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Congratulations to FSU College of Nursing Alumna Eileen Handberg (BSN ’80), PhD ARNP-BC, FAHA, FACC, FPCNA on her selection as the 2021 Distinguished Graduate in the Practitioner Category

  Dr. Handberg is a Research Professor of Medicine and Director of the Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Program in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Program Co-Director, OneFlorida Clinical Research Consortium. She has served the University as an Institutional Review Board member for 21 years was a College of Medicine CME…

UF Health earns WASOG Center of Excellence Award for Sarcoidosis

World Association for Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders has designated UF Health as one of the first 25 Sarcoidosis Center’s of Excellence. We now share this designation with forty-one centers world-wide. This designation refers to a multidisciplinary team including pulmonologists, cardiologists and surgeons with a shared specialized facility that…

There’s nothing sweet about the relationship between heart disease and cancer

When the calendar changes to February, red and pink heart-shaped candy fills store shelves in preparation for Valentine’s Day. Let those hearts also serve as a reminder of another February event: American Heart Month. Health conditions, lifestyle choices and family history can all increase your risk of heart disease.

Wear Red Day 2021

  The cardiology team at UF Health Heart and Vascular Hospital is celebrating…

AFib insights: Getting to a Normal Rhythm Patient Seminar

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a serious but treatable heart condition. Some people are symptom-free and other have palpitations, fluttering or a pounding feeling in their chest. Learn about the steps you need to take to manage AFib.   Hear from Zubin Agarwal, M.D., M.P.H. from UF Health Cardiology during…

Heart failure team adopts local families for the holidays

Tequila Wilson was watching the news around Thanksgiving when a story highlighting families in need caught her eye. UF Health Shands Transplant Center’s “Santa committee” went Christmas shopping for 16 local families in need. Wilson, a transplant assistant with the UF Health Shands Transplant Center, recalls a…

UF researchers develop easy tool to predict risk of heart attack, stroke

A new assessment tool can predict users’ 10-year risk of heart attack or stroke with just a few patient-inputted responses, no lab tests required. Developed by University of Florida researchers, the EZ-CVD calculates a person’s risk score based on six questions on sex, age, current smoking status,…

Division Publication Update Sept. 2020

Colleagues, I want to congratulate our faculty members for the multiple publications coming out of the division. See below: Keeley EC, Villanueva M, Chen YE, Gong Y, Handberg EM, Smith SM, Pepine CJ, Cooper-DeHoff RM. Attended vs unattended systolic blood pressure measurement: A randomized comparison in patients with cardiovascular disease. J Clin Hypertens.