One hundred hospitals were selected as the top in the nation for coronary intervention, according to a Healthgrades ranking released Oct. 24.
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Pittsburgh-based UPMC unveiled plans for a $62 million heart care center for pediatric patients, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Nov. 7.
A preliminary study found mammograms could be a more accurate predictor of a woman's risk for major cardiovascular problems than the current standard tool, according to a Nov. 6 American Heart Association news release.
A preliminary study found mammograms could be a more accurate predictor of a woman's risk for major cardiovascular problems than the current standard tool, according to a Nov. 6 American Heart Association news release.
Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found measuring blood pressure while patients are standing improves accuracy.
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New York has the highest number of active cardiologists, a KFF report found.
Hospitals' unnecessary coronary stent use costs Medicare $800 million a year, according to a new report from the Lown Institute.
Fifty hospitals were selected as the top in the nation for cardiac surgery, according to a Healthgrades ranking released Oct. 24.
Advances in technology make it easier to detect and treat cardiovascular diseases, which begs the question: Could medicine reach a point where it could eliminate it?
Advances in technology make it easier to detect and treat cardiovascular diseases, which begs the question: Could medicine reach a point where it could eliminate it?