Becker's Cardiology

Inventia Healthcare Limited has recalled 13,567 bottles of chlorthalidone tablets after the product failed dissolution specifications. The voluntary recall covers Chlorthalidone Tablets, USP, 25 milligram, packaged in 100-tablet bottles and distributed nationwide, according to an FDA enforcement report. The affected…

Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health and Intermountain Health Primary Children’s Hospital are expanding care for pediatric pulmonary hypertension and complex cardiac conditions with a new endowed chair.  The expansion includes the establishment of the Gunnar Hyde Endowed Chair…

Stroke incidence rates nearly doubled in young adults, but case fatality rates declined, a recent study found.  The study, published Sept. 23 in Neurology, analyzed hospitalized stroke cases in a five-county region from July 1993 to June 1994, and calendar…

Essentia Health-Fargo (N.D.) has added a second electrophysiology procedural suite, allowing two electrophysiologists to perform procedures at the same time. The $2 million project converted a general operating room into the new suite, according to a Sept. 24 news release.…

The Tennessee Health Facilities Commission voted 7-1 on Sept. 23 to deny a certificate of need application for a cardiovascular ASC in Cookeville, Tenn., a commission spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. The proposed TN Heart Cardiovascular Surgery Center would have been…

Only three dedicated heart hospitals have a catheter-associated urinary tract infection rate of zero, based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. The Healthcare Associated Infections-Hospital database uses measures — developed by the CDC and collected through the National Healthcare…

Cardiology leaders see gaps in how the field is adopting AI and how it reaches rural patients.  Becker’s asked four cardiovascular leaders the same question: What’s a trend in cardiology that isn’t getting enough attention? Editor’s note: Responses have been…

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network established an endowed chair for aortic disease after receiving a $2.5 million gift from a former patient.  The Roe Green Endowed Chair for Aortic Disease is named for Florida-based arts and theater philanthropist Roe Green, according…

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles named John Cleveland, MD, division chief of cardiothoracic surgery and co-director of the Heart Institute.  In this role, Dr. Cleveland will advance patient care, surgical outcomes, research innovation and education. He will co-direct the Heart Institute…

Margate-based HCA Florida Northwest Hospital added renal denervation procedures to its cardiovascular services. Renal denervation helps lower blood pressure by targeting overactive nerves around the renal arteries, according to a system news release posted on South Florida Hospital News. The…