Collateral effects on non-target tissue are worse with pulsed-field ablation than with radiofrequency ablation, according to a study published April 24 in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. The multicenter study, led by researchers from the Kansas City (Kan.) Heart Rhythm Institute, analyzed…
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Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag has appointed Jack Sun, MD, as director of cardiovascular surgery at the Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute. As director, he will develop a heart failure treatment, according to a May 1 news release from…
Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has tapped Shyam Sathanandam, MD, as chief of cardiovascular medicine. Dr. Sathanandam has also been appointed to serve as co-director of the Nicklaus Children’s Heart Institute, according to a May 1 news release from the hospital. …
Orlando (Fla.) Health has launched its Children’s Heart Institute, which will provide care to children and adults living with congenital heart disorders and acquired heart disease. Experts from multiple cardiovascular specialties will coordinate care at the new facility, according to…
In a field often centered around men’s health, one cardiology leader is bringing awareness to an often overlooked pregnancy-associated cardiovascular condition. Nandita Scott, MD, is director of Mass General Brigham Women’s Heart Health Program and co-director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s…
The national risk-standardized payment for a 30-day episode of care associated with hospitalization for heart attack was $28,355 between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data released April 30. The national risk-standardized payment for a 30-day…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has expanded cardiovascular care at its Northwell Greenwich Village Hospital through the opening of a new cardiac catheterization suite. The cath lab and a new inpatient unit are set to open in the summer,…
West Palm Beach, Fla.-based HCA Florida JFK North Hospital has expanded its interventional services department with the addition of diagnostic cardiology care. The department also offers interventional radiology, vascular surgery and interventional oncology services, according to an April 23 news…
West Palm Beach, Fla.-based HCA Florida JFK North Hospital has expanded its interventional services department with the addition of diagnostic cardiology care. The department also offers interventional radiology, vascular surgery and interventional oncology services, according to an April 23 news…
One heart retrieval method exhibited lower risk during donation after circulatory death, according to results from an international, multicenter study shared at the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation annual meeting and published April 27 in JACC. Researchers performed…