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Advances over the last decades have given doctors new tools for treating the underlying conditions that can cause heart failure. UCSF is working to prevent and treat heart and vascular maladies through leading patient care, research, and training the next generation of health leaders.</p> <p><a class="button--alt" href="https://www.ucsfhealth.org/list-of-clinics/heart-and-vascular">Find Medical Care</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="topic-page-wrapper"> <div class="field field-content-panel field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="layout-columns__1 bg-white" style=""> <div class="field field-content-wrapper-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="layout-column"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--column-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field-column-content-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"> <div class="paragraph-text-block"> <h2>UCSF Programs</h2> <dom-twocolumn-layout data-column1-color="transparent" data-column1-size="50" data-column2-color="transparent" data-column2-size="50"> <div class="column1" slot="column1" style="--column1-color: var(--bg-transparent); --column1-size: var(--size-50); --column1-font-color: var(--font-black)"> <ul class="ext--list"> <li><a href="https://ucsfhealthcardiology.ucsf.edu/">UCSF Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="column2" slot="column2" style="--column2-color: var(--bg-transparent); --column2-size: var(--size-50); --column2-font-color: var(--font-black)"> <ul class="ext--list"> <li><a href="https://cvri.ucsf.edu/">UCSF Cardiovascular Research Institute</a></li> </ul> </div> </dom-twocolumn-layout> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field__item"> <div class="layout-columns__1 bg-white remove-top-space" style=""> <h2 class="layout__heading">News</h2> <div class="field field-content-wrapper-content field--type-entity-reference-revisions 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alt="Placeholder image" height="216" width="384" loading="lazy"> </picture> </figure> <header class="news-card__copy"> <ul class="article-header__byline"> <li class="article-header__primary-area" data-primary-area="pa-research">Research</li> <li class="article-header__date"> <div class="field field-date-and-time field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2024-11-13T16:17:10Z" class="datetime"> Nov. 13, 2024 </time> </div> </li> </ul> <h2><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">New Study Looks at Why Cancer Treatments Cause Heart Damage</span> </h2> </header> </a> </article> </li> <li> <article data-history-node-id="428701" class="news-card" data-primary-area="pa-research"> <a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2024/10/428701/poor-sleep-midlife-linked-faster-brain-atrophy" class="news-card__link"> <figure> <picture class="field field-card-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__item"> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/news_card__image/public/2024-10/brain-mri.jpg 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/news_card__image/public/2024-10/brain-mri.jpg 2x" media="all and (max-width: 599px)" type="image/jpeg" width="600" height="338"/> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/news_card__image/public/2024-10/brain-mri.jpg" width="600" height="338" alt="An MRI scan of a brain." class="element-fade"/> </picture> </figure> <header class="news-card__copy"> <ul class="article-header__byline"> <li class="article-header__primary-area" data-primary-area="pa-research">Research</li> <li class="article-header__date"> <div class="field field-date-and-time field--type-datetime field--label-hidden field__item"><time datetime="2024-10-23T16:37:45Z" class="datetime"> Oct. 23, 2024 </time> </div> </li> </ul> <h2><span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Poor Sleep in Midlife Is Linked to Faster Brain Atrophy</span> </h2> </header> </a> </article> 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