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Improving predictive models with artificial intelligence may help advance diagnostics for heart disease and limit invasive testing with catheters that can be risky, especially for patients already experiencing heart and stroke issues.
UCSF is one of four U.S. hospitals to be verified as part of the ACS Vascular Verification Program.
UCSF primary care physician and researcher Alka M. Kanaya, MD, is being recognized with the 2023 Kelly West Award for Outstanding Achievement in Epidemiology from the American Diabetes Association (ADA).
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals are recognized among the nation’s best pediatric medical centers in all 10 specialties assessed in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Children’s Hospitals 2023-24.
As part of its miniseries on Black excellence in STEM, Carry the One Radio interviewed UCSF’s Akinyemi Oni-Orisan, PharmD, PhD. The assistant professor of clinical pharmacy shares how he’s improving cardiovascular care for everyone and how he inspires confidence in himself and his students. Find it on your favorite podcast forum.
A new study shows that percutaneous coronary intervention can improve patient outcomes in communities with unmet needs.
While some patients recover from the effects of COVID-19, others experience the aftereffects long after the initial infection. UC San Francisco researchers are studying why some COVID-19 patients
Deep neural networks (DNNs) can be used to collect data that predicts cardiac pump function.
UCSF Health was named a Quality Excellence Award winner for its efforts to improve health equity for Black patients with hypertension.
A study found that intensive blood pressure control is associated with lower risk of left ventricular conduction disease, indicating left ventricular conduction disease may be preventable.
From birth, Samantha has had four surgeries for heart disease. Her last surgery was aided by a 3D-printed replica of her heart, providing a detailed understanding of her heart’s anatomy. The surgery’s success allowed the now 15-year-old to lead a more normal life.
the UCSF Rosenman Institute BUILD™ Heart Health program, in collaboration with the American Heart Association, aims to train the next generation of health technology entrepreneurs.
UCSF interventional cardiologists and interventional echocardiographers recently performed two novel minimally invasive cardiac procedures for the first time in the health system.
UCSF’s Heart and Vascular Center participation in a new Cardiogenic Shock Registry aims to improve treatment for cardiogenic shock types.