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AHA, Providence Health Plan partner for cardiac care
The American Heart Association is teaming up with Providence Health Plan, the health insurance division of Renton, Wash.-based Providence Health & Services, to broaden cardiovascular care in underserved communities throughout Oregon and Washington. -
Can mammograms help identify heart disease?
Mammography can be used to identify a key indicator for heart disease in women, according to a study presented at the Menopause Society's annual meeting. -
Hospitals with the highest excess readmission rates for heart failure patients
Becker's compiled a list of 10 hospitals with the highest excess readmission rates for heart failure patients. -
Hospitals with the lowest return days for heart attack patients
Becker's compiled a list of the hospitals with the highest and lowest hospital return days for heart attack patients. -
Cardiac groups standardized social determinants of health
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association's Committee on Clinical Data Standards has published guidance on the social determinants of health faced by cardiology patients. With clear definitions, these determinants can more easily be incorporated into clinical practice, the committee said in the report published Aug. 26 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. -
Where 3 hospital leaders see progress in cardiology
Three leaders from cardiology hospitals ranked among the best by U.S. News & World Report shared with Becker's where they think the industry has made the most progress in the last five years. -
Intermountain expands digital heart health program
Salt Lake City based-Intermountain Health has expanded its heart failure program in partnership with digital health company Story Health. -
North Carolina cardiologist 1st to implant FDA-cleared drug-eluting 'bio envelope'
A cardiologist from Greenville, N.C.-based East Carolina University Health has performed the first patient implant of the world's first FDA-cleared, drug-eluting "bio envelope." -
Latest echocardiogram guidelines recommend ultrasound contrast agent
Guidelines released by the European Society of Cardiology strongly recommend the use of an ultrasound contrast agent during echocardiography. -
7 systems seeking cardiology leaders
Here are seven health systems seeking cardiology leaders: -
Texas interventional cardiologist 1st in nation to place dual-chamber leadless pacemaker
A physician from the Heart and Vascular Institute at Longview (Texas) Regional Medical Center became the first interventional cardiologist in the nation to place a dual-chamber leadless pacemaker. -
Remote monitoring, pharmacy support improve patients' blood pressure: Study
A program combining remote monitoring and pharmacist support improved blood pressure in 74% of patients whose blood pressure was previously resistant to treatment. -
A new heart disease risk factor
A recent study has established clonal hematopoiesis as a new risk factor for a type of heart disease. -
Mayo Clinic uses AI stethoscope to detect pregnancy-related heart failure
An AI-enabled stethoscope identified heart failure in two times as many pregnant patients when compared to traditional screening, according to a study published Sept. 2 in Nature Medicine. -
Blood test could predict women's heart risk 30 years in advance
A single blood test was found to predict cardiovascular events in women over a 30-year period, according to a study published Aug. 31 in The New England Journal of Medicine. -
4 cardiac care guideline updates
The European Society of Cardiology released four updated guidelines for management of various cardiovascular conditions at the ESC Congress 2024. -
20 hospitals with highest, lowest heart failure death rates
Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Hospital and VA Boston Healthcare System-Jamaica Plain (Mass.) have the lowest death rate for heart failure patients in the country, according to CMS data. -
80 heart centers opening, expanding in 2024
From new cardiac rehabilitation units to $60 million expansion projects, here are 80 cardiology program updates from 2024: -
New procedure puts Lee Health on cutting edge of cardiac care
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health completed its first fully endoscopic heart-valve surgery through the smallest incision possible — putting it on the forefront of cardiac care, it said in an Aug. 29 news release. -
20 hospitals with the lowest, highest heart attack death rates
New York City-based NYU Langone Hospitals has the lowest death rate for heart attack patients in the country, according to CMS data.
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