After making a $2.5 million investment in Cleveland-based University Hospitals Harrington’s Heart & Vascular Institute at the UH Portage Medical Center, which included establishing a catheterization lab and implementing preventive screening programs in 2016, the surrounding region saw a significant…
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Cardiovascular technologists and technicians in Oregon earn the highest hourly mean wage after adjusting for the state’s cost of living index, according to data published April 2 by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national annual mean wage for cardiovascular…
Louisville, Ky.-based Baptist Health has opened a new heart failure clinic at the Baptist Health La Grange (Ky.) Ambulatory Care Center. The clinic, which began seeing patients this month, provides comprehensive heart failure care and access to an in-office pharmacy,…
The total costs to care for adult patients with heart failure will increase to $142 billion annually by 2050, according to a scientific statement published April 16 by the American Heart Association in Circulation. The new statement highlights the need…
One in four patients who present with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels have no documented use of statin therapy, according to a study published April 16 in Epic Research. Here are four notes on the study: Read the full study…
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Manhasset, N.Y.-based North Shore University Hospital had the highest 30-day survival rate for coronary artery bypass graft patients among all U.S. hospitals participating in CMS’ Fiscal Year 2025 Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program, according to data published Feb. 19. The Hospital…
Among vendors offering health IT solutions within cardiology, Epic had the highest quality of phone and web support, and the highest rate of keeping promises, according to the “Cardiology 2025” report from KLAS Research published Feb. 12. Researchers analyzed customer…
Cardiovascular risk factors, accelerated by depression and anxiety, increase a patient’s risk for end-stage renal disease, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 2025 annual meeting March 31 and published April 1 in JACC. One of…
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., costing $252.2 billion in healthcare services, medications, and lost productivity.1 By 2050, annual health care costs are projected to triple for cardiovascular conditions, while productivity losses are projected to…
From digital heart twins that can recommend personalized treatment strategies to mimicking the eye movements of radiologists, cardiology and radiology are paving the way for increased AI-integration in healthcare. For imaging cardiologist Vasvi Singh, MD, her expertise lands where those…