People with heart failure can live normal lives with good medical care. Learn about heart failure, risk factors, diagnostics and managing this condition.

The Advanced Heart Disease and Mechanical Circulatory Support team provides patient care primarily at Banner - University Medical Center Tucson. These physicians specialize in caring for patients with heart failure, particularly people who experience persistent symptoms despite medical therapy.

Imagine you are a "typical" patient with heart failure and you take six to eight medications to control your condition. What if your doctor could enter some of your diagnostic data into a software program and learn which drugs are safest for you and which may be toxic to your heart? That's the vision of Ikeotunye (Ike) Royal Chinyere, a University of Arizona senior in honors physiology who works as a cardiac electrophysiology research specialist at Sarver Heart Center under the mentorship of Elizabeth Juneman, MD, and Steven Goldman, MD.

Join Sarver Heart Center faculty for upcoming community lectures in Tucson. Mark your calendar for March 15: "Tracking Your Health with Wearable Technology: A Look at What's on the Drawing Board," presented by Marvin J. Slepian, MD, and David Armstrong, DPM, MD, PhD. (This lecture also will be presented in Green Valley on March 16.)
April 19: "Sleeping for Peak Performance and Your Heart"
May 17: "Right Treatment, Right Person, Right Time: Progress in Precision Cardiovascular Care at the Sarver Heart Center."

Patient care advances rely on good clinical research. Please complete a Cardiology Research Registry Information Form to learn about new clinical research studies for which you may be eligible.

The Sarver Heart Center was built literally on the foundation set by generous donors who are committed to our mission. This year we are commemorating our 30th year of life-saving innovations, research and patient care. Whether you can contribute your time, talent or treasures, we invite you to explore the many ways to support the Center.