Cardiology

The Cardiac Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is opening an outpatient location in Somerset, N.J. The new center will provide cardiology clinic visits for new and existing patients, non-invasive testing and fetal echocardiography.  Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Cardiac Center…

Cardiologists are increasingly stepping into leadership roles across health systems and medtech companies as organizations scale cardiovascular services and invest in innovation. Recent appointments reflect a growing emphasis on clinical leaders driving strategy, expanding access and advancing new models of…

JenaValve Technology has received premarket approval from the FDA for its Trilogy THV System.  The system is now the first transcatheter device in the U.S. with a dedicated indication for patients with symptomatic, severe aortic regurgitation, according to a March…

Minneapolis-based M Health Fairview has expanded heart care access at its Maple Grove, Minn., campus by more than doubling the size of its cardiology team. The expanded team at M Health Fairview Clinics & Surgery Center-Maple Grove grew from four…

Women continue to be underrepresented in cardiology, even as heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. These five physicians are among those helping to change that, advancing research, reshaping prevention strategies and improving how cardiovascular disease…

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…

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…