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Currents in Myocarditis: A Fresh Look at Causes, Classification and Care Video

Currents in Myocarditis: A Fresh Look at Causes, Classification and Care

COVID-19 infections and vaccines, as well as certain cancer treatments, can play roles in myocarditis – whose incidence has increased about tenfold in recent years.
Physician Survey Shows Lack of Understanding of the FDA’s Approval Process News

Physician Survey Shows Lack of Understanding of the FDA’s Approval Process

Many physicians are unfamiliar with how the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulates new drugs and medical devices, and they may be under the impression that the data supporting these approvals are more rigorous than they are, according to a national survey of physicians conducted by researchers at UC San Francisco (UCSF). 
Study Finds Paxlovid Treatment Does Not Reduce Risk of Long COVID News

Study Finds Paxlovid Treatment Does Not Reduce Risk of Long COVID

A team of researchers from UC San Francisco has found that Paxlovid (Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir) did not reduce the risk of developing long COVID for vaccinated, non-hospitalized individuals during their first COVID-19 infection.
Tiny, Focused Shocks Help Many Patients Overcome Heart Arrhythmia News

Tiny, Focused Shocks Help Many Patients Overcome Heart Arrhythmia

Pulsed field ablation uses a series of tiny electrical pulses to destroy the tissue causing the arrhythmia. The procedure takes an hour or less, compared to three or four hours for conventional treatment.
Long-term Marijuana Smoking Can Impair Blood Vessel Function News

Long-term Marijuana Smoking Can Impair Blood Vessel Function

It’s been known for many years that people who smoke tobacco have poor blood vessel function. Now, a team of researchers at UC San Francisco has shown for the first that people who smoke marijuana have the same problem.
UCSF Health to Mark Thirty-Five Years of Heart Transplantation in 2024 News

UCSF Health to Mark Thirty-Five Years of Heart Transplantation in 2024

In 2024, UC Health will celebrate 35 years of performing heart transplants. Since completing their first heart transplant in March 1989, UCSF surgeons have performed nearly 600, and along the way, the health system has become a recognized leader in treating heart failure and the sixth largest program for transplants in the nation.
Why Do Some Long Covid Patients Continue to Have Difficulty Exercising? News

Why Do Some Long Covid Patients Continue to Have Difficulty Exercising?

While some patients recover from the effects of SARS-CoV-2 infection, others have experienced the aftereffects of COVID-19 long after the initial infection. One of these long COVID symptoms is reduced exercise capacity.
UCSF Among First in U.S. to Receive New Surgery Designation from the American College of Surgeons News

UCSF Among First in U.S. to Receive New Surgery Designation from the American College of Surgeons

UC San Francisco Medical Center (UCSF) is among just four hospitals in the U.S. to be verified as part of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Vascular Verification Program (Vascular-VP)...
Aggressive Blood Pressure Control May Prevent Common Heart Condition News

Aggressive Blood Pressure Control May Prevent Common Heart Condition

Heart conduction disorders can often lead to serious or fatal complications including complete heart block or heart failure.
Can Artificial Intelligence Reduce Invasive Testing and Improve Cardiac Diagnostics? News

Can Artificial Intelligence Reduce Invasive Testing and Improve Cardiac Diagnostics?

Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of adult death worldwide.
Everyday Heart Disease Prevention: An Update on Risk Assessment and Clinical Strategies Video

Everyday Heart Disease Prevention: An Update on Risk Assessment and Clinical Strategies

With heart disease deaths on the upswing since 2010, primary care providers must routinely develop individualized plans to protect their patients from atherosclerosis.
UCSF’s Division of Cardiology to Partner with Rosenman Institute News

UCSF’s Division of Cardiology to Partner with Rosenman Institute

UC San Francisco’s Division of Cardiology has joined with the Rosenman Institute to speed the development of health-tech innovation at UCSF.
Advanced Heart Failure Clinic at Walnut Creek Document

Advanced Heart Failure Clinic at Walnut Creek

Through a collaboration between John Muir Health and UCSF Health, patients with advanced heart failure have access to specialized care in Walnut Creek.
Interventional Cardiology Program Document

Interventional Cardiology Program

The UCSF Interventional Cardiology Program offers the latest minimally invasive catheter-based procedures to diagnose and treat the full spectrum of cardiovascular conditions.
Cardio-Oncology & Immunology: Specialized Cardiovascular Care for Cancer Patients Document

Cardio-Oncology & Immunology: Specialized Cardiovascular Care for Cancer Patients

Led by a multidisciplinary team of specialists and researchers, our program optimizes the cardiovascular health of cancer patients and cancer survivors.
A Fresh Look at Lipids: Atherosclerosis Prevention in 2023 Video

A Fresh Look at Lipids: Atherosclerosis Prevention in 2023

Cardiologist Clifton Watt, MD, presents an update on lipoproteins, including how genetic factors can impact test results and whether pre-measurement fasting actually matters.
Novel Tricuspid and Mitral Valve Procedures Improve Patients' Quality of Life News

Novel Tricuspid and Mitral Valve Procedures Improve Patients' Quality of Life

UC San Francisco interventional cardiologists and interventional echocardiographers recently performed two novel minimally invasive cardiac procedures for the first time in the health system.
Chances of Receiving Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Low-Volume Facility are Increasing, Despite Worse Outcomes News

Chances of Receiving Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Low-Volume Facility are Increasing, Despite Worse Outcomes

There is a well-established association between hospitals performing higher volumes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and improved patient outcomes.
How the Cardiogenic Shock Team Improves Patient Outcomes at UCSF News

How the Cardiogenic Shock Team Improves Patient Outcomes at UCSF

A 69-year-old woman with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction caused by left ventricular noncompaction (LVNC) came to the UCSF emergency department with tachycardia, dizziness, shortness of breath and swelling, despite taking all prescribed heart failure medications.
UCSF Health Joins Registry to Improve Cardiogenic Shock Treatment News

UCSF Health Joins Registry to Improve Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

UC San Francisco’s Heart and Vascular Center has been recognized by The American Heart Association (AHA) for its participation in a new Cardiogenic Shock Registry.
Ross Procedure the Right Choice for Active Patient With Aortic Stenosis News

Ross Procedure the Right Choice for Active Patient With Aortic Stenosis

A 52-year-old man with severe aortic stenosis chose to undergo a Ross procedure at UCSF during which surgeons replaced his diseased aortic valve with his own pulmonary valve. He was discharged within a week and is recovering well.
Structural Heart Disease Expert Leads UCSF Interventional Cardiology Program News

Structural Heart Disease Expert Leads UCSF Interventional Cardiology Program

Sammy Elmariah, MD, MPH, has joined UCSF as chief of the Interventional Cardiology Program and medical director of the cardiac catheterization lab.
Don’t Miss a Beat on A-fib: How to Make the Right Plans for Individual Patients Video

Don’t Miss a Beat on A-fib: How to Make the Right Plans for Individual Patients

This practical, data-fueled talk from Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, MS, FACC, chief of the UCSF Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Service, will help PCPs better understand how to assess stroke risk; make treatment decisions...
Cardiogenic Shock Patient Transfer Guide Document

Cardiogenic Shock Patient Transfer Guide

Cardiogenic Shock Patient Transfer Guide

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