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Reduce Your Risk of Heart Disease

The General and Preventive Cardiology Program at the Smidt Heart Institute can help you lower your risk of heart disease. We’ll work with you to create a tailored care plan and lifestyle adjustments to keep your heart safe and healthy.

  • Advanced Diagnostics

    We use leading technology and our team’s unmatched experience to find and identify heart conditions early to lower your risk of serious complications.

  • Heart Attack Prevention

    We focus on preventing your first heart attack by leading the way in establishing and promoting best practices for heart health.

  • Preventive Heart Center

    Our team is nationally recognized for preventing, diagnosing and treating heart disease. We offer screening options to detect the earliest signs of heart disease.

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Get highly skilled and compassionate care from some of the nation's leading heart disease experts.

Improving Heart Health

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      Dr. Dominick Megna, a cardiovascular surgeon at Cedars‑Sinai, offers these tips in how to improve your heart health. 

      Heart Disease News From Cedars-Sinai

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      Best in California and #6 in the U.S. for Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery

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      The Smidt Heart Institute is proud to be the best in California, #6 in the U.S. and consistently ranked among the top heart programs in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

      World-Class Leadership

      Meet Our Doctors
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      Christine M. Albert, MD, MPH

      Lee and Harold Kapelovitz Distinguished Chair, Cardiology

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      C Noel Bairey Merz, MD

      Director, Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center

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      Leading the Way in Heart Disease Research

      Cedars‑Sinai researchers are always investigating new technologies and techniques for diagnosing and treating heart disease. Our research helps us find heart disease earlier and treat it more effectively.

      Cardiac Arrest Prevention Research

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      Our Center for Cardiac Arrest Prevention (CCAP) discovers and implements novel clinical tools for predicting and preventing sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). We contribute to the scientific and medical community’s knowledge of predictors of SCA.

      Heart Clinical Trials

      Our clinical trials allow us to evaluate new medications, treatments and technologies that may revolutionize the care we can provide patients with heart disease.

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      Bench to Bedside Breakthroughs

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      Innovative Training. Elevated Teaching.

      • Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

        Our Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and is designed to prepare fellows for a career in academic cardiology.

      • Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship

        Our two‑year fellowship provides clinical research experience and cardiac imaging training in computerized tomography (CT), MRI and positron-emission tomography (PET).

      • Cardiovascular Postdoctoral Training Program

        Our post‑doctoral graduates can expect to receive top tier mentoring from our experts, with the goal of furthering career prospects according to individual interests in the field of cardiology.

      • Cardiology Grand Rounds and Conferences

        The grand rounds and conferences allow clinicians to apply current practice guidelines, consider research and describe advances in cardiovascular medicine and research.

      Physician Referral and Consultations

      If you have a patient who needs cardiology care and who could benefit from the expertise of Cedars‑Sinai’s team, send us a message. We’ll work closely with you to understand your patient’s needs and consult with you along the way.

      Get Help Today

      Call the General Cardiology care team directly at 310‑423-2726,
      Monday‑Friday, 8 am-5 pm PT.

      You can also have us call you back at your convenience.