The Sarver Heart Center
Message from the Director
"My vision for the Sarver Heart Center is one of excellence in cardiovascular care, research, and education. I am excited and honored to lead the Sarver Heart Center and look forward to achieving these goals through partnership with our colleagues and our community."
- Hesham A. Sadek, MD, PhD
Innovating. Life-Saving. Patient Care.
Grand Rounds
Mayo Clinic's Wuqiang Zhu, PhD, at SHC Research Seminar
Tuesday, June 10, 2025 - 12:00pm
Heart News
New Drug Candidate to Reverse HFpEF
05/28/2025
New Drug Candidate to Reverse HFpEF Discovered by SHC Associate Director, Hossein Ardehali, MD, PhD
Dr. Sadayappan on Declining Life Expectancy in So. AZ
05/01/2025
In a recent KOLD 13 News segment, Sakthivel Sadayappan, PhD, Associate Director of the Sarver Heart Center and Department Head of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the University of Arizona, addressed the alarming decline in life expectancy across Arizona. According to the CDC, Arizona has experienced the third-largest drop in life expectancy nationwide, decreasing from 79 to 75 years.
Inaugural walk-with-a-doc event for Sarver Steppers at La Encantada deemed triumphant
02/25/2025
Fourteen new members of the Sarver Steppers walking club at La Encantada took park, Friday morning, Feb. 21, in the kickoff for the group, sponsored by the Sarver Heart Center and local vendors Haute Coffee and Lululemon. That number is expected to double soon with support of clinicians and researchers from the center and Division of Cardiology.
