The Cedars-Sinai Specialist Aortic Service and Acute Aortic Di...
The best aortic dissection treatment results are achieved in centers that provide a dedicated service, like Cedars-Sinai. An experienced team is vital to the success of the necessa...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Mar 15, 2021
Setting the Standard in Mitral Valve Repair
Cedars-Sinai received the top rating from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons for mitral surgery again this year and is supporting new initiatives to help patients and their physician...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Mar 15, 2021
Important Changes Published in the new 2020 ACC/AHA Valvular H...
New guidelines published in the 2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease impact treatment of chronic, severe functional mitral regurgitatio...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Mar 15, 2021
"Broken Heart" Syndrome Spikes During COVID-19
Incidence of Takotsubo or “broken heart” syndrome increased in 2020, and the COVID-19 pandemic is one reason for the spike.
Discoveries / Mar 09, 2021
Don't Delay Urgent Health Needs
Urgent health needs won't wait for the COVID-19 pandemic to pass—and neither should you. Pain, cancer, diabetes, and heart problems need consistent treatment and management. When i...
Cedars-Sinai Magazine / Mar 08, 2021
Advanced Coronary Revascularization for Severe Coronary Diseas...
With an international expert team of heart specialists in cardiovascular surgery and coronary vascularization, Cedars-Sinai is a leader in advancing the surgical technique to impro...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Feb 24, 2021
Lupus and Heart Disease: A Deadly Duo
Many patients with the autoimmune disease lupus are dying from heart disease, and Cedars-Sinai experts in cardiology, immunology and rheumatology have joined forces to find out why...
Discoveries / Feb 23, 2021
The Beat Goes On: How Minimally Invasive Surgery Saved A 77-Ye...
Just a decade ago, surgical options were limited for people like 77-year-old drummer Denny Seiwell, who came to Cedars-Sinai with a life-threatening aortic aneurysm. But advances i...
Discoveries / Feb 17, 2021
Valve Value
Raj Makkar, MD, keeps a photograph of one of his patients: a centenarian grinning in front of a vibrant yellow logo at his favorite country radio station. Makkar met him eight year...
Discoveries / Feb 15, 2021
A Double-Edged Sword: Inflammation and Your Health
Inflammation is the body's defense against injury and infection but, left unchecked, it can ravage organs and trigger disease. Cedars-Sinai scientists are seeking ways to dampen th...
Discoveries / Feb 12, 2021
Faces of Cedars-Sinai: Dr. Dominick Megna
When Dr. Dominick Megna is not in the OR transplanting organs and repairing aortas, he can be found fine-tuning his other passion: cooking. Read more.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jan 11, 2021
Faces of Cedars-Sinai: Cardiac Surgeon Dr. Pedro Catarino
Meet Dr. Pedro Catarino, the new director of Aortic Surgery at Cedars-Sinai. We talked him about joining the Smidt Heart Institute, the latest innovations in heart and lung transpl...
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Jan 04, 2021
Cardiac Care in the Coronavirus Age
A study co-authored by Joanne Chikwe, MD, found that heart-related admissions are down by more than 70% in many institutions since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Discoveries / Nov 16, 2020
Improving Heart Disease Treatment
An important study led by Joanna Chikwe, MD found that the best treatment for coronary artery disease patients is a bypass followed by a stent procedure.
Discoveries / Nov 16, 2020
The Heart of COVID-19
Cedars-Sinai researchers are making a critical difference in helping patients overcome a common reaction triggered by COVID-19, a cytokine storm, which can overwhelming the body wi...
Discoveries / Oct 27, 2020
