Hearts and Stripes: A Tiny Fish Offers Clues to Regenerating Damaged Cardiac Tissue
June 25, 2019
Zebrafish, a pet shop staple, may hold the clue for how hearts can heal from damage.
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Annual Heart of San Diego Gala Honors Audrey Geisel Feb. 9
January 23, 2013
…San Diego’s 16th annual Heart of San Diego Gala will honor local philanthropist and community leader Audrey Geisel Feb. 9 at the Grand Hyatt Aviara Resort. The formal fete will include dinner, dancing and a silent auction. Former San Diego Charger Rolf Benirschke will serve as the evening’s emcee. All…
Researchers Discover Protein’s Pivotal Role in Heart Failure
March 5, 2015
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a key piece in the complex molecular puzzle underlying heart failure – a serious and sometimes life-threatening disorder affecting more than 5 million Americans.
UC San Diego Health Joins Clinical Trial to Treat Sudden Cardiac Arrest
July 28, 2021
Cardiovascular physicians with UC San Diego Health have joined an international clinical trial utilizing a new Extravascular Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (EV ICD) system to help treat sudden cardiac arrest.
Hearts build new muscle with this simple protein patch
September 16, 2015
An international team of researchers has identified a protein that helps heart muscle cells regenerate after a heart attack. Researchers also showed that a patch loaded with the protein and placed inside the heart improved cardiac function and survival rates after a heart attack in mice and pigs.
UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center Leader Selected “Woman of the Year”
October 23, 2012
Lisa Murphy, associate administrator for University of California, San Diego Health System and administrative director for Cardiovascular and Medicine Services, has been chosen “Woman of the Year” in the field of health care by the Women in Leadership program sponsored by the San Diego East County Chamber of Commerce.
Mother Delivers Baby, Develops Heart Disease
March 11, 2014
…of pneumonia changed for the worse: Amanda was experiencing heart failure. She was quickly transferred to UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center where a multidisciplinary team implanted a novel cardiac device under her skin, leaving the heart untouched, to prevent sudden cardiac arrest.
UC San Diego Health Revives Non-Beating Donor Heart for Successful Transplantation
September 15, 2020
UC San Diego Health is the first hospital on the West Coast to perform heart transplant surgery from a donor after circulatory death using a new portable organ care system. The investigational procedure could significantly decrease transplant waiting list times and improve patient outcomes.
Heart of San Diego Gala Celebrates ‘Pulse of the Future’ Feb. 7
January 30, 2015
…any problems with her heart. But in June 2011, she began having chest pains and underwent emergency triple bypass surgery at a hospital in San Diego. After 12 weeks of rehabilitation, she began experiencing symptoms again and had to go in for another surgery. This one did not go as…
UC San Diego Cardiology Team Performs 100th Extraction Procedure with 100 Percent Success Rate
November 29, 2012
…team from the Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center at University of California, San Diego Health System has performed its 100th lead (pronounced “leed”) extraction surgery, a delicate procedure to replace the thin wiring of lifesaving heart devices such as pacemakers or implantable defibrillators (ICDs). The collaborative program, pioneered at UC San Diego…
