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20/20 Vision: The Most Critical Discoveries This Century
Discoveries / October 22, 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
Heart to Heart
The inaugural chairs of two departments in the Smidt Heart Institute were recruited for their inventive approaches to improving patient care. In turn, Christine Albert, MD, and Joanna Chikwe, MD, chose Smidt for its excellence. Read more.
Discoveries / Oct 19, 2020
Options in Treating Mitral Valve Disease
There has been a huge paradigm shift over the last five years where doctors can offer patients with mitral valve disease more surgical and nonsurgical options than ever before. Read more.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Aug 28, 2020
High Blood Pressure: What Women Need to Know
Research at Cedars-Sinai finds high blood pressure progresses faster in women. Here's everything women need to know about the new findings.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / May 29, 2020
Living With Heart Failure
Millions of Americans are living with heart failure. While heart failure sometimes becomes a chronic illness, there are new ways to treat and manage this heart condition to improve quality of life.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Mar 30, 2020
Matters of the Heart: Joanna Chikwe, MD
Cedars-Sinai's Joanna Chikwe MD, shares all things heart—including her favorite love story, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Discoveries / Feb 14, 2020
Matters of the Heart: Alfredo Trento, MD
Smidt Heart Institute leaders on all things heart—including their favorite love stories
Discoveries / Feb 13, 2020
Brotherly Bond Strengthened by Heart Transplants
The Bedolla brothers share a special bond after all 3 received heart transplants at Cedars-Sinai.
Cedars-Sinai Blog / Feb 12, 2020
Matters of the Heart: Janet Wei, MD
Cardiologist Janet Wei, MD, at the Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center in the Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute, shares all things heart—including her favorite love story, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Discoveries / Feb 11, 2020
Matters of the Heart: Rose Tompkins, MD
Cedars-Sinai's Smidt Heart Institute Associate Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Program, Rose Tompkins, MD, shares all things heart—including her favorite love story, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Discoveries / Feb 08, 2020
Matters of the Heart: Evan Zahn, MD
Cedars-Sinai's Guerin Family Congenital Heart Program director, at the Smidt Heart Institute, Evan Zahn, MD, shares all things heart—including his favorite love story, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Discoveries / Feb 07, 2020
Matters of the Heart: Jignesh Patel, MD
Cedars-Sinai's Smidt Heart Program Heart Transplant director, Jignesh Patel, shares all things heart—including his favorite love story, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Discoveries / Feb 06, 2020
Matters of the Heart: C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD
Smidt Heart Institute Director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center, C. Noel Bairey Merz, shares all things heart—including her favorite love story, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Discoveries / Feb 05, 2020
Matters of the Heart: Ali Azizzadeh, MD
Cedars-Sinai's Smidt Heart Institute Vascular Surgery director, Ali Azizzadeh, shares all things heart—including his favorite love story, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Discoveries / Feb 04, 2020
The Age Gap
It's a paradox that science is only now seeking to understand: Women live longer and appear to age better than men—but when they do develop disease, they suffer worse outcomes.
Discoveries / Jan 01, 2020