainee-competition/) _2026-05-13 · sc3et · Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center_ Congratulations to Dr. Fenix Araujo, postdoctoral fellow in the Sonkusare lab, on her first-place award at the American Physiological Society Cardiovascular Section Outstanding Postdoctoral Trainee Competition. Fenix presented her work on the non-genomic effects of mineralocorticoid receptors. ## [Jeff Sturek, MD, PhD Featured in SOM Medicine in Motion Newsletter](https://www.cvrc.virginia.edu/jeff-sturek-md-phd-featured-in-som-medicine-in-motion-newsletter/) _2026-05-12 · sc3et · Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center_ To watch more Research in Motion videos in this series, visit the School of Medicine website research landing page ## [Walsh and Collaborators Receive $3.3 Million to Study Sex-Specific Mechanisms of Heart Failure](https://www.cvrc.virginia.edu/walshhfpefr01/) _2026-05-05 · Chris Baryiames · Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center_ CVRC resident member Ken Walsh, PhD, received an NIH R01 award exceeding $3.3 million to study the effects of the loss of Y chromosomes (LOY) in men on heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). While other modes of heart … Read More ## [Partnership in Discovery: CVRC and CIC Host AstraZeneca for Two Day Event](https://www.cvrc.virginia.edu/partnership-in-discovery-cvrc-and-cic-host-astrazeneca-for-two-day-event/) _2026-03-20 · sc3et · Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center_ A vibrant exchange of scientific discovery and potential strategic collaboration took place February 23–24, 2026 at the University of Virginia, as researchers from AstraZeneca met with faculty from across the School of Medicine. The Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center … Read More ## [Fast, secure international transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/0cI5o3kVLvwz) _2026-03-20 · **Sponsored**_ Bank transfer, cash pickup, mobile wallet — low fees and real-time tracking ## [Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD, Elected to American Society for Clinical Investigation](https://www.cvrc.virginia.edu/antonio-abbate-md-phd-elected-to-american-society-for-clinical-investigation/) _2026-03-03 · sc3et · Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center_ Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD, a professor of medicine in the UVA Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, has been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI), one of the nation’s most prestigious medical honor societies for physician-scientists. Founded in 1908, … Read More