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Health and Wellness | July 10, 2019

How to Prevent Cryptogenic Stroke with the PFO Occluder (video)

A screenshot for PFO Ask the Expert video.
PFO is a condition that puts some at risk of cryptogenic stroke. A Scripps cardiologist explains how a medical device reduces that risk.
Scripps in the News | June 3, 2019

Scripps Heart Patient Gets Rare Life-Saving Valve Surgery

Surgical team performing heart surgery in operating room.
A Del Mar resident whose health improved after undergoing a rare heart valve replacement surgery is featured in the Del Mar Times.
Health and Wellness | May 17, 2019

What Is Robotic Heart Surgery? (video)

Image of What Is Robotic Surgery Ask the Expert video with Dr. Hemp.
James Hemp, MD, a cardiothorasic surgeon at Scripps, explains the difference between traditional open heart surgery and robot-assisted heart surgery.
Scripps in the News | April 3, 2019

Clinical Trial at Scripps Paves Way for More Patients to Benefit from Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Procedure

Dr. Paul Teirstein, MD, an interventional cardiologist, uses minimally invasive catheter-based procedures to treat certain heart problems.
A U-T story highlighted a clinical trial at Scripps that is allowing more patients to benefit from minimally invasive heart valve replacement.
Health and Wellness | January 30, 2019

Devices Now Able to Close a Hole in the Heart and Cut Risk of Stroke (podcast)

Dr. Matthew Price is an interventional cardiologist with Scripps Clinic, and is featured in San Diego Health podcast on PFO.
Dr. Matthew Price, interventional cardiologist at Scripps Clinic, explains how patent foramen ovale (PFO) is treated in people who are at risk of a stroke.
Health and Wellness | January 28, 2019

What Happens If You Have a Hole in Your Heart? (video)

Dr. Matthew Price, interventional cardiologist at Scripps, and San Diego Health host Susan Taylor discuss patent foramen ovale (PFO).
A Scripps cardiologist discusses patent foramen ovale (PFO), a heart defect that puts some people at risk of a stroke.
News Releases | January 18, 2019

Scripps Cardiologist Wins Prestigious International Innovation Prize

Dr. Richard Schatz, cardiology, recently won a prestigious international award for his work on stents.
Scripps cardiologist Richard Schatz, MD, was recently recognized for his groundbreaking role in the development of heart stents. Dr. Schatz won the Fritz J....
Health and Wellness | November 19, 2018

What is a Mitral Valve? (video)

Matthew Price, MD, is an interventional cardiologist at Scripps Clinic, who uses the MitraClip seen in this photo to help fix leaky mitral heart valve.
Matthew Price, MD, an interventional cardiologist, explains the role of the mitral valve in our hearts, how leaky valves occur and how a device known as the...
Health and Wellness | July 26, 2018

Protect Your Heart Like It Was Your Home

An infographic illustrates how the heart can be described like a house with four chambers, plumbing and electrical system. When the heart needs repair, a cardiologist, interventional cardiologist, electrophysiologist or cardiovascular surgeon may be asked to help treat your heart.
Why is the heart like a house? See how an interventional cardiologist is like a plumber, and an electrophysiologist like an electrician.
News Releases | February 27, 2018

Scripps Clinic Cardiologist First in Nation to Use Smallest Drug-Eluting Stent Following FDA Approval

A Scripps Clinic cardiologist became the first in the nation to use the smallest drug-eluting stent available in the U.S. market following FDA approval.