Lynnwood, Wash.-based independent cardiology practice CardioNow has opened a new advanced cardiac center, offering noninvasive heart imaging and personalized prevention plans. The center provides coronary CT angiography, plaque analysis and fractional flow reserve-CT to detect early signs of heart disease…
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Valdosta, Ga.-based SGMC Health has added positron emission tomography cardiac stress testing to its imaging services, enhancing diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease. The new Siemens PET scanner provides high-resolution, 3D images of blood flow during pharmacologic stress, offering…
The Joint Commission is partnering with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American College of Cardiology to launch a new cardiac care certification program focused on patient outcomes. The certification will incorporate data from three national registries: the STS…
Compass Surgical Partners and local physicians have opened the Cardiovascular Surgical Institute of Northwest Florida in Panama City. The 8,000-square-foot ASC began performing procedures last month. It offers interventional cardiology, electrophysiology and vascular surgery, and is the only outpatient catheterization…
Lawrence, Kan.-based LMH Health has added three cardiology procedures aimed at improving treatment for patients with pulmonary embolism, unexplained chest pain and heart failure. The system recently adopted a large suction catheter device to treat pulmonary embolisms, enabling faster clot…
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Wichita Falls, Texas-based United Regional has launched the United Regional Heart Center, rebranding its former heart clinic and expanding cardiology services. As part of the expansion, cardiologists Andre Desire, MD, Fardin Djafari, MD, and Vedampattu Ganeshram, MD, joined United Regional…
Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida is incorporating data from consumer wearable devices into cardiology care, using continuous heart monitoring to help flag potential issues between visits. Here are five takeaways from a Jan. 27 news release: 1. Wearables extend…
Joseph Wu, MD, has been named president of the American Association of University Cardiologists. Dr. Wu is director of the Stanford (Calif.) Cardiovascular Institute and holds the Simon H. Stertzer, MD, Professorship in medicine and radiology. He is renowned for…
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,…