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Health and Wellness | June 14, 2022

What Is Tachycardia? (podcast)

A Scripps cardiologist explains the causes and treatments for tachycardia, a fast heart rate condition that requires medical attention.
Health and Wellness | June 6, 2022

What Does a Fast Heart Rate Mean? (video)

A Scripps cardiologist explains the causes, symptoms and treatments for tachycardia, where the heart beats fast for no apparent reason.
Health and Wellness | April 26, 2021

4 Medical Advances Making a Difference in Heart Care

Scripps is a pioneer in innovative heart care. Learn about new devices and treatments for AFib, heart valve and coronary disease.
Health and Wellness | June 18, 2020

Why Is Coronavirus Dangerous to People with Heart Disease?

Heart patients are at greater risk of complications if infected by COVID-19. Learn what you can do to protect your health.
Health and Wellness | July 16, 2019

Understanding Heart Care

A guide to the most common heart diseases and the cardiovascular specialists who treat them.
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 27, 2018

Leaky Heart Valve Treatment: The MitraClip Can Fix It (podcast)

Matthew Price, MD, discusses how the MitraClip procedure can repair mitral valve regurgitation without having open-heart surgery.
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.
Health and Wellness | May 1, 2018

How the Watchman Implant Is Helping People with AFib (podcast)

Scripps cardiologist Douglas Gibson and his patient, David Brush discuss how the Watchman heart device came to be the right solution for Brush, who has AFib.
Health and Wellness | April 24, 2018

No More Blood Thinners Thanks to Watchman Device (video)

David Brush is thankful for the minimally invasive Watchman heart procedure that has allowed him to stop taking blood thinners to treat his AFib condition.