Adolph "Dolph" Hutter Jr., MD, a globally renowned cardiologist and former director of Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center's cardiac performance program, died Dec. 5 at 86 of natural causes.
Cardiology
After bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement, patients who took the oral drug warfarin had better outcomes including lower mortality rates and fewer blood clots, according to new research from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic.
First lady Jill Biden, EdD, will be visiting Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Dec. 8, KNX News reported.
A Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian study found removing race information from cardiovascular risk calculators did not affect patients' risk scores.
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System named Raymond Benza, MD, director of pulmonary hypertension.
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New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System named Raymond Benza, MD, director of pulmonary hypertension.
Middletown, New York-based Garnet Health Medical Center recently launched its open-heart surgery program, Mid Hudson News reported Dec. 4.
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health has taken part in testing and researching a headset designed to help emergency technicians better identify large vessel occlusion ischemic strokes prior to patients arriving at the hospital.
St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine researchers found radiation therapy can improve outcomes in patients with ventricular tachycardia.
A recent study found noninvasive ultrasound therapy could be a treatment option for some patients who cannot undergo surgical or transcatheter valve replacement.