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A Double-Edged Sword: Inflammation and Your Health
Discoveries / February 12, 2021
The Cedars-Sinai Specialist Aortic Service and Acute Aortic Dissection
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 necessary lifesaving procedure.
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 physicians find expert mitral repair centers and surgeons locally.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Mar 15, 2021
Important Changes Published in the new 2020 ACC/AHA Valvular Heart Disease ...
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 regurgitation and anticoagulation in valvular heart disease.
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 in doubt, reach out to your doctor, they say.
Cedars-Sinai Magazine / Mar 08, 2021
Advanced Coronary Revascularization for Severe Coronary Disease
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 improve the lives of patients with severe coronary artery ...
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-Year-Old Drummer ...
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 in minimally invasive techniques are making major ...
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 years ago when the patient underwent heart valve replacement ...
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 the elements of inflammation in a quest to heal and prevent...
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 transplant surgery, and moving from England to Los Angeles with ...
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 with infection-fighting proteins triggering multiple ...
Discoveries / Oct 27, 2020