The utilization of virtual reality was found to decrease preoperative anxiety in older patients undergoing open-heart surgery, according to a study published Jan. 4 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
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NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst has opened a Women's Heart Health Institute to address gender disparities and care gaps found in women's cardiovascular healthcare.
Washington, D.C.-based Children's National Hospital has partnered with medical device company Compremium AG to help develop new technologies designed for pediatric patients. The partnership will first focus on noninvasive monitoring of central venous pressure for congenital heart disease patients.
Coronary artery bypass grafts are the most lucrative cardiology procedures for hospitals nationwide, according to research from Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania's Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics that was published Dec. 3 in the American Heart Journal.
Technology company Merative's Merge Cardio was named the 2025 Best in KLAS winner for cardiology and the 2025 Best in KLAS winner for hemodynamics among vendors offering health information technology solutions, according to a Feb. 12 report from KLAS Research.
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Healthcare improvement company Premier has published its list of the top 50 cardiovascular hospitals in the U.S.
In 2024, Boston-based Tufts Medical Center performed 70 adult heart transplants, breaking its 2023 record by nine and setting the New England region record for the second year in a row.
Cleveland-based University Hospitals' Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute will establish a new limb preservation center with a $5 million gift from Lorraine and Bill Dodero.
An AI-powered neural network, or deep machine learning model, may be as effective as catheterization at monitoring heart health, according to a study published Jan. 7 in Communications Medicine.
Flossing was associated with a 44% lower risk of cardioembolic stroke, a 22% lower risk of ischemic stroke and a 12% lower risk of atrial fibrillation, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's annual International Stroke Conference.