The updated 2025 American Heart Association guidelines for hypertension allowed 73% of patients to meet treatment-eligibility criteria, compared to 57% under the 2017 guidelines, a study found. The new guidelines incorporate AHA’s Prevent risk equations and recommended a lower 10-year…
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Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has opened a heart and vascular clinic in Bluffton, S.C. Novant Health Heart & Vascular is led by Christopher Wixon, MD, a vascular surgery specialist, according to a March 10 news release from the health system. …
MUSC Health Florence (S.C.) Medical Center is the first hospital in the state to implement Abbott’s i-STAT 1 instrument with the high-sensitivity troponin I cartridge to accelerate heart attack detection. The test measures low levels of cardiac troponin I —…
The American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association released updated guidelines for managing congenital heart disease in adults. The revised guidelines highlight four priorities: access to specialized care, mental health, physical activity and pregnancy, according to a Dec.…
More than two dozen lawsuits allege 25 patients were infected with a potentially deadly bacteria while undergoing open-heart surgery at Kansas City-based University of Kansas Hospital, The Kansas City Star reported March 10. The lawsuits center around Mycobacterium chimaera, a…
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New York City-based Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is partnering with HeartBeam, a medical technology company, to develop and validate a new AI-electrocardiogram algorithm. HeartBeam’s flagship product is its 12-lead ECG home monitoring system, which includes synthesis software…
Two years ago, Jamil Borgi, MD, became the first chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Metairie, La.-based LCMC Health’s East Jefferson General Hospital. His appointment coincided with a partnership between LCMC Health and New Orleans-based Tulane University’s School of Medicine to…
By 2036, the U.S. is projected to have 39,600 cardiology physicians available to meet a demand of 46,600, leaving a shortfall of about 7,000 physicians nationwide, according to projections from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and…
Los Angeles-based Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai named Susan Cheng, MD, chair of the cardiology department. In the role, Dr. Cheng, a clinician-scientist, will oversee strategic clinical, research and educational growth for the department, according to a March 6 system…
Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System has invested more than $15 million in cardiology services across the region through its Pulse Heart Institute, according to a March 6 Thurston Talk report. Completed projects include a $5 million hybrid OR and an…