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…
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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…
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…
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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…
Researchers at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic have developed an AI model that estimates left ventricular ejection fraction from a single echocardiographic frame. Unlike models that rely on video, the Mayo tool uses deep learning and computer vision to assess cardiac…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has partnered with Bayer to advance therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular and kidney diseases. The collaboration will last five years through an Investigational New Drug application, according to a Jan. 20 news release…