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Bloomington, Ind.-based  Cook Medical and Indiana University opened the Interventional MRI Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Center of Excellence at the IU School of Medicine’s Medical Imaging Research Institute in Indianapolis.  The center will study how interventional MRI can support new procedures…

ICU admissions for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest rose on days above 90 degrees Fahrenheit, but those patients’ outcomes were similar to patients admitted on cooler days, according to preliminary research presented at the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Science Symposium 2026. About…

Rural heart attack patients are nearly three times more likely to die before reaching the hospital compared to those in cities, according to preliminary research released by the American Heart Association.  Researchers reviewed death certificate data from the CDC WONDER…

Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Heart Hospital is the only dedicated heart hospital in the U.S. that had five-star CMS ratings for nurse communication, physician communication, cleanliness and quietness. Researchers at West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health found these metrics are drivers of…

Recreational cannabis legalization in the Western U.S. was associated with faster growth in hospitalizations for atrial fibrillation, heart failure and heart attacks than in the rest of the country, a study found. The study, published in BMJ Open, analyzed over…

Sharon (Pa.) Regional Medical Center has temporarily closed its critical heart care unit, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Oct. 29. The lab stopped performing procedures in mid-September, according to the head of the Mercer County Pre-Hospital Care Council. On Oct. 28,…

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Port St. Lucie, Fla.-based Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital is now performing traditional heart attack surgeries, and launched new protocols in October to recognize heart attack patients faster. The new initiative also expands cardiovascular services at the hospital and is part…

Northwell Health’s Glen Cove (N.Y.) Hospital opened its new R.H. Cushman Cardiac Imaging Center, Long Island Business News reported Oct. 26. The 875-square-foot center was established with support from Rod and Verena Cushman, whose posthumous gift of $1 million was…

Miami-based Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine named Marcus St. John, MD, chief of the division of cardiology, and Brian Schiro, MD, chief of the division of interventional radiology. The two will lead the newly created divisions within…