Women represent 41% of participants in clinical trials investigating cardiovascular health and disease, according to a study published Aug. 31 in JAMA Network Open. Led by researchers from Los Angeles-based Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, the study analyzed participant data…
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Out of U.S. News & World Report’s top 50 heart hospitals, Phoenix-based Mayo Clinic Arizona and Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic had the highest total performance scores in CMS’ Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program for fiscal 2025, at 51.5 and 51.08, respectively. …
Beta blockers may provide no clinical benefit to patients who maintain normal heart function following a heart attack, according to a study published Aug. 30 in The New England Journal of Medicine. The study’s findings are based on data from…
Beta blockers may provide no clinical benefit to patients who maintain normal heart function following a heart attack, according to a study published Aug. 30 in The New England Journal of Medicine. The study’s findings are based on data from…
Little Rock-based Arkansas Heart Hospital has laid off 40 staff positions or about 4% of its workforce, according to a Sept. 1 Arkansas Business report. Jacob Robinson, Arkansas Heart Hospital’s chief strategy and operations officer, attributed the layoffs to increased…
Little Rock-based Arkansas Heart Hospital has laid off 40 staff positions or about 4% of its workforce, according to a Sept. 1 Arkansas Business report. Jacob Robinson, Arkansas Heart Hospital’s chief strategy and operations officer, attributed the layoffs to increased…
In May, a group of nurses at Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network’s Allegheny General Hospital began participating in a cardiologist-designed well-being program aimed at improving heart health. Developed by cardiologist Indu Poornima, MD, the program was made possible by a $100,000…
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has opened the AdventHealth Heart & Vascular Institute on its Littleton, Colo., campus. The new facility represents a $150 million investment for the health system, according to an Aug. 26 report from NBC affiliate 9News. Services…
Fairfax, Va.-based Inova Health System has established five chair positions within the Inova Schar Heart and Vascular program. Funding for the positions was made possible by a $75 million gift from Dwight and Martha Schar, according to an Aug. 27…
The American Heart Association has partnered with health tech company Cadence to launch a home care program aimed at reducing 30-day readmissions for heart failure patients. Participating hospitals can refer patients to the Connected Care program prior to discharge, a…