Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Children’s Hospital is set to unveil the newly expanded Driscoll Children’s Hospital Heart Center at a June 5 ceremony. The expansion represents a $100 million investment in pediatric heart care, according to a May 27 news…
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Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Children’s Hospital is set to unveil the newly expanded Driscoll Children’s Hospital Heart Center at a June 5 ceremony. The expansion represents a $100 million investment in pediatric heart care, according to a May 27 news…
Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center had the lowest heart failure readmission ratio between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data published April 30. As part of its hospital readmissions reduction program, CMS measures excess…
Adopting early noninvasive cardiac testing is a cost-effective strategy for avoiding a future heart attack or death in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome, according to a study published May 24 in Academic Emergency Medicine. Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis…
A brain health score devised by researchers at Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham can identify a woman’s risk of experiencing a stroke or other cerebrovascular event, according to a study published May 16 in Neurology. The McCance Brain Care Score…
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The American College of Cardiology has issued a new tool to help physicians leverage Apple Watch heart monitoring capabilities accurately and safely. Developed with funding and support from Apple, the “Leveraging Apple Watch for Cardiovascular Care” tool is now available…
Pretranscatheter aortic valve replacement-CT angiography safely deferred the need for invasive coronary angiography in 53% of patients, according to a study published May 21 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions. Led by researchers from the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation, the study analyzed…
Women with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic sclerosis were more than twice as likely to suffer a cardiovascular disease-related death compared to men with the same conditions between 1999 and 2020, according to a study published May 5 in Circulation:…
Women with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic sclerosis were more than twice as likely to suffer a cardiovascular disease-related death compared to men with the same conditions between 1999 and 2020, according to a study published May 5 in Circulation:…
A team of surgeons from New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System performed the first heart-liver-kidney transplant in the state of New York. The team performed the same triple-organ transplant in a second patient two months later, according to a…