Search

Showing 1 - 24 of 45 results

Previous| 1 | 2 |Next


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.
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.
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.
Cardiogenic Shock Patient Transfer Guide Document

Cardiogenic Shock Patient Transfer Guide

Cardiogenic Shock Patient Transfer Guide
UCSF Health Transfer Center Intake Workflow Document

UCSF Health Transfer Center Intake Workflow

UCSF Health Transfer Center Intake Workflow
UCSF Researchers Develop Prediction Model of Aortic Aneurysm News

UCSF Researchers Develop Prediction Model of Aortic Aneurysm

Ascending thoracic aortic disease is an important cause of sudden death in the U.S., yet most aortic aneurysms are identified incidentally.
Advanced Heart Failure Comprehensive Care Center Physician Pocket Card Document

Advanced Heart Failure Comprehensive Care Center Physician Pocket Card

Referral guide and contact information for advanced heart failure specialists at UCSF.
UCSF Sheds Light on the Reasons Behind Sex Differences in Myocarditis News

UCSF Sheds Light on the Reasons Behind Sex Differences in Myocarditis

This study suggests mechanisms behind why myocarditis associated with cancer immunotherapies may occur more frequently in female patients.

Showing 1 - 24 of 45 results

Previous| 1 | 2 |Next