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Comprehensive stroke centers can decrease the "weekend effect," in which stroke patients admitted on weekends have a higher risk of death, according to a study published in Stroke.

Shands at the University of Florida in Gainesville has opened a new chest pain emergency room, according to a hospital news release.

St. John's Mercy Hospital in Washington, Mo., is extending its catheterization laboratory hours to 24 hours a day starting Sept. 6, according to a Missourian report.

ASCs are seeing more uncertainty than at any time in the last decade. This article provides several observations related to the ASC market.

Chandler (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center plans to open its $9.9 million expansion of its cardiac catheterization laboratory on Sept. 6, according to an East Valley Tribune report.

A new heart scan is faster and has lower radiation exposure than MRI and invasive angiography, according to a study published in Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.

West Des Moines, Iowa-based Iowa Foundation for Medical Care has changed its name to Telligen to better reflect the organization's diverse services, according to a Telligen news release.

Door-to-balloon time at hospitals decreased from a median of 96 minutes in 2005 to a median of 64 minutes in 2010, according to a study published in Circulation.

Researchers suggest patients with heart devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators, face twice the risk of infection compared to the 1990s, according to U.S. News and World Report.

South Florida Baptist Hospital in Plant City, Fla., has opened a cancer resource center for cancer patients, survivors and caregivers, according to a Tampa Tribune report.