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![Pulse RN Travis Fox and team at Capital Medical Center](https://stg-pulse-heart.mccdn.io/wp-content/uploads/Resized_20231221_111234_1705935318676-340x270.jpeg)
February 13, 2024
Pulse RN Travis Fox wins DAISY Award
Capital Medical Center nurse manager honored with DAISY Nurse Leader Award
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![Meet our new provider: Dr. Bahirathan Krishnadasan, Thoracic Surgery](https://stg-pulse-heart.mccdn.io/wp-content/uploads/krishnadasan-headshot-wide-340x270.jpg)
February 12, 2024
Meet our new provider: Dr. Baiya Krishnadasan, Thoracic Surgery
Dr. Krishnadasan is a thoracic surgeon in the Puget Sound Region
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![Pulse doctor and team develop AI tool to predict risk of PCI complications](https://stg-pulse-heart.mccdn.io/wp-content/uploads/research-1-340x270.jpg)
February 8, 2024
Pulse physician Ravi Hira, MD, and team develop AI tool to predict risk of PCI complications
AI-driven algorithm predicts risk of PCI complications.
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February 2, 2024
Go Red for Women 2024
Check out photos of team members wearing red in support of Go Red for Women 2024.
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![How to improve your heart health](https://stg-pulse-heart.mccdn.io/wp-content/uploads/heart-health-340x270.png)
January 31, 2024
How to improve your heart health
Heart disease and stroke are leading causes of death in men and women. Knowing your risk factors can help you control them.
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![Meet our new provider: Dr. Mohammed Chowdhury, Heart Failure](https://stg-pulse-heart.mccdn.io/wp-content/uploads/chowdhury-mohammed-for-website-340x270.jpg)
January 9, 2024
Meet our new provider: Dr. Mohammed Chowdhury, Heart Failure
Dr. Chowdhury is a Heart Failure provider in the Puget Sound Region.
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![PSR EP Team](https://stg-pulse-heart.mccdn.io/wp-content/uploads/PSR-EV-ICD-team-340x270.jpg)
January 3, 2024
PSR EP Team implants first EV-ICD
In December, the PSR EP team implanted their first EV-ICD – an Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator – with Dr. Tariq Salam as the lead implanter.
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![Community generosity helps reunite Ukrainian family 1](https://stg-pulse-heart.mccdn.io/wp-content/uploads/Vinay-research-340x270.png)
December 28, 2023
Clinical trial may help lower inherited risk of heart attack
Elevated levels of Lipoprotein(a) — also known as Lp(a) — can increase your risk for heart attack. About one in five people inherit high Lp(a), which can’t be controlled with lifestyle changes, but a clinical trial is testing an investigational drug that may help lower Lp(a).
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![Prevention Center of Excellence recognized by American College of Cardiology](https://stg-pulse-heart.mccdn.io/wp-content/uploads/ACC-poster-uk-340x270.png)
November 2, 2023
Prevention Center of Excellence recognized by American College of Cardiology
The Prevention Center of Excellence was recognized for their LDL process improvement work with a poster presentation at the local ACC chapter in September and as an ePoster for the ACC Quality Summit in Florida in October.
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![Dr. Chatt Johnson, Vascular Surgery](https://stg-pulse-heart.mccdn.io/wp-content/uploads/johnson-chatt-340x270.jpg)
October 26, 2023
Meet our new provider: Dr. Chatt Johnson, Vascular Surgery
Dr. Johnson is a vascular provider at MultiCare Yakima Memorial Heart, Lung & Vascular Surgery Services.
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