Wichita Falls, Texas-based United Regional has launched the United Regional Heart Center, rebranding its former heart clinic and expanding cardiology services. As part of the expansion, cardiologists Andre Desire, MD, Fardin Djafari, MD, and Vedampattu Ganeshram, MD, joined United Regional…
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Coral Gables-based Baptist Health South Florida is incorporating data from consumer wearable devices into cardiology care, using continuous heart monitoring to help flag potential issues between visits. Here are five takeaways from a Jan. 27 news release: 1. Wearables extend…
Joseph Wu, MD, has been named president of the American Association of University Cardiologists. Dr. Wu is director of the Stanford (Calif.) Cardiovascular Institute and holds the Simon H. Stertzer, MD, Professorship in medicine and radiology. He is renowned for…
Nearly half of the patients enrolled in an at-home hypertension control program did not participate in consistent remote blood pressure monitoring, according to a study published Jan. 21 in JAMA Cardiology. Researchers from Boston-based Mass General Brigham analyzed data of…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has received more than $20 million to study potential treatments for heart failure and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. The funding comes from two separate grants — each more than $10 million — from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine,…
A research team led by the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University at Buffalo in New York has developed an artificial intelligence model that predicts which cardiac patients are at risk of hospital readmission within 90 days…
Here are five cardiologists who stepped into new roles at health systems, hospitals and clinics in January. Note: This list is not exhaustive. 5. Ameya Kulkarni, MD, was appointed as executive medical director of Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States.
Sharonne Hayes, MD, founder of the Mayo Women’s Heart Clinic in Rochester, Minn., will receive the Lila A. Wallis Women’s Health Award from the American Medical Women’s Association. The award will be presented during AMWA’s 111th Annual Meeting in San…
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will begin offering pediatric cardiology services in Santa Monica, Calif., on Jan. 26. Specialists from CHLA’s Heart Institute will provide care for neonates, children, young adults with congenital or acquired heart disease and pregnant patients needing…
The following hospitals and health systems are known for their exceptional cardiovascular care, strong patient outcomes and their use of life-saving technologies. These heart programs also lead the way in cardiology research, driving discoveries that are shaping and advancing the…