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Cardiovascular imaging fellow studies biological changes in damaged heart muscle

Bhavana Sivakumar, a fellow with the Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center at IU School of Medicine, is researching the mechanisms behind the iron-containing molecule, heme, in contributing to tissue injury after a heart attack. She hopes to identify ways to reduce or prevent this damage and identify novel therapies that may mitigate heme-mediated injury. 

Angie Antonopoulos  | Aug 17, 2026
Khalid Youssef stands in the atrium of the Research II Building.

IU researchers develop explainable AI score to predict dangerous heart attack complication

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers developed a more proactive approach using an explainable AI algorithm to identify patients most at risk of intramyocardial hemorrhage

Angie Antonopoulos
Photo of postdoctoral fellow Moksh Khetan standing with his arms folded.

Cardiovascular imaging fellow supports ongoing research on severe bleeding after heart attack

Moksh Sanjay Khetan, a postdoctoral fellow at the Medical Imaging Research Institute's Cardiovascular Imaging Research Center at IU School of Medicine is working with other

Angie Antonopoulos
The nine 2025 PICU fellows posing in the sky walk.

PICU fellowships prepare future leaders of pediatric intensive care

IU’s Pediatric Critical Care unit treats children from all over Indiana as its fellowship program helps train pediatricians to become leaders in the field.

Katelyn M Stewart
This illustration shows a heart muscle comparison of a left ventricular blood clot formation in non-hemorrhagic infarction on the left versus hemorrhagic myocardial infarction on the right.

Imaging research reveals risk, missing piece to post heart attack care

Findings recently published in JACC: Case Reports via cardiovascular imaging show that extensive bleeding in the heart muscle, called intramyocardial hemorrhage during a heart attack, can

Angie Antonopoulos
John Parent works with congenital heart disease patients at Riley Children's Health. |Photo courtesy Riley Children's Health

From congenital heart patient to heart transplant director: IU expert provides tips for pediatric heart health

How being born with congenital heart disease changed an Indiana University School of Medicines physician’s life

Salem Lucas
A woman in a black coat

Cardiothoracic surgery leader steps into new role with focus on expanding statewide care

Sara Pereira, MD, is ushering in a new era of cardiovascular innovation and statewide collaboration through her roles in the Department of Surgery and the

Sarah Lounsbury
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Breathett to lead Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center

Khadijah Breathett, MD, MS, FACC, FAHA, FHFSA, will be the Executive Director of the Krannert Cardiovascular Research Center and the endowed Charles Fisch Chair in

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8 ways to care for your heart health early in adulthood

February is American Heart Month, and the road toward a healthy cardiovascular system late in life begins early in adulthood. 

Rory Appleton