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Combine care with research opportunities.
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Why? It\u2019s one word, but it might be the most important question we ask, because the answer can open the door to endless possibilities.<\/p>\n

Why? It\u2019s the question a group of OSF HealthCare Mission Partners in Peoria, Illinois asked themselves during their recent review of a medical journal. Data showed that patients born with coarctation of the aorta<\/a> \u2013 narrowing of the largest heart artery \u2013 die at a younger age than other patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut it didn\u2019t say why they die at a younger age,\u201d said Kristi Ryan, APRN<\/a>, who works in pediatric and congenital cardiology<\/a> at OSF HealthCare Children\u2019s Hospital of Illinois<\/a>. \u201cWe started talking about why. We thought maybe it\u2019s because those patients have undiagnosed high blood pressure. So we started looking into that. Why is high blood pressure sometimes undiagnosed? We might see a patient once a year for their physical and get one blood pressure test, but is that a good way to evaluate for high blood pressure?\u201d<\/p>\n

Determining the answer will require research. Kristi and her colleagues have proposed a formal project to an internal review board (IRB). If approved, they\u2019ll receive support to proceed.<\/p>\n

Vast resources aide research<\/h2>\n

OSF HealthCare encourages its medical Mission Partners to participate in research. More than 600 research projects are currently active across the Ministry.<\/p>\n

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One unique resource for research is the Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center<\/a>. Jump is a collaboration between OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center<\/a> and the University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria<\/a>, on the OSF Saint Francis campus in Downtown Peoria.<\/p>\n

\u201cJump brings research to a whole new level. We really have at our fingertips the kind of resources some can only dream about having,\u201d Kristi said.<\/p>\n

One of those dreams that\u2019s real at Jump is virtual reality technology. Kristi is currently working on creating patient hearts within virtual reality.<\/p>\n

Using CT scans and MRI, a three-dimensional model of the heart<\/a> is created. By placing that model into virtual reality, the care team not only can determine precisely where and how to place a stent, but actually show the patient what will happen during the procedure.<\/p>\n

Kristi cited the case of a young, adult male patient with a pulmonary artery aneurysm<\/a> in an unusual location.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this case, showing him his heart in virtual reality also helped him better understand why he shouldn\u2019t play contact sports. It was very beneficial,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

A one-of-a-kind case<\/h2>\n

Early in her nursing career, while working in the pediatric intensive care unit at OSF Children\u2019s Hospital, Kristi was drawn to children with heart conditions. Today, she works with adults who have congenital heart defects and frequently finds herself caring for patients she first treated as children.<\/p>\n

\u201cOutcomes have become such that 95% of people born with congenital heart defects live to be adults, so it\u2019s a sub-specialty,\u201d Kristi said.<\/p>\n

\"\"In fact, the adult congenital heart program<\/a> at OSF HealthCare is the first in Illinois to be accredited<\/a> through the Adult Congenital Heart Association.<\/p>\n

Research opportunities abound. Last year, Kristi teamed with two OSF Children\u2019s Hospital physicians, Dr. Ty Hasselman<\/a> from pediatric cardiology<\/a> and Dr. Michael Leonardi<\/a> from maternal-fetal medicine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Their case involved a young pregnant woman whose heart has only one functional ventricle. The woman\u2019s situation was further complicated by a condition that causes her to lose protein.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe risk of fetal loss was very high,\u201d Kristi said. \u201cWe could find no literature reporting anyone having a successful delivery by a mother with this defect.\u201d<\/p>\n

The woman\u2019s successful childbirth led to Kristi and Drs. Hasselman and Leonardi co-authoring an article published last April in the journal Cardiology In The Young<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It also led to a new project: a more expansive, retrospective review of congenital heart patients who have had pregnancies. Kristi hopes the research will provide more accurate data regarding the risks of such pregnancies and better equip providers to treat those patients.<\/p>\n

Research is \u2018a professional responsibility\u2019<\/h2>\n

Most of Kristi\u2019s job involves directly caring for her patients. She estimated only about 5% to 10% of her time is spent on research, but she views it as \u201ca professional responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be a well-rounded practitioner, research is something you should participate in on some level,\u201d Kristi said. \u201cNo matter how big an institution is, it takes everyone who is working with the patient population to improve their outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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