Advancing Specialized Cardiac Care at UF Health Jacksonville

UF Health Jacksonville’s Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) team recently completed specialized Cardiac Surgical Unit Advanced Life Support (CSU-ALS)…

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Understanding Heart Failure: A Common Condition Requiring Lifelong Care

Heart failure is one of the most misunderstood diagnoses in cardiac care. Despite the name, it does not mean the heart has stopped or is “giving up.” Instead,…

Asian man in pain sitting on the edge of the bed uncomfortable holding his chest

Heart Surgery Using the Ross Procedure

The Ross Procedure replaces a nonfunctioning aortic valve with the patient’s own pulmonary valve and a healthy donor valve replaces the original pulmonary…

Heart Disease and Heart Surgery

Thomas Zeyl, MD, discusses some of the latest advances and technologies in heart surgery which allows patients to have decreased hospital stays and pain with…

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)

Erol V Belli, MD and Calvin Choi, MD discuss how transcatheter mitral valve repair (MitraClip) helps patients when their heart function declines and mitral…

Heart Attack 101 – Know the Signs and Symptoms

There’s no better time than American Heart Month to be educated and spread awareness about recognizing symptoms but also maintaining a heart healthy lifestyle.