The federal government has halted previously approved funding for the study and manufacturing of a pediatric heart pump developed by researchers at Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cornell University. Engineering professor James Antaki, PhD, and his team began working on the pediatric heart…
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The cardiac surgery team at Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital has become the first in the world to replace an artificial heart valve with a live tissue valve through a partial heart transplant. Artificial heart valves are the standard of…
− Novel Mechanism of Action Delivers Rapid Knockdown of Transthyretin, Addressing the Disease at its Source – − Proven Consistency of Effect on Cardiovascular Outcomes, Function, and Quality of Life in ATTR-CM Population Representative of Today’s Patients – – Only…
Collateral effects on non-target tissue are worse with pulsed-field ablation than with radiofrequency ablation, according to a study published April 24 in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. The multicenter study, led by researchers from the Kansas City (Kan.) Heart Rhythm Institute, analyzed…
Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag has appointed Jack Sun, MD, as director of cardiovascular surgery at the Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute. As director, he will develop a heart failure treatment, according to a May 1 news release from…
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Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has tapped Shyam Sathanandam, MD, as chief of cardiovascular medicine. Dr. Sathanandam has also been appointed to serve as co-director of the Nicklaus Children’s Heart Institute, according to a May 1 news release from the hospital. …
Orlando (Fla.) Health has launched its Children’s Heart Institute, which will provide care to children and adults living with congenital heart disorders and acquired heart disease. Experts from multiple cardiovascular specialties will coordinate care at the new facility, according to…
In a field often centered around men’s health, one cardiology leader is bringing awareness to an often overlooked pregnancy-associated cardiovascular condition. Nandita Scott, MD, is director of Mass General Brigham Women’s Heart Health Program and co-director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s…
The national risk-standardized payment for a 30-day episode of care associated with hospitalization for heart attack was $28,355 between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data released April 30. The national risk-standardized payment for a 30-day…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has expanded cardiovascular care at its Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital through the opening of a new cardiac catheterization suite. The cath lab and a new inpatient unit are set to open in the summer,…