Beth Pruitt discusses her work in human embryonic stem-cell-derived cardiac myosites and future opportunities to use heart cells for regenerative therapy. (October 18, 2011)

4. Bioengineering Tools for Cardiovascular Applications (October 18, 2011)

Joseph Wu explains how stem cells may be the answer to repairing hearts that have failed. Some of his research has been focused on techniques to push cardiovascular medicine forward. (October 25, 2011)

5. Mending a Broken Heart: Will Stem Cells Be the Answer for Cardiac Repair (October 25, 2011)

Thomas Quertermous explores how genetics influence cardiovascular diseases and how much risk heritability presents as opposed to behavior. (November 29, 2011)

9. Do I Really Need to Eat that Tofuburger? (November 29, 2011)

Michael McConnell discusses his work in preventative cardiology, advancements in technology used for cardiovascular imaging, and their relevance surrounding cardiovascular disease. (December 6, 2011)

10. The Visualized Heart: From 2D to 7D Imaging of the Cardiovascular System (December 6, 2011)

John Cooke discusses about the risk factors that contribute to quicker vascular aging and responds to audience questions. (November 8, 2011)

7. Reversing Vascular Aging (November 8, 2011)

Daniel Bernstein gives an introduction to the course as well as briefly discussing the heart and some of the diseases that will be discussed during the quarter. (September 27, 2011)

1. Mending a Broken Heart (September 27, 2011)

Marcia Stefanick reviews the differences in heart disease with regards to gender and age and how certain aspects of treatment should be changed to better address these differences. (November 15, 2011)

8. Women and Heart Disease (November 15, 2011)

Paul Wang and Anne Dubin talk about the risks of heart rhythm disorders both in adults and young children and the common methods used to combat such diseases. (October 4, 2011)

2. Keeping the Beat: New Technologies to Treat Heart Rhythm Disorders (October 4, 2011)

Robert Robbins and Alan Yeung talk about recent advances in cardiovascular surgery, what it means for patients, and how the envision the field advancing in the future. (October 11, 2011)

3. Innovations in Cardiovascular Surgery (October 11, 2011)

Euan Ashley gives a presentation on some of the typical cardiovascular symptoms of high performing athletes. He discusses both the risks that they face, as well as the benefits they gain. (November 1, 2011)

6. The Athletic Heart: Cardiovascular Risks/Benefits in Performance Athletics (November 1, 2011)

Not only were the lectures very informative but the audio and video quality were great!

Great lectures

Wonderfully informative even for a lay person.  Thank you Apple, Stanford, and the speakers.

Very informative and engaging!

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