Despite the volume of cardiovascular services performed in ASCs projected to grow 15% between 2023 and 2028, according to an article published July 7 in JACC, Medicare reimbursement for cardiovascular procedures varies across clinical settings. Here are the Medicare reimbursement…
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In 2021, about 25% of all ASCs in the U.S. had hospital shareholders, according to an article published July 7 in JACC. With the volume of ASCs in the U.S. expected to grow 21% by 2034, researchers were interested in…
In a recent American College of Cardiology survey, 40% of cardiologists said they had not received any training in cardiogenetic testing, according to a study to be published in the forthcoming August 2025 issue of JACC: Advances. The ACC surveyed…
The FDA has given 510(k) clearance to health tech company Aktiia for over-the-counter use of its G0 Blood Pressure Monitoring system. According to the FDA website, the device received clearance July 2. The system, already available in Europe, is the…
Cleveland-based University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute has become the first site in Ohio to clinically administer Flyrcado for the detection of coronary artery disease and arterial blockages. Flyrcado is a first-of-its-kind advanced positron emission tomography-scan myocardial perfusion imaging…
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Surgeons from Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital and USF Health, also based in Tampa, partnered to perform the world’s first recorded bloodless heart-liver transplant. The procedure was led by Kiran Dhanireddy, MD, vice president and chief of the TGH Transplant Institute,…
The new pre-procedure coordination assistant at New York City-based Mount Sinai Hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab may not be human, but she knows how to communicate like one. “She has a soft, calm voice. She’s available 24/7, 365 days a year.…
The new pre-procedure coordination assistant at New York City-based Mount Sinai Hospital’s cardiac catheterization lab may not be human, but she knows how to communicate like one. “She has a soft, calm voice. She’s available 24/7, 365 days a year.…
Stacey Rosen, MD, senior vice president of women’s health and executive director of the Katz Institute for Women’s Health at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, has begun serving as president of the American Heart Association. Dr. Rosen has been…
There are fewer than 500 board-certified adult congenital heart disease specialists in the U.S., according to a study published July 1 in the American Journal of Cardiology, while the number of adults with congenital heart disease is growing by about…