Cardiology

Stony Brook (N.Y.) Medicine has appointed Rabih Chaer, MD, as chief of vascular and endovascular surgery, and as an associate professor of surgery. Dr. Chaer previously served as division chief of vascular surgery and co-director of the Heart and Vascular…

Miami Beach, Fla.-based Mount Sinai Medical Center has appointed Eric Weiss, MD, as president of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery.  He will also serve as co-director of valve surgery alongside Steve Xydas, MD, according to a Mount Sinai Medical Center news…

The FDA has granted a breakthrough device designation to the BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart. Made of titanium, the device uses a magnetically levitated rotor to pump blood in adult patients with severe heart failure.  Though not approved for commercial use,…

Examining blood lipid levels may help physicians predict a patient’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published May 30 in Neurology.  Here are five notes on the study: Read the full study here. 

New York City-based NYU Langone Health has submitted plans to expand coronary care at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn. The expansion is expected to cost almost $22 million, according to a certificate of need filed May 23 with the New York State…

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival rates have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels, particularly among Black and Hispanic communities, according to a study published March 12 in Resuscitation.  Led by researchers from Dallas-based University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, the study…

Boston Scientific has pulled global sales of, and is no longer seeking FDA approval for, its Acurate neo2 and Acurate Prime aortic valve systems. In a May 28 Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the technology company said the “additional resources…

Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Children’s Hospital is set to unveil the newly expanded Driscoll Children’s Hospital Heart Center at a June 5 ceremony. The expansion represents a $100 million investment in pediatric heart care, according to a May 27 news…

Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center had the lowest heart failure readmission ratio between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data published April 30. As part of its hospital readmissions reduction program, CMS measures excess…

Adopting early noninvasive cardiac testing is a cost-effective strategy for avoiding a future heart attack or death in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome, according to a study published May 24 in Academic Emergency Medicine.  Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis…