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,…
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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…
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West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas Health has tapped Hilary Nierenberg, RN, as senior vice president of its heart and vascular service line. Ms. Nierenberg most recently served as director of cardiovascular care transformation services at Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health, according…
Five cardiology and one radiology advocacy groups have called on Elevance Health to review its latest coverage guidelines for the treatment of varicose veins. The insurer’s guidelines, published April 16, categorize the use of endovenous cyanoacrylate closure during varicose vein…
The U.S. heart attack mortality rate has dropped by 89% in the past 50 years, according to data published June 25 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. At the same time, death rates from other types of heart…
In June 2024, Children’s National Hospital appointed Wayne Franklin, MD, as senior vice president of its Heart Center. Just one year into his tenure, the hospital’s cardiac team achieved a milestone: performing the world’s first partial heart transplant to replace…
In June 2024, Children’s National Hospital appointed Wayne Franklin, MD, as senior vice president of its Heart Center. Just one year into his tenure, the hospital’s cardiac team achieved a milestone: performing the world’s first partial heart transplant to replace…