Yung Lau, MD, has been appointed physician-in-chief of Birmingham-based Children’s of Alabama. He has also been named chair of the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s department of pediatrics, according to a March 18 news release from the university. Dr. Lau…
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CMS has approved Medicare and Medicaid coverage for transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement procedures for the treatment of symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation. The procedures will be subject to CMS’ coverage with evidence development guidelines, meaning coverage will be considered only in the…
After joining Cleveland-based University Hospitals in 2020 as UH Cleveland Medical Center’s director of cardiothoracic transplantation, Yasir Abu-Omar, MD, PhD, in February was appointed chief of cardiac surgery at the system’s Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute. During his time at…
Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center had the lowest heart failure readmission ratio between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data published Feb. 19. As part of its hospital readmissions reduction program, CMS measures excess…
Greenville, N.C.-based Eastern Carolina University Health has established a new telecardiology program to provide patients with more accessible and convenient cardiovascular care.
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From world-first procedures to county-level achievements, here are eight recent cardiology firsts:
A cardiovascular polypill could be a cost-effective tool for reducing health disparities and improving patient quality of life, according to a Jan. 8 study published in JAMA Cardiology.
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor had the lowest heart attack readmission ratio between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data published Feb. 19.
The new Lorraine and Bill Dodero Limb Preservation Center at Cleveland-based University Hospitals' Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute will be led by the institute's president, Mehdi Shishehbor, DO, PhD.
After rising for a decade, the cardiac arrest mortality rate in the U.S. is beginning to fall, according to a study published March 9 in The American Journal of Cardiology.