First in Nation: UC San Diego Health Offers Treatment for Hereditary Amyloidosis
August 18, 2022
New medication now available at UC San Diego Health allows for less frequent visits for patients, helping improve quality of life.
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3,000th Lifesaving Heart & Lung Surgery at UC San Diego Health System
October 16, 2013
Surgeons at UC San Diego Health System have performed their 3,000th pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE), a lifesaving surgery to clear the lung’s arteries of scar-like tissue that robs patients of their ability to breathe.
UC San Diego Health First in Region to Implant Dual Chamber, Leadless Pacemaker
March 25, 2024
UC San Diego Health is the first in San Diego to implant the world’s first dual chamber, leadless pacemaker system to help treat abnormal heart rhythms.
Computer Model of Blood Enzyme May Lead to New Drugs for Cardiovascular Disease
January 3, 2022
Computer simulations from UC San Diego School of Medicine reveal the action mechanism and substrate specificity of an important blood enzyme. These findings open the door for new therapeutics against cardiovascular disease, and further support a unifying theory of phospholipase function.
Genetics Overlap Found Between Alzheimer’s Disease and Cardiovascular Risk Factors
April 16, 2015
…genetic overlap between Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and two significant cardiovascular disease risk factors: high levels of inflammatory C-reactive protein (CRP) and plasma lipids or fats. The findings suggest the two cardiovascular phenotypes play a role in AD risk and perhaps offer a new avenue for potentially delaying disease progression.
Second Breath: Region’s First Double Lung Transplant for COVID-19 Patient
August 24, 2021
After more than 50 days on advanced life support, a multi-disciplinary team at UC San Diego Health helps a patient who contracted COVID-19 become a candidate for a successful double lung transplant. The transplant surgery was the first in the region performed on a COVID-19 patient.
A New and Dire Diagnosis: Human Trafficking
October 4, 2018
Starting in the fall of 2018, UC San Diego Health will be the first health system in San Diego County to implement a policy ensuring that all mandatory reporters are responsible for reporting cases of suspected human trafficking. This policy will be a coordinated effort of administrative and professional staff…
UC San Diego Named No. 30 in New World Rankings by Times Higher Education
September 25, 2018
The University of California San Diego has been named the 30th best university in the world, out of the top 1,000 public and private universities spanning the globe. The 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings also place the campus 20th best in the U.S. based on teaching, research, knowledge…
UC San Diego Chancellor’s Medal and Lifetime Legacy Award Recipients Announced
November 28, 2023
The University of California San Diego announced the recipients of the 2023 Chancellor’s Medal and the Lifetime Legacy Award, who have all helped advance health care and medicine in unique, impactful ways.
Grant Gives New Breath to Patients Suffering from Severe Pulmonary Hypertension
November 20, 2014
UC San Diego Health System is a world leader in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH), and now with a $7.6 million grant, has helped launch the first national CTEPH registry to improve best practices and patient care.
