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Old age alone doesn't disqualify patients for heart transplant, study suggests
Post-heart transplant survival among recipients aged 70 and older does not differ significantly from that of younger recipients, suggesting older age alone should not disqualify patients for the procedure, according to research findings published June 8 in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. -
2 leaders join Franciscan Health's heart team
Timothy Swain, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon, and Martha Drake, DNP, nurse practitioner, have joined the team of heart specialists at Michigan City, Ind.-based Franciscan Physician Network Heart Center, reports community homepage What's New LaPorte? -
Abbott says it will meet heart pump demand after Medtronic pulls its device
After Medtronic announced it was pulling its Heartware Ventricular Assist Device System from the market June 3, Abbott said it has the supply and capacity to fill the gap and meet the demand for mechanical circulatory support devices. -
Long COVID, caregiver wellness and more: A cardiovascular service line leader's top priorities for the next year
Stan Holland, director of the cardiovascular service line at Harrisburg, Va.-based Rockingham Memorial Hospital, discussed big trends in cardiology and caregiver wellness during a recent episode of the Becker's Healthcare cardiology podcast. -
Henry Ford cardiologists 1st in US to implant new device to improve heart, kidney function
Cardiologists at Detroit-based Henry Ford Hospital are the first in the nation and second worldwide to implant a circulatory support device meant to improve blood flow among patients with acute decompensated heart failure and declining kidney function, known as cardiorenal syndrome. -
Medtronic pulls heart pump from market
Medtronic will no longer sell and distribute its Heartware Ventricular Assist Device System due to numerous reports of patient harm and death linked to the device, the company said June 3. -
Emergency heart care returns to pre-COVID-19 levels, Kaiser study finds
After significant drops during earlier waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency hospitalizations for heart attacks and suspected strokes have rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, according to research published June 2 in JAMA. -
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital names cardiology chief
Partho Sengupta, MD, will join New Brunswick, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital as chief of cardiology effective July 1. -
Beyond quality of life improvements: Dr. Khaldoon Alaswad on the challenges facing interventional cardiology
As a field, interventional cardiology needs to prove its relevance beyond improving patients quality of life, according to Khaldoon Alaswad, MD, director of the cardiac catheterization lab at Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System. -
Report heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccination, CDC tells clinicians
Clinicians should report all cases of heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccination to the CDC's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, the agency said May 28. -
Duke's cardiology chief on making heart care more accessible
Manesh Patel, MD, chief of cardiology and co-director of the Duke Heart Center in Durham, N.C., talked about how Duke is making heart care more accessible during a recent episode of the Becker's Healthcare cardiology podcast. -
10 top cardiology stories in May
A story about how the mechanisms behind heart attacks experienced by COVID-19 patients may differ from uninfected heart attack patients was Becker's most-read cardiology story in May. -
Thumb-palm test may indicate risk of aortic aneurysm, researchers say
While keeping the palm flat, if a person's thumb extends beyond the edge of the palm, they may be at risk of having an aortic aneurysm, according to researchers at New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University. The idea behind the test is that being able to flex the thumb to that extent is a possible indicator of connective tissue disease, including the aorta. -
Interventional cardiologists' gender doesn't affect patient outcomes, study suggests
A new study contradicts the suggestion that patients have better outcomes when treated by a physician of the same gender — at least in the field of interventional cardiology. -
OCD associated with 3X higher stroke risk, study finds
Adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder are three times more likely to have a stroke caused by a blood clot, or ischemic stroke, compared to those without the disorder, according to a study published May 26 in Stroke. -
More out-of-hospital heart attacks tied to hesitancy to seek emergency care, study finds
An analysis of emergency medical services call data in Boston found that while calls related to heart issues fell 27.2 percent during the first wave of COVID-19 infections, out-of-hospital cardiac arrests jumped nearly 36 percent, according to research published May 26 in Health Affairs. -
Atlantic Health System names director of heart failure program
Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System has selected Abhishek Singh, MD, PhD, to lead its advanced heart failure program. -
Time to standardize training on blood pressure reading, AMA says
The American Medical Association seeks to standardize training on taking accurate blood pressure readings through a new initiative, the organization said May 26. -
Advancements transforming heart care + what's standing in their way: Stamford's Dr. David Hsi weighs in
While many technology developments have advanced heart care in recent years, cost will likely remain a barrier to patients benefiting from the advancements, said David Hsi, MD, chief of cardiology and co-director of the heart and vascular institute at Stamford (Conn.) Hospital. -
The Woodlands Hospital performs 100th TAVR procedure
The cardiology team at St. Luke's Health—The Woodlands (Texas) Hospital performed its 100th transcatheter aortic valve replacement May 24, according to Hello Woodlands.
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