A team at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute successfully employed a robotic device to place a patient’s central line. Vanderbilt Health is one of five centers selected by the FDA to study the Obvius Robotics device for central…
Author: Elizabeth Gregerson
From medical directors to chief of cardiology, here are 10 health systems seeking cardiology leaders: 1. Ascension St. Thomas Heart, based in Nashville, Tenn., is seeking a co-director for its cardiovascular service line. 2. Methodist Children’s Hospital, based in New…
In 2025, the American Board of Medical Specialties denied a proposal to establish an independent American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine. In a viewpoint published March 11 in JAMA Cardiology, physicians from Seattle-based Swedish Medical Center and the University of Washington…
A Los Angeles-based UCLA Health team has performed a rare robotic procedure on a patient’s heart and lungs. The 77-year old lung cancer patient was scheduled to undergo a robotic lobectomy when physicians uncovered the underlying heart issues, according to…
Semaglutide use could save an estimated $15 billion in cardiovascular healthcare spending, though the projected cost of the drug over the same time period could reach $344 billion, according to a study published Feb. 4 in JAMA Cardiology. Led by…
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University of California San Francisco has named Johannes Kratz, MD, as the inaugural chief for the division of thoracic surgery. Dr. Kratz has served as interim division chief since July 2025, according to a Jan. 30 news release from the…
Vinay Badhwar, MD, executive chair of Morgantown, W. Va.-based WVU Medicine’s Heart and Vascular Institute, has been appointed president of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Dr. Badhwar was elected during the society’s 62nd annual meeting in New Orleans, according to…
The American Heart Associate has summarized the latest research to identify risk factors and inform care recommendations for maternal stroke prevention, treatment and recovery. The “Prevention and Treatment of Maternal Stroke in Pregnancy and Postpartum,” scientific statement was published Jan.…
Nearly half of the patients enrolled in an at-home hypertension control program did not participate in consistent remote blood pressure monitoring, according to a study published Jan. 21 in JAMA Cardiology. Researchers from Boston-based Mass General Brigham analyzed data of…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has received more than $20 million to study potential treatments for heart failure and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. The funding comes from two separate grants — each more than $10 million — from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine,…