August 27, 2020
…pulmonologists, cardiologists, surgeons, radiologists, anesthesiologists, respiratory therapists and specialized nurses. While rare, CTEPH is likely more prevalent than currently recognized because the symptoms—such as shortness of breath, fatigue or discomfort—are nonspecific. Patients are often misdiagnosed with more common conditions, such as asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), leading to…
February 25, 2021
…cardiologists, imaging specialists and anesthesiologists. The team also collaborates with cardiologists across the county. According to the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology guidelines, patients with congenital heart disease should begin transitioning from pediatric to adult care at age 16, completing the process in two years. For…
March 10, 2022
…interventional cardiologists, imaging specialists, anesthesiologists, nurses, and social workers. The team also collaborates with cardiologists across the county. UC San Diego Health received accreditation by meeting ACHA’s criteria, including medical services and personnel requirements, and going through a rigorous review developed over several years through a collaboration with doctors, physician…
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.
July 9, 2014
Experts at the UC San Diego Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center (SCVC) are now able to save patients from potentially fatal outcomes from blood clots, infected masses or foreign bodies from major cardiac blood vessels without performing open-heart surgery by using a new, minimally invasive technology.
August 22, 2018
An international team of researchers has uncovered a destructive mechanism at the molecular level that causes a well-known phenomenon associated with obesity, called leptin resistance. They found that mice fed a high-fat diet produce an enzyme named MMP-2 that clips receptors for the hormone leptin from the surface of neuronal…
February 7, 2019
UC San Diego Health performed its 4,000th pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE), a lifesaving surgery to clear the lung’s arteries of scar-like tissue that robs patients of their ability to breathe.
February 11, 2019
The Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program at UC San Diego Health is the only one in the region to provide a multi-disciplinary team with extensive knowledge in congenital heart disease and help patients transition from pediatric care to adult care.
January 6, 2020
San Diego Zoo Safari Park and UC San Diego Health experts performed cataract surgery to restore a 3-year-old gorilla’s eyesight.
