2. Heart Failure Symposium

Heart Failure Symposium

Updating to the Patient Perspective

“Our number one hope is that the 200 or so referring physicians, cardiologists and internists are being updated with the protocols that we are currently using,” says Dr. Mario Deng, cardiologist and active participant in the

By uclahealth • May 13, 2019
Vision For The Future of Heart Failure

“The Heart Failure Symposium is an opportunity to give physicians in the local area and beyond an opportunity to come and have a day of learning and interaction with the UCLA faculty,” says Dr. Richard Shemin, chief [...]

By uclahealth • May 13, 2019
Heart Failure Doesn’t Happen in a Vacuum

“The Heart Failure Symposium is for physicians, allied, personnel, and anyone who finds themselves interacting or involved with advanced heart failure patients,” says

By uclahealth • May 13, 2019
Critical to Spread Knowledge

“It’s a really exciting time for interventional cardiology as new technologies come to light for valvular heart disease,” says By uclahealth • May 13, 2019

Adventures in Knowledge
“Letting people know what therapies are available is critical because if the patient considers these therapies too late they may not qualify,” says Dr. Eugene DePasquale, associate director in the Advanced Heart Failure,
By uclahealth • June 13, 2018
Snoopy Dog Dance for Transplant
“It will be my one-year anniversary on June 6, which is my father’s birthday,” says Laurie Grand Pre, a heart transplant recipient. “He passed away at the same age that I got my heart. I have a family history of
By uclahealth • June 13, 2018
Changing
“Heart failure is one of the most common diseases in this country and around the world,” says Dr. Murray Kwon, an associate clinical professor in the department of surgery, surgical director of mechanical [...]
By uclahealth • June 13, 2018
Prioritizing Second Chances
“I received a heart transplant in March 2016 after dealing with heart failure for 25 years,” says Daniel Wickstrom, pictured with wife Kimberly Wickstrom. “I had cardiomyopathy, or an enlarged heart. My heart did pretty [...]
By uclahealth • June 13, 2018
Heart Care for the Community
“Our annual Heart Failure Symposium is for our UCLA team and the professional community interested in the latest advanced heart failure therapies,” says Melissa Moore, registered nurse and outreach coordinator for heart and lung transplants. “We [...]
By uclahealth • June 13, 2018