Cardiology

The University of California's five medical centers have collected and pooled cardiac surgery data for more than a decade, allowing the system to streamline care and improve financial margins. Subsequent data analysis has resulted in 132 bed days saved and…

The majority of U.S. hospitals meet the national average of mortality and payment rates used to calculate value of care for heart attack patients, according to CMS data published Oct. 30, 2024.

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Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care has expanded its stroke care network to include Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital in Manistique, Mich., through a stroke-specific telehealth platform.

Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health used an adolescent patient's own tissue to reconstruct a leaky heart valve, CBS affiliate KWTV reported Jan. 15.

Utilizing telehealth and remote monitoring for at-home cardiac rehabilitation showed little to no benefit among older adults, according to a study published Jan. 8 in JAMA Network Open. 

Utilizing telehealth and remote monitoring for at-home cardiac rehabilitation showed little to no benefit among older adults, according to a study published Jan. 8 in JAMA Network Open. 

A team from Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health's Heart and Vascular Center became the first in the country to implant the Topaz device, a new transcatheter tricuspid heart valve replacement system. 

Despite guideline recommendation changes, some patients are still taking a daily dose of aspirin for prevention of heart attack or stroke, according to a Jan. 13 The Washington Post report. 

Philips is recalling the software associated with its mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry devices after 109 patient injuries and two patient deaths, a Jan. 13 FDA recall notice said.