The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released updated guidelines for managing congenital heart disease in adults. The revised guidelines highlight four priorities: access to specialized care, mental health, physical activity and pregnancy, according to a Dec.…
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New Orleans-based Ochsner Health’s Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program has been accredited by the Adult Congenital Heart Association, becoming the only program in Louisiana to earn the designation. The ACHA accreditation recognizes programs that meet specific standards for medical services…
The Cardiac Surgical Institute of Northwest Florida has opened a freestanding ambulatory surgery center in Panama City, Fla., and performed its first procedures Dec. 15, according to a Dec. 16 report from NBC affiliate WJHG. The new center offers services…
Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital, part of Sommerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham, has received a $100 million gift from the New Balance Foundation to support construction of a new care tower. The new tower will house heart and vascular care for…
The American Heart Association will present Megan McLaughlin, MD, an assistant professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at University of California San Francisco, with the Dr. Nanette K. Wenger Research Goes Red Award at the association’s 2025 Scientific…
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In August, all 11 hospitals within New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals were recognized by the American Heart Association for providing quality cardiovascular and stroke care. Of those 11 hospitals, five received the association’s new Commitment to Quality award.…
Between August 2021 and August 2023, 63.6% of adults in the U.S. had at least one cardiovascular disease risk factor, according to a data brief published Sept. 16 by the National Center for Health Statistics. The brief defines cardiovascular risk…
The American Heart Association will honor Fátima Rodriguez, MD, section chief of preventive cardiology at Stanford (Calif.) Medicine, with the Joseph A. Vita Award during its 2025 Scientific Sessions meeting in November. Dr. Rodriguez also serves as an associate professor…
Cardiopulmonary point-of-care ultrasound was associated with a reduction of 246 hospital bed-days and $3,055 per bed-day saved among 208 patients experiencing shortness of breath, according to a study published Sept. 5 in JAMA Network Open. Despite the cost savings, only…
Philadelphia-based Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has named three inaugural directors to its Cardiovascular Institute. Andrew Landstrom, MD, PhD, will serve as the institute’s director of translational research and as a professor of pediatrics at Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School…