A new clinic in Mattoon, Ill., is home to providers from Prairie Cardiovascular, Effingham Daily News reports.
Cardiology
The heartbeat of the cardiovascular physician practice market is increasing as more procedure volume shifts to independent practices with ASCs, and as patient volumes and revenues grow, so does investor interest.
The Association of Black Cardiologists, American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology wrote a letter to denounce racism in the U.S.
Newsweek released its "The World's Best Hospitals 2020" list, which offers insights into the best hospitals for several medical specialties.
Fifty percent of heart attack patients stopped going to hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic due to fears of contracting the virus, a worldwide survey by the European Society of Cardiology showed.
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SOC Telemed and DeRidder, La.-based Beauregard Health System partnered to deliver specialty telemedicine services in the hospital, Inside Nova reports.
Medtronic recalled its HeartWare ventricular assist device system because of defects that have been tied to four patient deaths, tctmd reports.
Patients have delayed seeking emergency care because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published in the Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery.
Construction is underway on a 10,000-square-foot ASC in Avondale, Ariz., according to Cotton Architecture, a firm involved in the project.
COVID-19 shifted how cardiologists practice and will permanently change the specialty going forward, according to an article in TCTMD.