Vinay Badhwar, MD, executive chair of Morgantown, W. Va.-based WVU Medicine’s Heart and Vascular Institute, has been appointed president of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Dr. Badhwar was elected during the society’s 62nd annual meeting in New Orleans, according to…
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Phoenix-based Banner Health became the first health system in the U.S. to implant Valcare’s Amend ring for mitral valve repair. The procedure was performed at Banner–University Medical Center Phoenix by interventional cardiologist Paul Sorajja, MD. The transcatheter approach is designed…
Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network has expanded cardiology services at its Grand View Campus in Sellersville, Pa., adding multiple specialists to provide advanced heart care onsite. The campus now includes more than a dozen clinicians, including seven general…
Palm Springs, Calif.-based Desert Regional Medical Center will open a new outpatient cardiology center in February, according to a Jan. 29 report by ABC affiliate KESQ. The facility will offer interventional, diagnostic and follow-up services, including general cardiology, stress testing,…
Lynnwood, Wash.-based independent cardiology practice CardioNow has opened a new advanced cardiac center, offering noninvasive heart imaging and personalized prevention plans. The center provides coronary CT angiography, plaque analysis and fractional flow reserve-CT to detect early signs of heart disease…
Valdosta, Ga.-based SGMC Health has added positron emission tomography cardiac stress testing to its imaging services, enhancing diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease. The new Siemens PET scanner provides high-resolution, 3D images of blood flow during pharmacologic stress, offering…
The Joint Commission is partnering with the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and the American College of Cardiology to launch a new cardiac care certification program focused on patient outcomes. The certification will incorporate data from three national registries: the STS…
The American Heart Associate has summarized the latest research to identify risk factors and inform care recommendations for maternal stroke prevention, treatment and recovery. The “Prevention and Treatment of Maternal Stroke in Pregnancy and Postpartum,” scientific statement was published Jan.…
Compass Surgical Partners and local physicians have opened the Cardiovascular Surgical Institute of Northwest Florida in Panama City. The 8,000-square-foot ASC began performing procedures last month. It offers interventional cardiology, electrophysiology and vascular surgery, and is the only outpatient catheterization…
Lawrence, Kan.-based LMH Health has added three cardiology procedures aimed at improving treatment for patients with pulmonary embolism, unexplained chest pain and heart failure. The system recently adopted a large suction catheter device to treat pulmonary embolisms, enabling faster clot…