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ation for Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Surgery, according to U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospitals 2023-2024," and home to the leading heart and lung transplantation, robotic cardiac surgery and structural heart programs in the US.Experts Available for InterviewsJoanna Chikwe, MD, pro ... Read more

he force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries. The readings measure two numbers: The larger number (systolic) is the pressure when your heart beats, and the smaller number (diastolic) represents the pressure between beats.Experts define intensive blood pressure treatment as aiming to a ... Read more

o sneak away from her nosebleed seat—the only ticket she could afford—and hoist the sign near the stage in hopes that Streisand would glimpse her heartfelt message. It happened at a show in Madison Square Garden. Mid-performance, Streisand spotted the towel and gave a shout out to Lipman on the ... Read more

ascular risk during a routine chest computed tomography (CT) scan without contrast. This imaging method, which measures coronary calcium and sizes of heart chambers and heart muscle, could make identifying cardiovascular risk less expensive and less invasive.The findings were published in the peer-r ... Read more

, now the medical center’s oldest volunteer, joined in 1981. For the first decade or so, she was one of the volunteers who helped patients awaiting heart surgery.“We were a very close-knit family,” said Harkavy, of her fellow volunteers. “Volunteering was more than just giving back; it ... Read more

Some soft tissue sarcomas, a rare type of cancerous tumor, are resistant to immunotherapy and chemotherapy treatment. But Cedars-Sinai Cancer investigators, in a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Communications, have identified a new way to overcome this resistance. This could lead ... Read more

This week’s edition of Faculty Publications includes Cedars-Sinai studies that were published April 11-18. If you have a published paper from this period that does not appear on this list, please contact Sue Marone.AnesthesiologyUse of Herbal Medication in the Perioperative Period: Potential ... Read more

Neuroprosthetics, a technology that allows the brain to control external devices such as robotic limbs, is beginning to emerge as a viable option for patients disabled by amputation or neurological conditions such as stroke. Cedars-Sinai investigators, in a study published in the peer-reviewed journ ... Read more

This week’s edition of Faculty Publications includes Cedars-Sinai studies that were published April 4-11. If you have a published paper from this period that does not appear on this list, please contact Sue Marone.AnesthesiologyAmerican Society of Anesthesiologists 2023 Guidance on Neurologic ... Read more