Noah Fromson
Public Relations Representative

Fromson joined Michigan Medicine in March 2021. He covers the neurosciences and cardiovascular medicine. He spent three years as a television reporter in West Michigan and is passionate about multimedia storytelling. Contact: [email protected] Twitter: @noahfromson

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Treating a rare coronary artery aneurysm without open heart surgery

Cardiologists at University of Michigan Health prevented the rupture of an aneurysm in a woman’s heart and used a minimally invasive solution to avoid open heart surgery. 
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Timely treatment helps former baseball pro survive on-field stroke with no complications

Two days after his players recognized stroke symptoms at practice, a baseball and softball coach left the hospital with zero complications or lingering effects thanks to timely treatment.
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Failed TAVR? Heart surgeons explain TAVR explant, options and risks

As transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, gains popularity, cardiac surgeons are seeing more cases of failing valves. Two cardiac surgeons from Michigan Medicine explain TAVR explant and other surgical options.
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Half of newborns with severe spina bifida have trouble breathing during sleep

Many infants with the most severe form of spina bifida called myelomeningocele experience breathing disruptions during sleep — increasing the risk of cognitive deficits later in life, a new study finds.
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How a complex, 14-hour surgery saved a woman’s ‘hopeless’ spine

How a complex, 14-hour surgery by Michigan Medicine's Adult Spine Deformity Program saved a woman’s ‘hopeless’ spine that had been deteriorating for years from advanced arthritis and lupus.
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Advice from a doctor with heart disease

A doctor shares his personal experience and tips after getting a triple bypass surgery.
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An AI model that can read and diagnose a brain MRI in seconds

An AI-powered model developed at University of Michigan can read a brain MRI and diagnose a person in seconds, new research finds.
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Rejected elsewhere, farmer gets new lease on life after double valve surgery

After being turned away elsewhere, an 88-year-old patient gets back to farming after receives an open heart surgery for two failing heart valves.
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Women may face heart surgery delays due to criteria based on male anatomy

Women may receive heart procedures later due to surgical criteria based off male anatomy, two studies suggest.
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Stroke survivors miss critical treatment, face greater disability due to systemic transfer delays

Problems with the United States stroke transfer system are drastically reducing survivors’ chances of receiving critical treatment and increasing the likelihood that they will leave the hospital with a disability, a study suggests.
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Hospital partnership improves follow up scans, decreases long term risk after aortic repair

A statewide partnership of hospitals in Michigan, which drastically increased follow up imaging after aortic aneurysm repairs, resulted in patients having a nearly 60% decrease in the likelihood of dying within one year of surgery.
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AI model helps diagnose often undetected heart disease from simple EKG

Michigan Medicine doctors may soon be able to diagnose an elusive form of heart disease within seconds by using an artificial intelligence model.
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Researchers develop models to help diagnose ALS earlier through blood biomarkers

New machine learning models by Michigan Medicine may help diagnose amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, earlier on through a blood sample.
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Chronic blood clots in woman’s lungs treated without surgery

A woman who had difficulty breathing daily received a series of minimally invasive procedures to remove clots in the vessels that supply blood to her lungs, allowing her to breathe free again.
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Metformin may reduce Afib after ablation in adults with obesity

Taking the diabetes medication metformin may reduce episodes of atrial fibrillation, or Afib, in people with obesity. Preliminary findings were presented as late-breaking science at the 2025 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.
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