A team at Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital’s Heart Institute successfully performed the first traveling bedside transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus closure on a 22-week-old premature infant. PDA is a small blood vessel that typically closes soon after birth, but if it…
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At York, Pa.-based WellSpan’s heart failure clinic, about 70% of patients were on three of the four pillar medications over the course of a year. By implementing a virtual clinic model, the system managed to get over 98% of patients…
Johnson & Johnson is introducing an AI-enabled cardiac mapping. The new Cartosound Sonatamodule integrates with the company’s CARTO System to convert intracardiac echocardiography images into detailed maps and automatically label cardiac structures. The tool is designed to help physicians build…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension St. Thomas became one of the first in the world to perform a cardiac surgery using the da Vinci 5 robotic platform. Around 35% of all coronary bypass surgeries are done robotically at the hospital. Robotic surgeries…
GLP-1s have solidified their place in healthcare as a tool in weight management and, subsequently, the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The rapidly evolving class of drugs is having a significant impact on cardiovascular service lines, outpatient facilities and other stakeholders…
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Harvey Snyder, MD, a pioneering cardiologist, has died at age 75, according to an obituary published in The Philadelphia Inquirer April 21. Dr. Snyder died on April 8, according to the obituary. He served most recently as a longtime trustee…
Whether a surgeon’s sex aligns with that of their patient was ruled out as a driver of gender disparities in cardiac surgery outcomes, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association April 9. The…
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has launched a new podcast series focused on comprehensive women’s health. The series, “HERology,” is co-hosted by four Mount Sinai physicians and researchers, according to an April 21 news release. It features experts…
Apolipoprotein B blood tests outperformed LDL and non-HDL cholesterol tests in guiding treatment, and could prevent heart attacks and strokes, a recent Northwestern Medicine study found. The study, published April 8 in JAMA, used a computer simulation model to evaluate…
Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy has launched a pilot program to expand access to cardiovascular care for rural patients through a collaboration with Marshall, Ark.-based Boston Mountain Rural Health Center. The initiative connects patients in Northwest Arkansas with Mercy cardiologists via virtual…