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
COM-P's Shirin Doroudgar, PhD, at Sarver Heart Center Research Seminar
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 - 12:00pm
Heart News
The 2025 SHC Annual Report is here!
06/13/2025
We invite you to explore the full report and celebrate another year of life-saving innovation and progress.
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.
