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…
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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…
The Joint Commission launched two outcomes-driven certifications March 30: one for perinatal care and the other for cardiac procedures. The perinatal care certification will evaluate hospitals’ maternal and newborn outcomes and patient care experiences. The cardiac certification will encompass several common cardiac…
Pittsburgh-based UPMC Children’s Hospital has opened a new pediatric cardiology clinic at Children’s Pine Center in Wexford, Pa. The site consolidates services previously offered at Children’s North and integrates patients from the practice of Prapti Kanani, MD. Staff from both…
The 2026 Specialty Matching Service results confirmed cardiology is a space full of extremes, with some subspecialties filling every available position and others barely breaking a 60% fill rate as cardiology faces continued workforce shortages and a high demand for…
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst in New York City has launched specialty women’s cardiovascular services built for the safety net community hospital setting. Its main service: listening to women’s concerns. “We all realized we wanted to have a clear pathway to…