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Health and Wellness | August 27, 2018

What Is Atrial Fibrillation (AFib)? (video)

A physician checks a female patient's heartbeat using a stethoscope. She's checking for a heart murmur and possibility she may have atrial fibrillation.
Douglas Gibson, MD, director of cardiac electrophysiology at Scripps Clinic, discusses the use of the Watchman heart device to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib).
Health and Wellness | August 21, 2018

Fixing Leaky Heart Valves Without Open Heart Surgery (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.
Mitral regurgitation or a leaky mitral heart valve can lead to problems. The MitraClip can fix it without open heart surgery.
Scripps in the News | August 15, 2018

Media Cover New U.S. News Rankings

Several media outlets covered the release of the 2018 top hospital rankings by U.S. News and World Report.
News Releases | August 14, 2018

U.S. News Ranks Scripps Hospitals No. 1 in San Diego Region For Second Consecutive Year

Scripps Green and La Jolla hospitals were ranked number one in the San Diego region for the second year in a row by U.S. News & World Report.
Health and Wellness | August 1, 2018

Facts About Heart Disease

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Here's what you need to know about heart attacks and heart disease.
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.
Scripps in the News | July 10, 2018

Scripps Heart Transplant Patient Lauds Use of LVAD to Keep Him Alive

Thomas Heywood, MD, treating LVAD heart patient Scott Fitzgerald
Heart transplant patient Scott Fitzgerald was featured on 10News, Ivanhoe News, and San Diego Magazine explaining how the use of the LVAD helped save his life.
Health and Wellness | June 21, 2018

What Is Heart Disease? (video)

A Scripps cardiologist discusses the risk factors for heart disease and offers advice on how to prevent heart problems and what to do in case of a heart attack.
Health and Wellness | June 21, 2018

What Are the Symptoms of a Heart Attack in Men and Women? (video)

Stethoscope on top of white lab coat, symbolizing heart health.
Men and women may have different symptoms when experiencing a heart attack. A Scripps cardiologist, explains the warning signs.
Health and Wellness | May 29, 2018

LVADs, Pacemakers and How One Woman Is Thriving After a Heart Transplant (podcast)

A heart failure patient holds an LVAD device that has been implanted to keep the patient's heart functioning while a new heart becomes available for a heart transplant.
Heart failure patient Darla Calvet and cardiologist Thomas Heywood discuss how the LVAD helped keep her heart working while she waited for a heart transplant.