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…
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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. …
Houston-based Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center has begun clinical use of GE HealthCare’s Allia Moveo imaging platform, becoming the first hospital in the U.S. to install the system. The technology is used in hybrid operating rooms and supports complex minimally…
Los Angeles -based Cedars Sinai has appointed Susan Cheng, MD, as chair of the department of cardiology in the Smidt Heart Institute. According to a March 6 news release, Dr. Cheng succeeds Christine Albert, MD, MPH. She joined Cedars-Sinai seven…
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst has appointed Jonathan Marmur, MD, as chair of cardiology. Dr. Marmur is a nationally recognized interventional cardiologist with more than 20 years of clinical, academic and leadership experience. He most recently served in…
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By 2036, the U.S. is projected to have 39,600 cardiology physicians available to meet a demand of 46,600, leaving a shortfall of about 7,000 physicians nationwide, according to projections from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and…
Tupelo-based North Mississippi Medical Center has become the first hospital in Mississippi to treat tricuspid regurgitation using Abbott’s TriClip G5 system, a minimally invasive device designed for patients who are not candidates for open-heart surgery. The procedure was performed Feb.…
Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System has invested more than $15 million in cardiology services across the region through its Pulse Heart Institute, according to a March 6 Thurston Talk report. Completed projects include a $5 million hybrid OR and an…
Philips has received FDA 510(k) clearance for SmartHeart, an AI-powered planning tool that automates one of the most complex MRI exams: cardiac MR. The system generates 14 standard and advanced cardiac views in under 30 seconds and is intended to…
Cincinnati-based TriHealth is expanding its cardiology services into primary care offices across the region to improve access and follow-up care for heart patients, CBS affiliate WKRC reported March 4. The initiative aims to remove barriers to care by allowing patients…