Cardiology

Auburn (N.Y.) Community Hospital broke ground on an expansion to its heart institute while launching a $50 million fundraising campaign to support additional improvement projects, according to a Dec. 6 report from The Citizen. 

A team at Austin, Texas-based St. David's Medical Center became the first team in the U.S. to use a newly FDA-approved novel pulsed field ablation system to treat patients with atrial fibrillation.

A team at HonorHealth Scottsdale (Ariz.) Shea Medical Center performed the state's first tricuspid valve replacement using the Edwards Lifesciences' Evoque system outside of a clinical trial.

Cardiologists from Pediatrix Cardiology Associates and the Tampa Bay Adult Congenital Heart Center have joined Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System's physician practice, BayCare Medical Group.

Using an AI-powered electrocardiogram to diagnose low ejection fraction produced a cost-effectiveness ratio of $27,858 per quality-adjusted life year, according to a study published Oct. 25 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health.

A team at Morgantown, W. Va.-based WVU Medicine's WVU Heart and Vascular Institute performed the world's first combined robotic aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass operation.

Through funding from Bristol Myers Squibbs, the American Heart Association has launched a three-year initiative to improve and standardize care for patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. 

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital-Plano in Texas cut times of cardiogenic shock diagnosis in half after implementing a quality improvement project that included nurse education and an electronic shock team alert, according to a study published Dec. 1…

Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health has renamed its heart and vascular center in recognition of a "significant contribution" made to the system.

Madison, Wis.-based UW Health Kids and Milwaukee-based Children's Wisconsin are forming a joint venture to expand access to pediatric cardiac care.