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Florida hospital establishes electrophysiology program after $10M donation
Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center established the Elliot Family Center for Cardiac Electrophysiology thanks to a $10 million donation, CBS12 reported May 13. -
UPMC Harrisburg 1st to use new TAVR system
UPMC Harrisburg (Pa.) is the first hospital in the world to use a new transcatheter aortic valve replacement system. -
Endeavor Health opens $170M cardiovascular institute
Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health opened its Cardiovascular Institute at Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview, Ill. -
Allegheny Health Network renames heart program for NHL star
Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network received a $5 million gift from the Mario Lemieux Foundation and Highmark Health, which will support the cardiovascular institute and rename its electrophysiology program to the Mario Lemieux Center for Heart Rhythm Care at AHN. -
Device could keep children home while waiting for heart transplant
A heart pump device the size of an AA battery could help children in need of a heart transplant wait at home rather than the hospital, Science Daily reported May 7. -
90% of US adults 20 and older at risk of heart disease: New study
The majority of adults 20 and older meet criteria for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, putting them at risk of developing full-blown heart disease, according to new research. -
New York hospital halts open-heart surgeries
Utica, N.Y.-based Wynn Hospital is temporarily suspending open-heart surgeries to review and strengthen the service, NBC affiliate WKTV reported May 7. -
58 cardiologists, cardiology leaders on the move in 2024
Here are 58 cardiologists and cardiology leaders stepping into new roles in 2024: -
Cardiologists' top ways to address their burnout
Cardiologists are working to reduce their burnout by changing their environment. The most common changes were addressing productivity pressures with leadership and making workflow or staff changes to reduce their burnout, a recent Medscape report found. -
Virginia system launches open-heart surgery program
Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Healthcare surgeons recently performed the system's first open-heart surgery, marking the launch of its new cardiac surgery program. -
Cedars-Sinai trains most comprehensive echocardiography AI to date
Smidt Heart Institute and Cedars-Sinai, both based in Los Angeles, used the largest dataset to date to trained a machine-learning algorithm that can interpret echocardiogram images. -
Cardiology, heart surgery reimbursements down at least 29%
Medicare reimbursements have fallen by 29% for cardiology, with even greater declines for cardiac and thoracic surgery, a recent study found. -
Independent cardiology medicine board gets one step closer to reality
The American Board of Medical Specialties is one step closer to creating an independent board of cardiology medicine. Recently, it created a formal board of directors and its Specialty Board Development group opened a comment period. -
Heart failure trends reverse, are rising again: Study
The decadelong reduction in heart failure deaths has "been entirely undone" in recent years, according to a research letter published April 24 in JAMA Network. -
Texas hospital gifted millions to complete heart center
Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Children's Hospital received a multimillion-dollar gift to support its heart center. -
Highest-paying settings for cardiologists
Offices of physicians are the highest-paying setting for cardiologists on average; they earn more than $300,000 there than in the lowest-paying setting, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. -
10 systems hiring cardiology leaders
Here are 10 hospitals and health systems hiring cardiology leaders. -
Cardiologist burnout rising: 7 things to know
Burnout among cardiologists has risen by 2% since last year, with 66% reporting they have felt burned out for at least 13 months, compared to 64% in 2023, a recent Medscape report found. -
The heart condition becoming more common in middle-aged adults
A University of Pittsburgh Medical Center study found that 25% of patients with atrial fibrillation were younger than 65 — more than tenfold the estimated prevalence of 2%. -
Polypills can reduce cardiovascular mortality by 11%: Study
Polypills for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease reduced all-cause mortality by 11% and risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events by 29%, a recent study found.
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