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Emory cardiologist, creator of Georgia's 1st public health school, dies at 90
Charles Hatcher, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon and former vice president of health affairs at Atlanta-based Emory University, died March 27 at Emory University Hospital. He was 90. -
Spectrum strikes value-based deal with Medtronic
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health signed a risk-based deal with Medtronic to improve outcomes for heart failure patients, the health system said March 31. -
American College of Cardiology names new president
Dipti Itchhaporia, MD, started her one-year term as president of the American College of Cardiology April 1. -
4 recent heart care partnerships
Here are four partnerships and affiliations centered on cardiac and cardiovascular care announced recently. -
FDA approves world's 1st device to treat congenital heart disease patients
The FDA approved the world's first nonsurgical heart valve device meant to treat patients with severe pulmonary valve regurgitation, which often is a result of congenital heart disease, the agency announced March 26. -
Arizona Dignity hospital opens heart arrhythmia center
Dignity Health Chandler (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center recently opened a heart arrhythmia center to diagnose and treat patients with irregular heartbeats. -
6 pregnancy complications could indicate future heart disease, American Heart Association says
Between 10 percent and 15 percent of women experience adverse pregnancy outcomes, including six that increase the risk of developing heart disease later in life, the American Heart Association said in a statement published March 29 in Circulation. -
Competition calls for pediatric cardiac devices to address shortage
The National Capital Consortium for Pediatric Device Innovation is hosting a medical device pitch competition with MedTech Innovator to address the lack of pediatric heart devices, the groups announced March 23. -
Baptist Health specialists 1st in Florida to use radiation therapy to treat heart disorder
Stereotactic body radiation therapy was successfully used to treat a man with ventricular tachycardia, a heart rhythm disorder, for the first time in Florida by specialists at Baptist Health's Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute and Miami Cancer Institute, the health system announced March 24. -
Virginia hospital launches heart failure clinic to curb readmissions
Harrisonburg, Va.-based Sentara RMH Medical Center opened a heart failure clinic that provides care to recently discharged patients with cardiac issues, the hospital said March 24. -
Heart associations update joint guidance on heart failure treatment
The American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association updated heart failure data standards and definitions in a March 23 report published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. -
1st US patient implanted with leadless pacemaker at HonorHealth
Clinicians at Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth recently implanted a leadless pacemaker in the first U.S. patient as part of a new clinical trial with the HonorHealth Research Institute, the organization said March 22. -
MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute taps new chair of cardiac surgery
Abeel Mangi, MD, has been named chair of cardiac surgery for Baltimore-based MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute. -
Texas Heart Institute names CEO
The Texas Heart Institute in Houston announced March 16 that Joseph Rogers, MD, will become president and CEO effective May 17. -
Kettering Health Network, Ohio hospital to open heart clinic
Dayton, Ohio-based Kettering Health Network partnered with The Christ Hospital Health Network to open the region's first heart failure clinic. -
7 hospitals with newly launched heart centers, clinics
Neptune, N.J.-based Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Miami-based Mercy Hospital are among several hospitals that have recently launched new heart centers or clinics since Feb. 12. -
Patient genetic testing helpful when selecting blood thinner, Mayo study suggests
Genetic testing may help clinicians select the most appropriate blood thinner medication for patients, according to a study published March 17 in ACC: Cardiovascular Intervention. -
Diabetes screening should now start at 35 for people who are overweight, national panel recommends
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued draft recommendations March 16 to lower the starting age for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes screening from age 40 to 35. -
Wyoming health system launches heart screening clinic
Cody (Wyo.) Regional Health opened a cardiovascular screening clinic, called Heart Check, March 15. -
Illinois hospital reignites heart transplant program
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Saint Francis Medical Medical Center, part of OSF HealthCare, has restored its heart transplant program after being suspended due to low patient volume in 2007, the health system announced March 15.
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