West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has tapped Shubhika Srivastava, MD, as chief of pediatric cardiology for the system. Dr. Srivastava was also appointed chair of pediatric cardiology for Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center, according to a July 15 news…
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The American Heart Association has called for standardized definitions of cardiovascular events that occur during clinical cancer trials, according to a scientific statement published June 15 in Circulation. The statement highlights how inconsistent definitions can be a barrier to understanding…
Researchers have identified a potential cellular and molecular driver of cardiac allograft vasculopathy, a chronic form of heart transplant rejection, according to a study published May 18 in Nature Cardiovascular Research. Cross-collaborative teams from Stanford (Calif.) University, Washington University in…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health will receive a $2 million gift to support the Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute and Atrium Health Levine Cancer Institute. The gift has been committed by the William, Jeff & Jennifer Gross Family Foundation,…
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Medical City Denton (Texas) has expanded services through the opening of an $8 million cardiovascular ICU. The eight-bed unit is dedicated to advanced cardiovascular and vascular critical care services, according to a health system news release shared with Becker’s. The…
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…
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…