Germantown, Tenn.-based Stern Cardiovascular, a physician-led cardiovascular practice, has partnered with Atria Health to grow its network. The strategic partnership will support Stern Cardiovascular expanding services, opening new locations and recruiting additional physicians, according to a March 17 news release…
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Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health performed the first atrial fibrillation ablation in Broward County using the Varipulse pulsed field ablation catheter, according to a March 17 release by South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report. The procedure was completed at…
Lawrenceville, Ga.-based Northside Hospital Gwinnett is the first hospital in Georgia, and the first in the U.S. outside a clinical trial, to use Emboline’s embolic protection catheter during a left-sided intracardiac thrombectomy. The one-time emergency use was authorized by the…
Mercy Hospital Washington in Washington, Mo., has opened an expanded cardiovascular catheterization lab as part of a $10 million project first announced in January 2024. The expansion added a third procedure suite, additional pre- and post-procedure rooms and upgrades to…
Geneva (N.Y.) General Cardiology Associates, affiliated with Geneva General Hospital, is now seeing patients at a new location in Seneca Falls, N.Y., FingerLakes1.com reported March 16. Dr. Rawa Sarji, a fellowship-trained and board-certified cardiologist, is providing care at Lifecare Medical…
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Field Medical, a medtech company improving care for complex cardiac arrhythmias, has appointed Mark Turco, MD, as CEO. Dr. Turco is an interventional cardiologist with more than three decades of leadership experience, including roles at venture-backed cardiovascular startups and medical…
Phoenix-based Tri-City Cardiology and three physicians have agreed to pay $4.75 million to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by performing medically unnecessary vein ablations, the Justice Department said in a March 12 news release. The settlement resolves…
Over the last 20 years, the presence of independent practices in medicine has declined drastically as reimbursement rates fail to keep up with the rising cost of infrastructure and operations—and cardiology is no exception. In an analysis published March 11…
San Francisco-based UCSF Health performed its first heart transplant for a patient who previously received a total artificial heart. The 37-year-old patient was admitted in August with end-stage heart failure and received the mechanical heart weeks later during a six-hour…
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health has opened a heart and vascular clinic in Bluffton, S.C. Novant Health Heart & Vascular is led by Christopher Wixon, MD, a vascular surgery specialist, according to a March 10 news release from the health system. …