When Mother Teresa experienced heart problems on a mission trip to Tijuana, she was rushed to Scripps for lifesaving care. She was treated with an experimental stent developed in part by a Scripps Clinic cardiologist—one of many pioneering treatments and advances in patient care that started at Scripps. For decades, Scripps physicians have been trailblazers in cardiovascular care. Today, Scripps continues to transform medicine in unprecedented ways through leading-edge procedures and advancements in interventional cardiology, structural heart disease care, women’s heart disease, wireless heart care and more. Click here to read more about heart care innovations at Scripps.
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