Cardiology (Audio)

Cardiology (Audio)

UCTV programs examine the complex, but now preventable and treatable, conditions of the heart and blood vessels.

Episodes

Cellular Reprogramming in Human Disease

September 13, 2025 • 58 mins
Deepak Srivastava, MD, explores how cellular reprogramming offers new hope for treating heart disease. He highlights innovative strategies to regenerate damaged heart tissue by stimulating adult cardiomyocytes to divide and converting fibroblasts into heart-like cells. His team develops a nonviral delivery system using lipid nanoparticles and investigates the role of specific gene regulators in restoring heart function in animal mo...
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Stem Cells and Next Generation Regenerative Medicine Therapies - Medicine Informing Novel Discoveries (MIND)

August 26, 2025 • 59 mins
Hear about cutting-edge advances in regenerative medicine, from lab breakthroughs to patient impact. Catriona Jamieson, MD, PhD, introduces efforts at the Sanford Stem Cell Institute to develop therapies that enhance the body’s ability to heal itself. Dan Kaufman, MD, PhD, shares progress in cancer immunotherapy using engineered natural killer cells derived from pluripotent stem cells. Karen Christman, PhD, explains how her team cr...
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Managing Lipid Disorders Like High Cholesterol

August 1, 2025 • 58 mins
Dr. Robert Baron reviews best practices in lipid management for preventing cardiovascular disease, with a focus on statin use. He outlines the strong evidence for statins in reducing heart attack and stroke risk by 25–33%, particularly in patients with clinical atherosclerotic disease, diabetes, or high LDL. He explains why shared decision-making is key in primary prevention, where guidelines vary and risk thresholds are debated. B...
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Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disparities Among Black White and Filipino Women: What's Fat Got to Do with It?

July 16, 2024 • 52 mins
Maria Rosario (Happy) G. Araneta, Ph.D., M.P.H., highlights the significant impact of prenatal and childhood malnutrition on later health outcomes, including coronary heart disease and diabetes. She emphasizes the importance of physical activity, strength training, and the need for inclusive research to address health disparities. Future research directions include understanding cognitive impairment related to diabetes and developi...
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Reversal of Disease using a Whole-Food Plant-Based Diet

February 26, 2024 • 12 mins
Anthony Lim, M.D., J.D. shares research that tackles diseases through a whole-food, plant-based diet. Learn how food choices can transform your well-being. Series: "Stein Institute for Research on Aging" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 39600]
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Beta Adrenergic Receptors and Their Role in Heart Function

September 29, 2023 • 56 mins
Learn about groundbreaking research being conducted by some of the most highly skilled and intelligent minds in the nation towards enhancing human health, in fields such as biomedical sciences, social sciences, and digital health. This program will talk about beta adrenergic receptors, which are key components of the body's cardiovascular system, playing a vital role in modulating heart rate, contractility, and blood vessel activit...
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Stem Cells and Clinical Genomics for Clinical Trials in Dish - Breaking News in Stem Cells

September 15, 2023 • 52 mins
Joseph C. Wu, M.D., Ph.D., shares his pioneering research on cardiovascular disease mechanisms using patient-specific stem cells. Learn about accelerated drug discovery, "clinical trials in a dish," and precision medicine's impact on treatment. Explore genomics, stem cells, imaging, and more. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 38327]
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How To Manage High Blood Cholesterol

July 1, 2023 • 85 mins
Having a skilled primary care clinician will go a long way to maintaining your health and wellness. In this program on primary care basics, Dr. Robert B. Baron discusses the best practices for managing blood cholesterol and understanding the benefits and harms to prevent heart attacks and strokes. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38794]
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How To Manage High Blood Pressure

June 10, 2023 • 89 mins
Having a skilled primary care clinician will go a long way to maintaining your health and wellness. In this program on primary care basic, Dr. Robert B. Baron discusses the best practices in how to measure blood pressure, treatment goals, diet, lifestyle and medications. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38791]
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Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death in Heart Transplantation

March 9, 2023 • 56 mins
Hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. are receiving treatment for failing kidneys, livers, hearts, and other organs. Learn about the current strategies and new advances to support, provide organs and solutions to those in need. In this program, Dr. Jason Smith discusses the process for determining when to perform a heart transplant after death. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and ...
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Heart Valves: What Can Go Wrong and the Latest Approaches to Making Them Right Again

February 25, 2023 • 57 mins
What role do genetics, diet, exercise and cholesterol play in preventing and treating diseases of the heart? Learn about advances in the prevention and treatment of heart disease, coronary artery disease and heart attacks, abnormal rhythms such as atrial fibrillation, cardiac arrest, the failing heart, and diseases of the heart valves. In this UCSF program, Dr. Sammy Elmariah and Dr. Tom C. Nguyen explain what can go wrong with val...
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Heart Attacks Angioplasties and Stents Oh My!

February 4, 2023 • 82 mins
What role do genetics, diet, exercise and cholesterol play in preventing and treating diseases of the heart? Learn about advances in the prevention and treatment of heart disease, coronary artery disease and heart attacks, abnormal rhythms such as atrial fibrillation, cardiac arrest, the failing heart, and diseases of the heart valves. In this program, Dr. Krishan Soni discusses interventions such as angioplasties and stents to tre...
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Heart Failure: What it Means and the Many Effective Treatments Now Available

January 21, 2023 • 58 mins
What role do genetics, diet, exercise and cholesterol play in preventing and treating diseases of the heart? And what is heart failure? In this UCSF program, Dr. Liviu Klein explains why heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome, and how to treat the condition. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38485]
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Implantable Devices to Diagnose and Treat Cardiac Rhythm Disorders

January 20, 2023 • 87 mins
What role do genetics, diet, exercise and cholesterol play in preventing and treating diseases of the heart? Learn about advances in the prevention and treatment of heart disease, coronary artery disease and heart attacks, abnormal rhythms such as atrial fibrillation, cardiac arrest, the failing heart, and diseases of the heart valves with Dr. Thomas Dewland, who talks about implantable devices like pacemakers and defibrillators. S...
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Atrial Fibrillation: Alcohol Caffeine Apple Watches and What They All Have To Do With the Most Common Heart Rhythm Disturbance

December 3, 2022 • 89 mins
What role do genetics, diet, exercise and cholesterol play in preventing and treating diseases of the heart? Learn about advances in the prevention and treatment of heart disease, including an overview of abnormal rhythms such as atrial fibrillation and diet with Dr. Gregory Marcus. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38481]
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Prevention of Heart Disease: What You and Your Doctor Can Do to Minimize Risk

December 1, 2022 • 81 mins
What role do genetics, diet, exercise and cholesterol play in preventing and treating diseases of the heart? Learn about advances in the prevention and treatment of heart disease, and what you and your doctor can do to minimize risk with Dr. Carlin Long. Series: "Osher WISE: Well-being and Integrative Science for Everyone" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 38482]
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With Heart For Hearts – A Decade of Excellence at Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center - Health Talks

August 5, 2021 • 59 mins
Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center at UC San Diego Health marks 10 years of care. Explore patients’ experiences and the center’s impact on the community. From transforming cardiovascular medicine in San Diego to new collaborations, the last decade has led to tremendous success for cardiovascular medicine including the establishment of the Cardiovascular Institute. Series: "UC San Diego Health Talks" [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 37...
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From COVID-19 to Heart Regeneration: The Pluripotent Uses of Human Stem Cells with Chuck Murry - Breaking News in Stem Cells

July 17, 2021 • 60 mins
Chuck Murry, MD, PhD shares recent research on using cardiomyocytes to model COVID-19 heart disease. He also discusses current efforts to regenerate the heart and reduce arrhythmias. Series: "Stem Cell Channel" [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 37016]
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