Category Archives: Cardiology

Bariatric Journey: Cardiology Consultation and Testing Today I discuss my cardiology consultation and the associated testing. By: BlueHeart Girl … Continue reading →

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 26-Sep-2014 Contact: Beth Casteel bcasteel@acc.org 202-375-6275 American College of Cardiology @ACCinTouch WASHINGTON (Sept. 29, 2014) Heart disease and stroke contribute to 30 percent of global deaths, more than all infectious and parasitic diseases combined, and 11 cardiovascular organizations are calling for the United Nations to address prevention of heart disease and other non-communicable diseases. In a statement published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and other cardiology journals, the World Heart Federation's Global Cardiovascular Disease Taskforcewhich is comprised of cardiologists and health advocates from the World Heart Federation, African Heart Network, Asia Pacific Heart Network, Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology, American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, European Heart Network, European Society of Cardiology, InterAmerican Heart Foundation, InterAmerican Society of Cardiology, and the Pan-African Society of Cardiologycalls for the United Nations to support efforts to curb the world-wide rise in non-communicable diseases including heart disease and stroke. "We must cooperate and collaborate across sectors and disciplines to advance and affirm a positive return of investment in cardiovascular health; only then will we influence countries and businesses to devote crucial resources to our collective goal, which is vital to human health and wellbeing across the … Continue reading →

(PRWEB) September 27, 2014 The "North American Interventional Cardiology & Peripheral Vascular Devices Market by Angioplasty Balloon (Plain/Old, Cutting), Stent (Bioabsorbable, Drug-Eluting), Catheter (IVUS, OCT), IVC Filter (Retrievable), Endovascular Stent Graft - Forecast to 2018" analyses and studies the major market drivers, restraints, and opportunities in the U.S. and Canada. Browse 108 market data tables and 24 figures spread through 245 pages and in-depth TOC on "North American Peripheral Vascular Devices Market" http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/north-american-interventional-cardiology-peripheral-vascular-devices-market-138691746.html Early buyers will receive 10% customization on this report. The North American peripheral vascular devices market is expected to reach $5,947.5 million by 2018, at a CAGR of 2.9% during 2013 to 2018. The decreasing incidences of coronary angioplasties and the increasing peripheral intervention procedures have impacted the surgical equipment market significantly in North America. Speak to Analyst for More Info @ http://www.marketsandmarkets.com/speaktoanalyst.asp?id=138691746 The risk of restenosis in angioplasty procedures encourages the adoption of novel technologies to minimize post-surgical complications. Amongst various surgical devices, bioabsorbable stents were found to be a major breakthrough in the market. The bioabsorbable stents market is expected to witness a significant CAGR of 62.2% during the forecast period. The success achieved during the ongoing studies is also anticipated to spur the market … Continue reading →

Qardio The Food and Drug Administration has been very active on the mobile health front this year and has cleared 23 mhealth apps as medical devices for the year to date from data aggregators and thermometers to remote monitoring devices to detect motion, posture and vitals, according to Mobihealthnews. Cardiology has dominated , accounting for seven of these device approvals, followed by remote monitoring apps. Here are some highlights from the aggregated list. Otoharmonics, a Portland, Oregon based business, secured clearance for its sound therapy program to treat tinnitus. Its Levo Manager identifies and maps each individuals tinnitus sounds, creates personalized therapy, and tracks patient improvement over time, according to its website. Quardios QardioArm uses a cuff thats wrapped around the upper arm and reads the users systolic and diastolic blood pressure and heart rate. It wirelessly transmits the readings to an iOS device. The cuff has a companion app that aggregates and stores readings, so users can track their data share it with their doctors. It also has sends reminders and has a patent-pending function that displays calming images when a person is taking a reading, to prevent their blood pressure from rising due to the anxiety associated with … Continue reading →

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Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Newswise MAYWOOD, Ill. Loyola University Medical Center has received the American College of Cardiologys Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2014. Loyola is one of only 256 hospitals nationwide to receive the honor. The award recognizes Loyolas commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients. It signifies that Loyola has reached an aggressive goal of treating these patients to standard levels of care as outlined by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association clinical guidelines and recommendations. To receive the ACTION RegistryGWTG Platinum Performance Achievement Award, Loyola consistently followed the treatment for eight consecutive quarters and met a performance standard of 90 percent for specific performance measures. Full participation in the registry engages hospitals in a robust quality-improvement process using data to drive improvements in adherence to guideline recommendations and overall quality of care provided to heart attack patients. The full implementation of acute and secondary prevention guideline-recommended therapy is a critical step in saving the lives and improving outcomes of heart attack patients, said James Jollis, MD, FACC, ACTION Registry-GWTG Chair and Professor of Medicine and Radiology at Duke University Hospital. Heart attack treatment guidelines include administering … Continue reading →

Dr. Christopher Good, a cardiologist (back row, center), is now seeing patients at the UPMC Northwest Specialty office, in Titusville. With Good are Ed Maras (back row, left), practice site manager and business developer for the region; his father, Gary Maras, CEO, UPMC Hamot Heart and Vascular Institute, Medicor Associates; and Patty Yurkewicz (in front), regional coordinator. Herald photo/Mary Hill THS grad begins cardiology work at city clinic Outpatient cardiology office has been in the planning for three or four years By Mary Hill mhill@titusvilleherald.com Wednesday, September 24, 2014 4:06 AM EDT Titusville residents may recognize the newest physician to join UPMC Northwest Specialty Dr. Christopher Good, a cardiologist who has expanded his practice to include a Titusville location. Good, who will be at UPMC Northwest Specialty, 401 W. Spring St., the third Thursday of each month, is excited about returning to Titusville. A graduate of Titusville High School, Good earned his medical degree from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a cardiovascular medicine fellowship at Geisinger Medical Center, in Danville. He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the National Board of Echocardiography. Goods father, William Good, … Continue reading →

Contact Information Available for logged-in reporters only Newswise Interventional Cardiologist William Gotsis, MD, has been appointed Director of Clinical Cardiology of Mount Sinai Heart at Mount Sinai St. Lukes. Dr. Gotsis joins Mount Sinai St. Lukes from Crystal Run Healthcare. His appointment builds upon the newly established Mount Sinai-Crystal Run Alliance for Healthcare Transformation, a new partnership seeking opportunities to benefit the communities and patients of Mount Sinai and Crystal Run Healthcare. We are excited to welcome Dr. Gotsis to Mount Sinai St. Lukes, says Arthur Gianelli, President of Mount Sinai St. Lukes. In his new role, Dr. Gotsis will help expand and optimize our hospitals clinical cardiology services, including those of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. I look forward to joining the talented heart team at Mount Sinai St. Lukes and nurturing the new partnership between Mount Sinai and Crystal Run for cardiovascular services, says Dr. Gotsis. Working together we will help establish Mount Sinai St. Lukes as a premier center of excellence for cardiac patient care. Dr. Gotsis, who specializes in interventional cardiology, joined Crystal Run in 1996. Most recently he has served as Director of Interventional Cardiology and The Interventional Fellowship Program Director at Westchester Medical Center, as … Continue reading →

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 22-Sep-2014 Contact: Rachel Cagan rcagan@acc.org 202-375-6395 American College of Cardiology @ACCinTouch WASHINGTON (Sept. 22, 2014) Following a healthy lifestyle, including maintaining a healthy weight and diet, exercise, not smoking and moderating alcohol intake, could prevent four out of five coronary events in men, according to a new study publishing today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. While mortality from heart disease has declined in recent decades, with much of the reduction attributed to medical therapies, the authors said prevention through a healthy lifestyle avoids potential side effects of medication and is more cost effective for population-wide reductions in coronary heart disease. For the study, researchers examined a population of 20,721 healthy Swedish men aged 45-79 years of age and followed them for 11 years. Lifestyle choices were assessed through a questionnaire exploring diet, alcohol consumption, smoking status, level of physical activity and abdominal adiposity (belly fat). Men in the study with the lowest risk were non-smokers, walked or cycled for at least 40 minutes per day, exercised at least one hour per week, had a waist circumference below 95 centimeters, consumed moderate amounts of alcohol, and followed a healthy diet with a regular consumption … Continue reading →

In the end it wasnt wisdom for the ages.The American College of Cardiologysaidtoday that it was withdrawing one of its five recommendations inthe Choosing Wisely campaign. In 2012 the ACC recommended that heart attack patients should have only their culprit artery unblocked. It said that patients and caregivers should question whether complete revascularization of all nonculprit lesions in heart attack patients should be performed. The original recommendation was based on non-randomized studies suggesting that treating all significantly blocked vessels in heart attack patients could be harmful. However, the ACC now states, over the last two years, new science has emerged showing potential improvements for some patients in their overall outcomes as a result of complete revascularization. Two recent randomized controlled trials have altered the field. The 2013PRAMItrial and last monthsCvLPRITtrial offered evidence that stenting all arteries with large blockages improved the outcome of heart attack patients. But the studies, the ACC states, left many openquestions about the exact timing of the procedures; whether certain patients benefit versus others; whether FFR might guide decisions; and the role of patient complexity and hemodynamic stability. Science is not static but rather constantly evolving, said ACC President Patrick T. OGara, in a press release. … Continue reading →