Heart Health

Weill Cornell Medicine has nationally recognized leaders in diagnosing, treating, managing, and preventing heart disease and associated conditions. Our physicians provide expert cardiac care with an individualized, comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach. Here you'll find practical information on prevention, emerging technologies, and upcoming clinical trials to help you live your best heart-healthy life.

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Podcast: What Is Heart-Healthy Living?

In this episode of Back to Health, Dr. Bob Harrington discusses the importance of heart-healthy living through the life stages.

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Dr. Stephanie Mick: Blazing a Trail in Robotic Mitral Valve Repair

When Stephanie L. Mick, M.D., saw a beating heart during her general surgery residency at NewYork-Presbyterian, she knew that cardiac surgery was her calling.“I was trying to decide what I wanted to specialize in within surgery, and it was getting to the point where I was at the end of my rope,” says Dr. Mick, director of robotic and minimally invasive cardiac surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine. “I was on a thoracic surgery rotation, and part of the operation included... Read More

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Infographic: When Sudden Cardiac Arrest Strikes

Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is when your heart stops beating. When this happens, blood no longer flows to your brain and other organs. A quick response is vital.

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Guiding Your Child Towards a Heart-Healthy Life

Want your child to have a healthy heart throughout life? It doesn’t happen by accident. Incorporate these heart-healthy habits.

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Infographic: Take 8 for Heart Health

The American Heart Association recently updated and expanded Life’s Simple Seven™ to Life’s Essential 8™. Follow these steps to better heart health.

Learn more about our cardiology services to take care of your heart:

    Innovation

    Weill Cornell Medicine is a leader in innovation, providing cutting-edge treatments to improve outcomes and deliver on our promise of personalized care.

    Leveraging Digital Technology to Empower Prevention:
    “We’re [piloting] electronic medical support to identify patients who have very high cholesterol and flagging them to their PCP [for follow up].”
    -Dr. Samuel Kim

    Targeting Better Diagnoses and Treatments:
    “We are focusing now on microvascular dysfunction, which affects predominantly females, and unfortunately, has historically been difficult to diagnose. We’re currently building a program to decide if certain interventional tests make sense and can help tailor therapy.”
    -Dr. Jaya Kanduri

    Studying Patients’ Long-Term Health Effects:
    "We're participating in an international, multicenter registry looking at patients who receive immune checkpoint inhibitors, which can help us better understand immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis.” 
    -Dr. Stephanie Feldman

    We Heart Your Heart