The University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque became the state's first comprehensive stroke center after earning certification in January from The Joint Commission, the hospital said Feb. 10.
Cardiology
Little Rock, Ark.-based CHI St. VIncent Heart Institute created a free, online evaluation for people in the region to assess their risk for atrial fibrillation, the health system said Feb. 8.
The American Heart Association and The Children's Heart Foundation made a joint investment of $917,426 to advance research on congenital heart defects, the organizations said Feb. 8.
Below are five cardiologists who recently joined new practices.
While the COVID-19 pandemic forced some transplant centers to close, it was a busy year for Stanford (Calif.) Health Care, where surgeons performed a record 86 heart transplants in 2020, the health system said Feb. 1.
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The American College of Cardiology named 19 healthcare leaders as recipients of its 2021 Distinguished Awardees, the organization said Feb. 3.
Stafford (Va.) Hospital has opened a $2.5 million cardiac catheterization lab, the hospital said Feb. 2.
Austin, Texas-based Dell Children's Medical Center, performed its first Berlin Heart device implant in a 3-month-old girl on Jan. 11, according to a Feb. 1 news release.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused cardiac surgery volumes to fall drastically nationwide, according to early research presented Jan. 30 at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons' virtual annual meeting.
In the first year after a heart transplant, Black adults between the ages of 18 and 30 are more than twice as likely to die compared to non-Black recipients, according to research findings published Feb. 2 in Circulation: Heart Failure.