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…
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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,…
A research team led by the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University at Buffalo in New York has developed an artificial intelligence model that predicts which cardiac patients are at risk of hospital readmission within 90 days…
Here are five cardiologists who stepped into new roles at health systems, hospitals and clinics in January. Note: This list is not exhaustive. 5. Ameya Kulkarni, MD, was appointed as executive medical director of Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States.
Sharonne Hayes, MD, founder of the Mayo Women’s Heart Clinic in Rochester, Minn., will receive the Lila A. Wallis Women’s Health Award from the American Medical Women’s Association. The award will be presented during AMWA’s 111th Annual Meeting in San…
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Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will begin offering pediatric cardiology services in Santa Monica, Calif., on Jan. 26. Specialists from CHLA’s Heart Institute will provide care for neonates, children, young adults with congenital or acquired heart disease and pregnant patients needing…
The following hospitals and health systems are known for their exceptional cardiovascular care, strong patient outcomes and their use of life-saving technologies. These heart programs also lead the way in cardiology research, driving discoveries that are shaping and advancing the…
After five years of increases likely tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, cardiovascular deaths in the U.S. declined in 2023, according to the American Heart Association’s 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics update, published Jan. 21 in Circulation. The annual report…
Armonk, N.Y.-based White Plains Hospital Physician Associates has launched the WPHPA Hudson Valley Cardiovascular Group in Yorktown Heights, N.Y., bringing together eight cardiologists, according to a Jan. 22 Westfair Business Journal report. The physicians specialize in general and clinical cardiology,…
A bipartisan congressional spending bill unveiled includes multiple cardiology-focused provisions, including extended Medicare telehealth flexibilities and the return of in-home cardiopulmonary rehabilitation services. The appropriations package would fund HHS and the Labor and Education departments through fiscal 2026. Lawmakers are…