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Study Reveals Nuances in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery Quality Metrics

News | STS

New Research Finds Volume Alone Does Not Predict Quality Outcomes in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

January 30, 2024 — A study of pediatric heart surgery centers across the United States has demonstrated that, when it ...

January 30, 2024

A new study presented at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 2024 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas, examines the ongoing controversy surrounding the choice between multi-arterial grafting (MAG) and single arterial grafting (SAG) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) for multivessel coronary revascularization

News | STS

New Research Highlights Superior Long-Term Survival with Multi-Arterial Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Over Single Arterial Grafting

January 29, 2024 — A new study presented at The Society of Thoracic Surgeons’ 2024 Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas ...

January 29, 2024

Researchers uncover critical factors for improved patient safety in lung cancer resection– An analysis of the STS general thoracic surgery database

News | Pulmonary Embolism

Breakthrough Research Identifies Predictors of Venous Thromboembolism after Pulmonary Resection for Lung Cancer

January 29, 2024 — In patients who undergo pulmonary resection for lung cancer, a major potential postoperative ...

January 29, 2024

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Your workflow solution should improve your department’s productivity and efficiency.

Feature | Information Technology

Five Ways to Improve Productivity and Efficiency in Cardiology Workflow

Many cardiology departments face significant challenges meeting regulatory requirements, quality metrics, and ...

February 10, 2023

Despite national guidelines recommending surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for patients under age 65 with severe aortic stenosis, many hospitals are still opting for a nonsurgical approach in patients under 60—possibly with poorer survival rates

News | Cardiovascular Surgery

Almost 50% of Patients Under 60 Years Choose TAVR Over Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement with Worse Outcomes

January 29, 2024 — Despite national guidelines recommending surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for patients under ...

January 29, 2024

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has released late-breaking research scheduled for presentation at the 2024 Annual Meeting taking place January 27 - 29 in San Antonio

News | STS

STS Announces Late-breaker Research to Be Presented at the 2024 Annual Meeting

January 29, 2024 — The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has released late-breaking research scheduled for presentation at ...

January 29, 2024

Jennifer C. Romano, MD, is the first woman to hold that office in the organization’s 60-year history

News | STS

Jennifer Romano, MD, Elected President of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

January 29, 2024 — Jennifer C. Romano, MD, a congenital heart surgeon at Congenital Heart Center/C. S. Mott Children's ...

January 29, 2024

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Feature | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)

Improving Consistency and Standardization With Structured Reporting

Jeff Rieder M.D., a cardiologist with Coastal Cardiology Charleston, clearly recalls the time when reporting was ...

July 26, 2021

DAIC's exclusive, specialized cardiology product comparison charts help with your purchasing decisions

Feature | Cardiovascular Business

Did you know that Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology (DAIC) maintains more than 40 comparison charts of product ...

January 29, 2024

The American College of Cardiology’s Cardiovascular Summit (CV Summit) will take place on February 1-3 in Washington, DC

News | ACC

ACC Cardiovascular Summit Equips CV Team to Transform Care, Address Emerging Trends

January 25, 2024 — The American College of Cardiology’s Cardiovascular Summit (CV Summit) will take place on February 1 ...

January 25, 2024

Simona Zannetti, MD, General Manager of its Aortic business for Medtronic

News | Cardiovascular Business

Simona Zannetti, MD, Returns to Lead Medtronic Aortic Business

January 24, 2024 — Medtronic announced the recent appointment of Simona Zannetti, MD, as the General Manager of its ...

January 24, 2024

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Cardiovascular information systems (CVIS) allow storage of in-office echocardiograms, aids report generation and reading echos for several hospitals. Hitachi’s VidiStar CVIS.

Feature | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)

Use of CVIS for Remote Access of Data and Images

The ability of a cardiologist to work remotely can save lives. By leveraging the advantages of a cloud-based ...

May 19, 2021

While reinforcing the importance of treating all known risk factors that contribute to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, ASCVD, physicians also need to recognize and treat systemic inflammation in CV disease, according to this guest column author who addresses the importance of identifying and reducing residual inflammatory risk.

Feature | Cardiac Diagnostics | By Robert L. Quigley, MD, DPhil

Lowering Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Events by Treating Residual Inflammatory Risk

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), caused by plaque buildup in arterial walls, is one of the leading causes ...

January 23, 2024

The American College of Cardiology is again urging members of Congress to retroactively eliminate the 3.37% cut to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule currently in effect and preserve patient access to care

News | Cardiovascular Business

ACC Disappointed by Lack of Medicare Fix in Recent Continuing Resolution

January 22, 2024 — The American College of Cardiology is again urging members of Congress to retroactively eliminate the ...

January 22, 2024

The American Heart Association’s 2024 Merit Award winners from Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and California will look at whether chemicals occurring in foods could be used to treat heart disease, try to unravel some of the genomic mysteries of cholesterol and assess how vaping impacts abdominal aortic aneurysms

News | Cardiovascular Business

Three Researchers Awarded $1 million Each to Study New Heart Disease Treatments, Causes

January 22, 2024 — A physician-scientist from Massachusetts researching whether chemicals naturally occurring in foods ...

January 22, 2024

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Case Study | Cardiovascular Information Systems (CVIS)

Single-Database Cardiology Platform Drives Efficient Workflow and Improves Data Access

Washington Health System (WHS) provides healthcare services at more than 40 offsite locations across three counties in ...

April 01, 2021

News | Cardiovascular Business

AskBio Announces Initiation of Phase 2 GenePHIT Trial in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

January 22, 2024 — Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), a gene therapy company wholly owned and independently ...

January 22, 2024

Sumeet Chugh, MD, shown at work in his Cedars-Sinai laboratory

News | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Smidt Heart Institute Sudden Cardiac Arrest Expert Receives 2024 Distinguished Scientist Award

January 19, 2024 — Heart rhythm expert Sumeet Chugh, MD, associate director of the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai ...

January 19, 2024

Physician-researcher David Ouyang, MD, to bring longstanding expertise to Journal focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning

News | Artificial Intelligence

Smidt Heart Institute Expert Named Deputy Editor of NEJM AI

January 17, 2024 — One of the Smidt Heart Institute’s leading experts in artificial intelligence, David Ouyang, MD, has ...

January 17, 2024