Hospitals
Patients in urgent need of heart surgeries in Swat and other districts of Malakand division are being denied treatment under Sehat Card Plus, forcing them to travel to Peshawar at their own expense. The patients claim that despite having state-of-the-art cardiac facilities in several private hospitals in Swat, cardiologists are
Associations
A new policy statement from the American Heart Association highlights major gaps in U.S stroke rehabilitation and identifies needed improvements in public policies and performance measures to incentivize optimal patient care. The statement, published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Stroke, emphasizes the need for patient-centered stroke rehabilitation, better data,
Hospitals
Pioneering cardiology solution, Ultromics, is making waves in the medical industry with its FDA-cleared AI technology that detects heart failure earlier and more accurately than traditional methods. By analyzing routine echocardiograms, Ultromics' EchoGo platform enables clinicians to identify high-risk patients earlier, initiating treatment before disease progression. This breakthrough innovation
Hospitals
HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland has been recognized as one of the top-performing hospitals in the nation for heart attack care, receiving the American College of Cardiology's NCDR Chest Pain - MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2025. This prestigious award is given to hospitals that demonstrate sustained
Hospitals
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has made good on her promise to expand cardiac care across the province by announcing the launch of angioplasty services in government hospitals at the district level. Under this initiative, catheterization labs will be established in 16 districts across Punjab, ensuring timely treatment for
Hospitals
Doctors at Loma Linda University Medical Center--Murrieta are now performing tricuspid valve replacement using the Edwards EVOQUE device, a minimally invasive treatment that helps heart patients regain quality of life with improved energy due to effective blood flow. The EVOQUE device is a transcatheter valve replacement to help patients with
Cardiac patients
A large-scale trial has shown that the medication semaglutide can significantly reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and heart failure in patients with overweight or obesity and heart failure. The study, conducted in 41 countries, involved 17,604 patients who were randomly assigned to receive semaglutide or a
Cardiac patients
A new study published in the Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care has provided insights into the clinical profile, treatment patterns, and one-year outcomes of heart failure patients admitted to a tertiary care hospital in North India. The prospective observational study, conducted over two years, included 264 patients with
Medical equipment industry
A 72-year-old man from Chicago has made history as the first person in the nation to receive the HeartMate II LVAS for ongoing, permanent support of his failing heart. Developed by Thoratec Corporation, the device is a groundbreaking innovation in the treatment of heart failure, offering a smaller and more
Medical equipment industry
Advocate Christ Medical Center has announced that a 72-year-old Chicago man has become the first person to be permanently supported by the HeartMate II LVAS (Left Ventricular Assist System) for ongoing treatment of late-stage heart failure. The patient received the implantation on March 21 as part of a US phase
Medical equipment industry
Cardiac arrest patients undergoing treatment with the ZOLL AutoPulse Noninvasive Cardiac Support Pump in out-of-hospital settings showed significant improvements in short-term survival rates. The results of two studies conducted in Richmond, Virginia and San Francisco, California, were presented at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the National Association of Emergency Medical
Medical equipment industry
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, a leading manufacturer of hemodynamic-monitoring technologies, has previewed its new minimally invasive hemodynamic monitoring device, the Edwards FloTrac sensor, at the Society of Critical Care Medicine's (SCCM) 34th Critical Care Congress. The device is designed to provide clinicians with a less invasive alternative to traditional
