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Change of Heart

Through innovative clinical trials and research, Weill Cornell Medicine physicians are pioneering efforts to address long-standing disparities in women’s cardiac surgery and cardiology care.

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Focused Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation

Treatment for atrial fibrillation helps you reduce symptoms and your risk for stroke. Learn more about your treatment options.

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May is High Blood Pressure Education Month

May might be the month with all the flowers the April showers bring us.  But May is also High Blood Pressure Education Month.  Also called hypertension, high blood pressure can lead to strokes and heart attacks.  You might already know that.  But did you know high blood pressure can damage body organs and  lead to kidney failure?  Even the tiny blood vessels at the back of your eyes can be damaged when the pressure is too high in those blood vessels.  The worst part is that many people are... Read More

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Protect Your Child’s Heart Health

The pediatric cardiologist team breaks down the subtleties of heart condition symptoms and explains how to support children with cardiovascular issues.

During Heart Health Month, It’s a Great Time to Focus on Prevention

During Heart Health Month, It’s a Great Time to Focus on Prevention

Every day offers us a potential fresh start to do something good for our hearts. Kicking off Heart Health Month, that’s the core message cardiologist and Dean of Weill Cornell Medicine Dr. Robert Harrington has shared with the Weill Cornell Medicine community, the residents of New York City, the New York Metropolitan Region and beyond.

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NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center Earns Recognition as a Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center from the American Heart Association and the Mitral Foundation

Dr. Stephanie Mick. Credit: Weill Cornell Medicine Art & PhotographyNewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center has received the Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award from the American Heart Association and the Mitral Foundation for a demonstrated record of superior clinical outcomes resulting from evidence-based, guideline-directed degenerative mitral valve repair.This award recognizes NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center’s contribution to advancing best practices... Read More

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NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center Earns Recognition as a Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center from the American Heart Association and the Mitral Foundation

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center has received the Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award from the American Heart Association and the Mitral Foundation for a demonstrated record of superior clinical outcomes resulting from evidence-based, guideline-directed degenerative mitral valve repair.This award recognizes NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center’s contribution to advancing best practices in the surgical treatment of mitral valve disease, a common valvular... Read More

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Podcast: Keeping Your Child's Heart Healthy

In this episode of Kids Health Cast, Dr. Amanda Lin discusses what parents should know about keeping their child's heart healthy.

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Dr. Iosif Gulkarov Named Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens

Dr. Iosif Gulkarov, a leading adult cardiac surgeon, has been appointed chief of cardiothoracic surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens, effective Oct. 1. Dr. Gulkarov was also recruited to Weill Cornell Medicine as an associate professor of clinical cardiothoracic surgery.

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Heart Health in Women

The diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women used to be modeled on men’s experiences. That was problematic, it turns out, as there are important differences in the ways women and men experience a heart attack, says cardiologist Dr. Nupoor Narula, an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Director of the Women’s Heart Program at Weill Cornell Medicine.