Cardiology

Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala., is pointing to a recent study and revised guidelines from the American College of Cardiology to support its certificate of need request to offer angioplasty permanently even though it does not offer cardiac surgery,…

Doctors Hospital of Sarasota (Fla.) is moving ahead with plans to begin offering angioplasty and stenting in its $2 million catheterization lab on Monday despite concerns from the hospital's cardiologists and nurses, according to a Herald-Tribune report.

The American College of Cardiology Foundation has recently released revised guidelines for coronary artery bypass graft surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention, according to ACC news releases.

Patients who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography were more likely to later have invasive cardiac procedures and higher costs compared to patients who underwent stress testing, according to a study in The Journal of the American Medical Association.

Mayo Clinic researchers found that the incidence of heart attacks and sudden cardiac deaths was cut in half among Olmsted County, Minn., residents after a smoke-free ordinance took effect.

A former cardiologist from Austin, Texas, was ordered to pay fines, enroll in educational courses and undergo review by another physician over allegations that he placed too many heart stents in eight patients and caused one man to die, according…

The Society of Chest Pain Centers and the American College of Cardiology Foundation have agreed to support a registry of treatment guidelines for heart attack patients, according to a news release.

Recruiting physicians that recently completed residency or fellowship training for hospital specialty programs can benefit hospitals by building a new generation of specialists and ensuring the continuation of successful clinical programs. As Baby Boomer physicians retire, hospitals will need to…

Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital is opposing plans by Crestwood Medical Center, also in Huntsville, to create a permanent elective angioplasty program, over patient safety concerns according to a Huntsville Times report.

Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala., is seeking to permanently offer elective percutaneous coronary intervention services, according to a News Courier report.