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Health and Wellness | November 19, 2018
What is a Mitral Valve? (video)
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...
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.
Patient Stories | January 8, 2018
Scripps Heart Care Team Saves Mother and Daughter
Learn about Pat Egan and her mother, Caroline, who turned to Scripps Health for their cardiovascular care after both women had serious heart attacks.
Scripps in the News | July 27, 2017
Scripps Cardiology Fellow Featured in Alumni Magazine
Scripps Clinic cardiology fellow Abdallah Bitar, MD, was featured in Canisius Magazine, a seasonal alumni publication from Canisius College in Buffalo.
Scripps in the News | May 12, 2017
Union-Tribune: Scripps Leading Trend to Enter Wrist for Heart Procedures
More than 80 percent of catheter-based heart procedures at Scripps Clinic are being done through the wrist rather than the groin.
Scripps in the News | January 8, 2017
Study Validates Use of Drug-Eluding Stent In Lower Leg Vessel Blockage
Scripps expert says data from a newly published study have confirmed the effectiveness of drug-eluding stents to treat vessel blockage in the lower legs.
Scripps in the News | November 14, 2016
Scripps Cardiologist Implants Innovative Stroke Prevention Device
Scripps Clinic interventional cardiologist Matthew Price, MD, implants innovative stroke prevention device that close a hole in the heart.
News Releases | November 13, 2016
Scripps Clinic Cardiologist First on West Coast To Implant New FDA-Approved Heart Device
A Scripps Health patient has become the first on the West Coast to be implanted with the Amplatzer PFO Occluder.
Scripps in the News | July 13, 2016
FDA Approves New Absorbable Heart Stent Tested at Scripps
Scripps Clinic cardiologist Paul Teirstein, MD, weighed in on a new absorbable stent recently cleared for commercial use by the FDA.
Scripps in the News | October 19, 2015
Scripps Doctors Receive Coverage at TCT
Scripps Clinic was strongly represented at the 2015 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics conference with honors for Dr. Teirstein, Dr. Topol and Dr. Price.