Mohawk Valley Heart Institute To Be Clinical Study Site

Medtronic, Inc. selected Mohawk Valley Heart Institute (MVHI) in Utica as one of 125 sites for a new clinical study titled, "The Shock-Less Study".  The purpose of this research is to analyze patient outcomes after implanting cardioverter-defibrillators, with a goal to determine whether periodic therapy programming reports illustrating physician usage of shock reduction can increase utilization of recommended programming guidelines for implantable defibrillators.

One of The Mohawk Valley Heart Institute's Electrophysiologists, Thor Markwood, M.D., will be the study's principal investigator.  Joining him in the research is fellow Electrophysiologist, Daniel Berg, M.D. 

"In the month of July, MVHI was the top enroller of patients in The Shock-Less Study," said Halsey Bagg, CHE, Director Cardiology Services at St. Elizabeth Medical Center and Co-Coordinator, Mohawk Valley Heart Institute.

"St. Elizabeth Medical Center is pleased to participate in this study along with Medtronic, to continue the excellent quality care for all our patients," said Sister M. Johanna, President/CEO.  "This will help us to increase our knowledge to benefit future patients."

The Mohawk Valley Heart Institute is collaboration between St. Elizabeth Medical Center and Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare.