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More than one in three atrial fibrillation (AF) patients at intermediate to high risk for stroke were treated with aspirin alone, despite previous data showing this therapy to be inferior to blood thinners, according to researchers at the UC San Diego and UCSF schools of medicine.
In a study of Texas counties either permitting or prohibiting the sale of alcohol, researchers at UCSF have found residents of permitting counties had fewer heart attacks, but increased atrial fibrillation,
Chest pain is one of the most common reasons to visit the emergency room, but a new UCSF study shows that only a fraction of all cases actually lead to a diagnosis of a life-threatening condition.
Two UCSF scientists have been named Pew scholars in the biomedical sciences.
Treating young adults with high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels may reduce risk of future heart attacks and heart disease, according to a study published recently in PLOS One.
Since its inception in 2009, UCSF's PlaySafe program has screened more than 2,450 student-athletes from nearly 20 public and private high schools in San Francisco, the East Bay and the Peninsula.
The UCSF community is deeply saddened to learn about the passing of Richard Havel, MD, a world-renowned researcher in the field of lipoproteins and the former director of the UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute.
To keep a person's heart healthy, clinicians recommend avoiding risk factors such as smoking or excessive weight gain. But one risk factor, which cannot be changed, is being South Asian.
A UCSF study found that veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were more likely to have worse endothelial vascular function, which plays a key role in blood vessel dilation, blood pressure, clotting and inflammation.
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals’ Pediatric Heart Center welcomes nine highly regarded East Bay cardiologists to its pediatric cardiac program.
Contrary to current clinical belief, regular caffeine consumption does not lead to extra heartbeats, which, while common, can lead in rare cases to heart- or stroke-related morbidity and mortality, according to UCSF researchers.
Cardiologist Anne Thorson, an expert in women’s heart health, answers some frequently asked questions.
