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Nassir Marrouche, MD (Cardiovascular) weighs in on a study suggesting obese patients getting catheter ablation may be especially likely to have atrial fibrillation (Afib) recur within one year.

David Peritz, MD (Cardiovascular) hopes to use the degree of left atrial fibrosis to help predict how likely it is that an endurance athlete will develop atrial fibrillation, providing an...

Researchers identify a genetic mutation that sets the heart racing, producing an irregular heartbeat that can lead to heart failure.

Benjamin Steinberg, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine) comments on findings from the mHealth Screening to Prevent Strokes (mSToPS) randomized trial.

The Division of Cardiovascular Medicine is pleased to welcome Dr. Majd "Mark" Ibrahim to the faculty as an Assistant Professor of Medicine.

Turns out, sports are an active hobby, even when you’re just watching them. John Ryan, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine) encourages fans to stay healthy while watching sports games.

Anna Catino, MD (Cardiovascular) comments on breast cancer therapies that can lead to heart failure years later.

Robert Jarvik, MD is being recognized for his pioneering work at the University of Utah in the design and implementation of the artificial heart.

In the latest issues of JAMA Cardiology, Rashmee Shah, MD (Cardiovascular) wrote about the gender wage gap in medicine, and how it has become abundantly clear that on average, women...

Congratulations to Sharon Ugolini, MSN, RN (Division of Cardiovascular Medicine). Sharon initiated a quality improvement project aimed at reducing laboratory related cost in solid organ transplantation. The project was selected...

Benjamin A. Steinberg, MD (Division of Cardiovascular Medicine) was involved in a study published in JAMA Cardiology. According to the study, greater AF burden was linked to an increased risk...

The Opioid Crisis is making more organs available for transplants. Researchers, including Josef Stehlik, MD (Division of Cardiovascualar Medicine) have noted that organs donated by overdose victims are safe.

FOX13 featured a story about a Harvard study that found e-cigarettes may not aid in smoking cessation. John Ryan, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine) commented that regardless of the method, the important...

In an AF study, Nassir Marouche, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine) demonstrated catheter ablation for AFib improves mortality by almost a 50-percent reduction.

Congratulations to John Ryan, MD (Cardiovascular Medicine) on getting elected to the School of Medicine Curriculum Committee.

John Ryan, MD (Division of Cardiovascular Medicine), Director of the University of Utah Pulmonary Hypertension Center, joins The Curbsiders podcast to discuss the ins and outs of pulmonary hypertension.

This year’s symposium was organized by faculty from the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine: Craig Selzman, MD along with Joseph Stehlik, MD, MPH, Stavros Drakos, MD, PhD, and adjunct professor Abdallah...

The Division of Cardiovascular Medicine is pleased to welcome Dr. Line Kemeyou to the faculty as an Assistant Professor.