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Study: Individuals Feel Sex-Specific Symptoms Before Impending Cardiac Arrest
Investigators from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai are one step closer to helping individuals catch a sudden cardiac arrest before it happens, thanks to a study published today in the peer-reviewed journal The Lancet Digital Health.Smidt Heart Institute's ECMO Expertise Awarded
The Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai has earned a prestigious designation for its excellence in adult and pediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO.First Robotic Cardiac Surgery Performed at Huntington Hospital, a Cedars-Sinai Affiliate
In May, Cedars-Sinai cardiac surgeon Dominic Emerson, MD, performed Huntington Health’s first robotic mitral valve repair on a 71-year-old patient with severe mitral valve regurgitation.Vascular Disorders
From minimally invasive carotid artery stents to the most complex aortic and limb-preservation procedures, the Vascular Surgery division at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai offers robust, collaborative care backed by the latest in technology and medical science.Aortic Diseases
Care at the Smidt Heart Institute doesn’t stop at the heart. Our experts routinely manage cases ranging from acute dissections to chronic aneurysms of the aorta.Congenital Heart
The Smidt Heart Institute’s Adult Congenital Heart Disease (ACHD) Program is one of only 50 programs in the nation to achieve the prestigious ACHD Accredited Comprehensive Care Center designation.Electrophysiology
The combination of population data and AI tools is transforming the future of cardiology, allowing physicians to predict the nature of heart rhythm problems so they can devise effective prevention strategies.Lung Transplant
From performing the first robotically assisted double-lung transplant to pioneering one of the nation’s most advanced organ-rejection regimens, the Smidt Heart Institute’s cardiothoracic surgeons routinely reinvent the boundaries of modern lung transplant science.Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support
As one of the largest heart transplant programs in the U.S., the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai offers excellent outcomes, exceeding national survival averages despite treating some of the most complex cases.Advanced Heart Disease: Heart Failure
Our world-renowned clinicians manage a high volume of complex heart failure cases in all areas, including pulmonary hypertension, amyloidosis, sarcoidosis and cardio-oncology.Interventional Cardiology
Collaboration across interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery creates optimized care plans for each patient—minimizing surgical trauma and recovery time.Cardiac Surgery
Surgeons at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai work tirelessly to increase the variety of procedures available to patients as well as the array of patients eligible for less invasive techniques.