Manchester, N.H.-based Elliot Health System has opened a 1,000-square-foot cardiovascular operating room. Surgeons can perform procedures including coronary artery bypass surgery, aortic and mitral valve repair and replacement in the new facility, according to an April 6 news release from…
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As demand continues to outstrip the supply of cardiologists across the U.S., sonography has emerged as a specialty area of heightened shortage that further threatens cardiovascular care. While the number of U.S. sonography graduates rose by 23% between 2011 and…
The former president of UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute has filed a lawsuit against the institute and Pittsburgh-based UPMC, alleging retaliation after raising concerns about a conflict of interest involving the system’s CEO. Here are seven things to know: 1.…
Salem (Ore.) Health has settled an antitrust lawsuit brought against it by Oregon Heart Center, avoiding a trial that had been scheduled for April 20, according to an April 6 report by the Salem Reporter. The lawsuit, filed by the…
Abiomed has issued two recalls affecting Impella heart pump systems and related components due to device performance issues and patient safety risks. The first action involves a correction to Impella RP with SmartAssist and Impella RP Flex with SmartAssist devices…
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Paramus, N.J.-based the Valley Hospital is the first hospital in the U.S. to use landiolol to treat cardiac arrhythmias in critically ill patients. Landiolol, approved by the FDA in November 2024, is a fast-acting, intravenous beta blocker that can reduce…
Jonesboro, Ark.-based St. Bernards Healthcare opened a new heart and vascular clinic and diagnostics center in Paragould, Ark. on April 2, according to ABC affiliate KAIT 8. The expansion marks Northeast Arkansas’ only outpatient interventional cardiac, vascular and electrophysiology catheterization…
A recent study found that screening the health literacy of pediatric patients’ caregivers improved discharge education and reduced 30-day readmission rates. The study, published April 1 in Critical Care Nurse, screened 150 pediatric patients’ caregivers within 24 hours of admission…
Cincinnati Children’s is taking a broad, collaborative approach to providing pediatric care. In February, the system partnered with a fifth hospital and its fourth partnership outside of Ohio. Its partners include Lexington-based Golisano Children’s at University of Kentucky, Peyton Manning…
Advanced practice providers are becoming a larger part of cardiology teams at VCU Health Pauley Heart Center in Richmond, Va. Twenty-one years ago, in 2005, just two APPs worked in the center’s cardiac surgery intensive care unit, according to an…