Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health has launched Virginia’s first robotic heart surgery program, according to an Aug. 19 report from WVIR. Cardiac surgeon Michael Ibrahim, MD, serves as director of the program. The program’s team performed the first hybrid robotic ablation…
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Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) was associated with better long-term survival and fewer complications than transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients ages 60 and younger, according to a study published Aug. 19 in JTCVS Open. Here are six things…
Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute has opened a new location in Tinley Park, Ill. The new clinic offers echocardiograms, supervised stress testing and heart monitoring, designed to support earlier diagnosis, risk assessment and coordinated care for patients with cardiovascular concerns,…
Nearly 8 in 10 young adults in a new study had cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, with more advanced stages linked to early signs of arterial injury. Researchers analyzed health data from 1,283 participants, according to an Aug. 20 American Heart Association news…
Athens, Ga.-based St. Mary’s Health Care System’s new $34.6 million heart center will break ground Aug. 21, WUGA reported. The St. Mary’s Center for Heart, Vascular and Neurosciences is a 15,000-square-foot facility that will focus on treatment of stroke, heart…
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Mississippi had the highest hypertension death rate at 19.3 while Wyoming had the lowest at 4.1, the CDC found. The CDC calculated mortality rates from hypertension in every state. Mortality rate is the number of deaths per 100,000 total population…
Want to bring more innovation to your heart center or cardiovascular department? Start by supporting and rewarding staff who work to bring innovation in, Mark Ricciardi, MD, section chief for interventional cardiology and structural heart disease at Warrenville, Ill.-based Endeavor…
Jeffrey Marshall, MD, chief of cardiology at the Northside Hospital Heart Institute in Atlanta, is retiring. Dr. Marshall, a nationally recognized interventional cardiologist, has helped grow the hospital’s cardiovascular program and helped advance treatment for complex coronary artery disease, acute…
Cardiology is booming with innovation, but there’s one aspect that remains overlooked: who qualifies for minimally invasive therapies. Cardiology should be “more aggressive about broadening who we’re targeting to care for,” Mark Ricciardi, MD, section chief for interventional cardiology and…
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith (Ark.), part of Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy, has expanded services through the opening of two specialty clinics: Mercy Oncology & Hematology – Fort Smith Tower West and Mercy Clinic Cardiology – Tower West. The clinic openings align…