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Jersey City Medical Center expands cardio program with AI procedure
Jersey City Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, expanded its cardiovascular program by introducing a computed tomography artificial intelligence to evaluate the presence of coronary artery disease. -
5 recent heart center milestones
Heart centers across the nation continue to reach milestones with a variety of procedures. -
4 recent cath lab, specialty heart center openings
Four hospitals and health systems have recently opened cardiac catheterization labs and other specialty heart centers. -
Allegheny Health Network opens new cardiac catheterization lab
Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network's Cardiovascular Institute opened a new cardiac catheterization laboratory, TribLive reported Dec. 15. -
Medical City Heart performs first 'donation after cardiac death' heart transplant in Texas
Dallas-based Medical City Heart Hospital recently performed the first heart transplant using a new technique known as donation after cardiac death, or DCD, in Texas, the hospital said Dec. 15. -
Former cardiology chief raising money via GoFundMe to sue Pennsylvania hospital over firing
The former chief of cardiovascular surgery at Doylestown (Pa.) Hospital has launched a GoFundMe campaign in an effort to raise enough money to sue the hospital over his firing, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. -
American Heart Association invests $10M to study COVID-19's effects on the heart, brain
The American Heart Association has invested $10 million in grants to fund studies that evaluate COVID-19's long-term effects on heart and brain health. -
Piedmont hires 9 cardiovascular physicians in 2021
The Piedmont Heart Institute, part of Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare, hired nine cardiovascular specialists this year, the health system said Dec. 13. -
10 top cardiology stories in 2021
A round-up of the nation's best hospitals for heart care was Becker's most-read cardiology story in 2021. -
Stanford Children's surgeons perform 500th pediatric heart transplant
Surgeons at California-based Stanford Children's Health recently performed the organization's 500th pediatric heart transplant. -
New guideline calls for ethical treatment of women, minorities who need artery-opening procedures
Gender, race and ethnicity should not be factors for cardiologists deciding whether invasive heart procedures should be performed on patients, according to a new guideline issued Dec. 9 from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology. -
St. David's Medical Center among first in US to implant neurostimulator technology
Austin, Texas-based St. David’s Medical Center physicians were among the first in the U.S. to implant the Barostim System, a new neurostimulator technology used to help treat advanced heart failure, the hospital said Dec. 9. -
27 cardiology firsts in 2021
Since the start of 2021, hospitals and health systems across the U.S. have performed many novel cardiology procedures. -
New Penn State Health lab to treat rhythm disturbances
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center in Berks County, Pa., announced a new electrophysiology laboratory opened Dec. 7 to treat patients with cardiac rhythm disturbances. -
American College of Cardiology names new chief innovation officer
The American College of Cardiology named Ami Bhatt, MD, as chief innovation officer, the organization said Dec. 7. -
Myocarditis in young people rare after COVID-19 vaccination, study finds
Cases of post-COVID-19 vaccine myocarditis, swelling of the heart muscle, in people under 21 are rare and usually mild, a study published Dec. 6 in Circulation confirmed. -
Blood pressure readings spiked during stay-at-home orders, study finds
Significant increases in blood pressure readings were observed during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in both men and women across the U.S., a study published Dec. 6 in Circulation found. -
Cleveland Clinic performs 1st implant of leadless pacemaker defibrillator system
Cleveland Clinic doctors were the first in the world to successfully implant leadless pacemaker defibrillator systems in two patients as part of a global clinical trial sponsored by Boston Scientific, according to a Dec. 2 news release. -
Bedtime's link to heart disease tops November's 10 most-read cardiology stories
News linking the optimal bedtime to lower heart disease risk was Becker's most-read cardiology story in November. -
MedStar Washington Hospital Center implants 300th LVAD device
Physicians at Washington, D.C.-based MedStar Washington Hospital Center have completed the 300th implant of the HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist device, which treats patients with advanced heart failure, making it one of the first four LVAD programs nationwide to do so, MedStar said Nov. 30.
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