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Artificial Intelligence Identifies Individuals at Risk for Heart Disease Complications

January 20, 2022

For the first time, University of Utah Health scientists have shown that artificial intelligence could lead to better ways to predict the onset and course of cardiovascular disease.

Study Follows Human History and Migration of Disease

November 08, 2021

University of Utah Health scientists have documented the spread of a disease gene for the atrial fibrillation, a heart arrhythmia, across continents and over centuries. Understanding the geographic distribution and ancestry of disease could help identify people who are at risk.

Newly Discovered Molecule Could Eventually Reduce Surgical Complications Caused by Reduced Blood Flow

October 11, 2021

A newly detected molecule could help reduce damage from sustained loss of blood flow to cells and tissues.

Heart Cell Protein Could Lead to New Treatments for Heart Failure and Recovery

July 28, 2021

A protein that helps regulate calcium signaling within heart cells could play a key role in preventing chronic heart failure.

U of U Health abre Clínica Integral para efectos a largo plazo de COVID-19

June 03, 2021

En un esfuerzo por proporcionar una atención más completa y coordinada a los pacientes con COVID-19 que siguen sufriendo los efectos persistentes de la enfermedad, University of Utah Health ha abierto una clínica de atención de COVID-19.

“da Vinci” of Cardiac Surgery to Deliver Ninth Annual U-CARS Keynote Address

March 04, 2021

Sir Magdi Yacoub, M.D., the "Leonardo da Vinci of cardiac surgery," will deliver the keynote address at the ninth annual Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium (U-CARS).

$12 Million in NIH Grants Propel Congenital Cardiovascular Disease Research at U of U Health

September 16, 2020

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a trio of five-year grants totaling more than $12 million to a group of University of Utah Health scientists at the forefront of congenital heart disease (CHD) and arrhythmia research.

U-CARS 2020 Assembles Global Experts to Discuss and Debate Issues in Heart Recovery

January 06, 2020

Team Approach to Cardiac Care Increases Chance of Surviving Severe Complications from Heart Attack

July 10, 2019

When multidisciplinary health care teams were engaged in caring for patients suffering from refractory cardiogenic shock, a severe condition that can occur after a heart attack, the chance of survival increased significantly.

Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium Convenes: Advancing the Field of Heart Recovery

January 10, 2019

The seventh annual Utah Cardiac Recovery Symposium (U-CARS) will explore the latest research and treatments available to recover and regenerate heart tissue to improve the muscle’s efficiency and function. The event will be hosted by University of Utah Health at the Cleone Peterson Eccles Alumni House on Jan. 17-18 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Super Bowl LII: Your Guide to Avoiding a Heart Attack While Enjoying the Biggest Football Game of the Year

January 30, 2018

Did you know your risk of having a heart attack increases around the time of the Super Bowl?

University of Utah Health’s Cardiologist Stavros Drakos, MD, Named On Forbes’ “Physician Honor Roll”

December 05, 2017

University of Utah Health cardiologist Stavros Drakos, MD, PhD, FACC is one of 27 cardiologists across the country being recognized by Forbes as an exemplary physician in the field of cardiology.

University of Utah Health Care Offers World's Smallest Pacemaker

July 18, 2016

Miniaturized heart device provides patients with the most advanced pacing technology available.

What Is Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension?

January 11, 2016

Singer Natalie Cole was laid to rest today in Los Angeles, less than a week after dying of heart failure caused by pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Why Do So Many Children Born With Heart Defects Have Trouble in School?

August 23, 2015

As advances in medicine are giving rise to growing numbers of children who survive severe heart defects, it’s emerging that over half have behavioral problems and difficulty keeping up academically. The University of Utah School of Medicine was awarded $6.4 million from the National Institutes of Health to identify causes of these disabilities, focusing on a search for genetic lesions that affect both the heart and brain. The goal is to be able to predict patient outcomes from genetic data, so that health care providers can intervene early.

Cardiologist Awarded Master Clinician Award

December 19, 2014

Dr. James Fang is awarded the Laennec Master Clinician Award from the American Heart Association.