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Nov
2020
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09:06 AM
America/Los_Angeles
ssions suggests neither vitamin D nor the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil prevent the development of atrial fibrillation, a potentially serious heart rhythm disturbance.“Our trial results do not support taking fish oil or vitamin D supplements to prevent atrial fibrillation,” said Christin ...
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Nov
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai has established a specialized cardiac clinic to care for COVID-19 survivors who may be subject to long-term heart damage.“This first-of-its-kind program created uniquely for COVID-19 survivors will benefit patients and aid ongoing research,” said ...
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Nov
2020
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
HeartValveSurgery.com, a prominent heart health educational resource and online patient community, recently featured cardiothoracic surgeon Joanna Chikwe, MD, chair of the Department of Cardiac Surgery in the Smidt Heart Institute, in a webinar about approaches to mitral valve repair, a surgical pro ...
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Nov
2020
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06:02 AM
America/Los_Angeles
excited to be a part of building the Cedars-Sinai Alzheimer's and memory disorders center, and helping it achieve the level of excellence of our heart, cancer, stroke and other programs," said Tan, the Carmen and Louis Warschaw Chair in Neurology. "What compelled me to make ...
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Nov
2020
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06:08 AM
America/Los_Angeles
d cleared by both a pediatrician and a cardiologist prior to return. Viral infections can cause myocarditis, a condition that makes it harder for the heart to pump blood and can cause a rapid or abnormal heartbeat.To prevent athletes from getting sick in the first place, the basic tenets recommended ...
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03
Nov
2020
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05:02 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Delander Moore, a Cedars-Sinai patient from Palmdale, has plenty to be happy about this Election Day.Just days after receiving a new heart, Moore was excited to find out he won't miss the opportunity to vote because he can cast his ballot from his hospital bed."This is a great moment," ...
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Oct
2020
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
cine Institute, and research fellow Arun Sharma, PhD, discussed their study demonstrating that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can infect heart cells in a lab dish.
Their discovery, published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine, was important because although many COVID-19 patients e ...
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Oct
2020
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05:05 AM
America/Los_Angeles
ng. "Every single time I read to her, there is a visceral response," said Speaks. "She relaxes, she calms down, she goes to sleep, her heart rate drops, her respiratory rate drops, her (oxygen) saturation increases and she's just at peace."
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Oct
2020
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09:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
KFI-AM 640 recently ran a City News Service story on a $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health awarded to the Cedars-Sinai Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences to lead a study on opioid use disorder in hospitalized patients."Hospitalization represents a critical wind ...
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Oct
2020
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Rosemarie Barron was 17 when she had a cardiac arrest and underwent an emergency heart transplant.While she survived and continued to live a full and vibrant life, her longtime cardiologist, Jon Kobashigawa, MD, director of the Heart Transplant Program at the Smidt Heart Institute, told her 20 years ...
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