Cardiovascular Health
Cardiovascular Health
The Division of Cardiovascular Medicine is known for its innovative approach to the diagnosis, and development of long-term strategies for patients at risk or with a history of heart disease. Our faculty members are experts in Interventional Cardiology, Electrophysiology, Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplantation, Cardiac Imaging and Vascular Medicine and have developed research, teaching and patient care programs in all these areas.
Cardiovascular Health News
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Molecular cause of heart condition identified by researchers
The beta adrenergic pathway is dysfunctional in dilated cardiomyopathy. Now, researchers have learned how a mutation that causes the disease affects the pathway, and how to mitigate its effects.
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5 Questions: A three-month checkup of MyHeart Counts
Writer Tracie White interviewed Michael McConnell, MD, a professor of cardiovascular medicine at Stanford, about how things are progressing with the heart-health app and the study.
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Doctor, nurses honored for advances made in early days of cardiac care
Alfred Spivack taught nurses to do a number of jobs generally restricted to doctors in the early days of Stanford’s coronary care unit, and also helped to developed new technology for cardiac care.
Upcoming Courses
Conferences and Workshops
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10/03/2015
9th Annual Cardiology for the Primary Care Practitioner
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge
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10/09/2015
Stanford Coronary Physiology Conference 2015
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge - Stanford, CA
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05/21/2016
Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Adults with Congenital Heart Disease
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge
Online Courses
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