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The Pulmonary Hypertension Association has named Cedars-Sinai a Center of Comprehensive Care.The designation from the condition’s oldest patient organization is awarded to programs with the infrastructure and experience needed to provide …

Una terapia celular en investigación preservó la función cardíaca y muscular en niños y jóvenes con distrofia muscular de Duchenne, según los resultados de un ensayo clínico de fase III realizados por investigadores de Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences …

An investigational cell therapy preserved heart and muscle function in boys and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, according to Phase III clinical trial results from Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators and colleagues …

G’bari Gilliam was living the life he had dreamed about since childhood. The professional hip-hop dancer had moved to Los Angeles, built a successful career and was rehearsing for his next performance when his heart suddenly stopped.Gilliam, 32, …

The heart runs an around-the-clock fuel operation, burning almost any nutrient it can get to keep pumping. Understanding this fuel operation is the central focus of scientist Anja Karlstaedt, MD, PhD, and her team. Their work could lead to new …

Two studies from investigators at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University move the medical field closer to solving a longstanding challenge: predicting who is at risk for sudden cardiac arrest. “The majority of people who have a sudden cardiac …

Un nuevo informe revela que el embarazo es una ventana hacia el futuro cardiovascular de una mujer.La Dra. Janet Wei cardióloga del Smidt Heart Institute, es una de las autoras de un informe sobre salud materna de la National Academies of Sciences, …

The Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai has selected Michael M. Shehata, MD, as director of the Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, a program that provides care to people with abnormal heart rhythms. Shehata is a cardiac electrophysiologist, a …

This story originally published on June 11, 2024.

Pregnancy is a window into a woman’s cardiovascular future, a new report shows.Smidt Heart Institute cardiologist Janet Wei, MD, is one of the authors of a maternal health report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, a …

Younger people who experience sudden cardiac arrest are more likely to have a genetic cause than older people who experience it, according to new research from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. The study, published in JACC: Clinical …

A national study led by investigators from Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University found that transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement, or TTVR, delivered strong early results in real-world practice. Patients treated with TTVR experienced near …

A New Algorithm Could Improve Location of Lifesaving DevicesCedars-Sinai Health Sciences University investigators and colleagues created an algorithm designed to use data on sudden cardiac arrests to determine the best public locations for …

Physicians and investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai will present research and clinical insights during the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session March 28-30 in New Orleans.Late-Breaking …

Susan Cheng, MD, MMSc, MPH, a clinician-scientist who has made seminal contributions to cardiovascular research and clinical care, has been appointed chair of the Department of Cardiology in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai.Throughout …

C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, has a pretty good idea why many women with heart disease don’t get the healthcare they need.“Too often, when a young woman has heart disease symptoms, a physician will ignore those symptoms and tell her that she needs to …

Preclinical Study Targets ‘Zombie’ CellsSenolytics—a class of drugs that reduce chronic inflammation and tissue damage in aging cells—are shown to eliminate 30% to 70% of “zombie” cells in the body. These zombie cells, known as senescent cells, stop …

De acuerdo a un nuevo estudio de Cedars-Sinai, un número inusualmente alto de personas sufrió un ataque cardíaco, complicaciones pulmonares o enfermedades generales en los 90 días posteriores al inicio de los incendios de enero de 2025 en Los …

An unusually high number of people developed a heart attack, lung complication or general illness within 90 days after the start of the January 2025 fires in Los Angeles, a new study from Cedars-Sinai reports. “Wildfires that spread into urban areas …

El Instituto de Medicina Regenerativa de California (CIRM) ha otorgado a investigadores de Cedars-Sinai más de $20 millones para estudiar posibles tratamientos para la insuficiencia cardíaca y un tipo hereditario de enfermedad cardíaca.CIRM, una …

AI Framework Speeds Up Brain Neuron ModelingCedars-Sinai investigators worked with a multi-institutional team to develop a new artificial intelligence framework that can accurately, quickly and efficiently create virtual models of brain neurons. The …

Cedars-Sinai scientists have developed an experimental drug that repairs DNA and serves as a prototype for a new class of medications that fix tissue damage caused by heart attack, inflammatory disease or other conditions.Investigators describe the …

Preclinical Study: Protecting Against Diabetic Corneal DiseaseThe medical journal Diabetologia recently published a Cedars-Sinai study that helps explain why half of diabetes patients experience deterioration of the cornea, the transparent …

The American Heart Association has selected Cedars-Sinai heart scientists to receive notable honors.Eduardo Marbán, MD, PhD, executive director of the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, will give the George E. Brown Memorial Lecture at the …

People who underwent a minimally invasive procedure to have their heart’s aortic valve replaced had similar health outcomes years after treatment as people who had surgery, Cedars-Sinai investigators and colleagues report.Raj Makkar, MD, an …

When professional soccer player Savy King talks about her on-field collapse, it is with the same calm demeanor that helped her survive. King didn’t feel like herself while playing in a National Women’s Soccer League game in May.“I knew something …

Although cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death for women, they remain underrepresented in clinical trials for common heart conditions. These findings, by investigators in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, were presented at the …

Chris McCain was dying. He knew it. His wife, daughter and son also knew it. Years ago, at age 37, Chris had undergone a double lung transplant, but now those lungs were failing.At first, Chris noticed he’d be out of breath while carrying equipment …

When life gets bleak for Destany Epps-Manuel, 36, she knows the only way to go is forward.That’s what she’s been doing since she was 22, when she was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a rare disease that causes the heart muscle to weaken and, …

David M. Booher, who writes for TV and film and has created original comics, including the fantasy series Canto, found himself in a surreal reality last week. Just a day after his Altadena home was destroyed in the Eaton fire, Booher underwent …