Category Archives: Cardiology

Press release: Pardee UNC Health Care announced today that Martin Sullivan, M.D., a board-certified cardiologist, has joined Pardee Cardiology Associates. Dr. Martin specializes in heart disease prevention and noninvasive methods for diagnosing and treating heart conditions. He has extensive experience in nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and vascular imaging. Dr. Sullivan earned his medical degree from The Ohio State University College of Medicine, where he also completed his internship, residency and cardiology research fellowship. He then completed a fellowship in cardiology at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Sullivan is a member of the American Heart Association (national and North Carolina chapters) and Council on Atherosclerosis. He is a fellow of the Council on Circulation and the Council on Clinical Cardiology. Dr. Martin is also the recipient of several awards, including the Bayer Cardiovascular Research Award and the American Heart Association Established Investigator Award. Dr. Sullivan is often able to see new patients within 48 hours. To schedule an appointment, call 828-697-7377 or visit pardeehospital.org. Pardee UNC Health Care is a not-for-profit community hospital founded in 1953 and is managed by UNC Health Care. The hospital is licensed for 222 acute care beds. Pardee has several locations separate from the … Continue reading →

KARACHI: A team of top cardiologists and technicians from the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD), led by Prof Nadeem Rizvi, performed five cardiac procedures, including three primary PCIs, at the first satellite centre established at the Civil Hospital Larkana on Saturday. The cardiologists had reached Larkana on Friday evening to make the satellite centre functional by performing angioplasties and other pediatric cardiology procedures. Prof Nadeem Rizvi and Dr Javed Sial along with a team of technicians have performed five cardiac procedures, including primary PCIs, on patients having heart attacks at the first NICVD satellite centre established at the Civil Hospital Larkana, NICVD Executive Director Prof Nadeem Qamar told The News. Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, daughter of former president Asif Ali Zardari and the late former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, congratulated the NICVD on stating interventional cardiology services in Larkana. In her tweet, she posted pictures of surgeons and technicians performing cardiac procedures, announcing the start of interventional cardiology services in Larkana. The NICVDs satellite centre in Larkana is among the seven such centers to be established in various areas of the province so that people from those areas could be provided quality treatment for heart ailments near their homes instead … Continue reading →

15:28 16:39 Friday 12 May 2017 The trust which runs Boston, Grantham and Lincoln hospitals has cancelled all Outpatients, endoscopy, cardiology and radiology scheduled for this weekend after it was attacked by a cyber attack reported to be creeping across the country. The attack is reported to block health care professionals from accessing patient records and ask for money in return for unlocking them. A spokesman for ULHT said at least Lincoln and Pilgrim hospitals had been affected by the virus. Mark Brassington chief operating officer at United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust said: We can confirm that ULHT has been affected by the cyber attack that has hit a number of Trusts across the country. Lincoln county Hospital, Pilgrim Hospital and Grantham hospital are all affected. At the moment all IT systems and many phone lines within our hospitals are switched off. Departments are taking action to ensure patient care is prioritised. We will be diverting some emergency cases to local hospitals which are not affected by the attack, where possible. We ask patients to only come to our A&Es if absolutely necessary. We do not yet know how long this incident will last, and therefore are cancelling all outpatient, … Continue reading →

Posted on May 11, 2017 | 11:40 a.m. The Cottage Heart and Vascular Center at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital recently reached a milestone for advanced cardiology care by successfully using the TAVR procedure to treat 100 patients more than any other health system on the Central Coast. TAVR is the first non-surgical procedure for the replacement of the aortic valve. In less than two years, we have helped 100 patients who otherwise would not have been able to receive treatment because of the high risks associated with open heart surgery, said Dr. Joseph Aragon, interventional cardiologist on the TAVR team. The number of people we have helped has exceeded the expectations we had when we completed our first TAVR in September 2015, said Dr. Aragon, who also is medical director of the Structural Heart Program. In the United States, 1.5 million people suffer from aortic stenosis, a serious medical condition where the aortic valve begins to narrow, reducing blood flow from the aorta to the rest of the body. This can cause shortness of breath, dizziness and heart failure. The standard treatment is an aortic valve replacement. However, many patients, especially the elderly, are not able to have open-heart surgery … Continue reading →

The Reddington Healthcare Group has announced the opening of Grays Cardiology Centre, a full-fledged Cardiology Centre in Ikeja, Lagos, and the second in the entire country. According to the group, the objective of the centre is to improve patients chances of healthy survival, bettering the quality of their care, and giving more people the tools and education they need to prevent cardiovascular disease in themselves and their loved ones in an ethical and affordable manner. Adeyemi Onabowale the CEO of Reddington Hospital speaking on the centre inaugurated said, the Reddington group has always been the pioneer in cardiovascular care in the country. The first digital Cardiac Catheterisation and Angiography Suite (among many other first) in Nigeria was launched by Reddington Hospital in 2009. The Suites state-of-the-art equipment allowed many pioneering firsts in Nigeria, saving hundreds of life that otherwise would have been lost. Out of this deep understanding of cardiovascular diseases and its passion to set high standards in the medical industry, came the need to create a centre of excellence that will cut across multidisciplinary services, which has now birth the Grays Cardiology Centre. The Grays Cardiology Centre is launched in collaboration with a team of indigenous cardiology experts, … Continue reading →

NEWS RELEASE GEORGIAN CARDIOLOGY ASSOCIATES ************************* Six RVH Cardiologists have partnered to establish a new practice, providing comprehensive cardiovascular care for patients throughout Simcoe Muskoka. Georgian Cardiology Associates opened its doors earlier this month and is a fully equipped practice providing state-of-the-art cardiac diagnostic equipment including stress tests, stress echocardiography, Holter monitoring, echocardiography including contrast and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. We are excited to come together in this new practice to provide cardiac patients in our area with high-quality continuity of care. All six are Royal College certified cardiologists and we are affiliated with Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre," says Dr. Stephen Pizzale. "We are all focused on providing the very best outcomes for all our patients and we are committed to providing a seamless transition from inpatient care to the outpatient clinic. When you are admitted to the RVH cardiology service, it means that we know your history and whats been done in the past. That continuity is so important to patient outcomes. Patients can be referred to the clinic through their primary care provider. The clinic specializes in patients with active cardiovascular problems such as those patients with heart rhythm disorders, previous heart attack, or congestive heart failure. … Continue reading →

PANJIM: In a major boost to the wellness of hearts in the State, the government has decided to add a ward to the Cardiology Department of the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC). Team Herald PANJIM: In a major boost to the wellness of hearts in the State, the government has decided to add a ward to the Cardiology Department of the Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMC). Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said the government has taken a decision to provide additional human resources and infrastructure to the existing Cardio-thoracic Department of the GMC. He said, I have moved a file to recruit three more doctors for the Cardiology Department. This will help in the functioning of the department 24x7 and enable to perform more angioplasty and angiography. We will add one more ward to the department so that more patients can be accommodated and treated. The Centre for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Sciences (CCTS) was established in the GMC in February 2013 and since then an estimated 9000 procedures have been conducted. Stating that the mission of saving lives will be further successful, he said that cardiac ambulances will be added to the fleet of existing ambulance service of 108. … Continue reading →

Large nuclear cardiology laboratory slashes radiation dose by 60 ... Science Daily A large nuclear cardiology laboratory has slashed its average radiation dose by 60% in eight years, according to new research. The study shows dose ... and more » See the rest here: Large nuclear cardiology laboratory slashes radiation dose by 60 ... - Science Daily … Continue reading →

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) agreed today to work together to improve medical care for patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases worldwide. More people die globally due to heart diseases than any other single cause. The two parties signed a practical arrangement to step up training of health professionals in low- and middle- income countries in using nuclear techniques to diagnose and assess the extent of heart disease in patients. They will jointly develop interactive educational materials for the IAEAs Human Health Campus, an online resource visited monthly by over 5,000 health professionals. ASNC will also make its experts available for advisory missions and training courses as part of IAEA Technical Cooperation activities. According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases kill more than 17.5 million people annually, accounting for 31 per cent of global deaths. Low- and middle income countries face the highest burden, with more than 75 per cent of these deaths. The epidemic proportions go hand-in-hand with an upsurge in risk factors, including obesity, low physical activity and poor diet. The practical arrangement increases educational opportunities for professionals in nuclear cardiology, said Diana Paez, Head of Nuclear Medicine and … Continue reading →

Previously, Dr. Grines was vice president of academic and clinical affairs at Detroit Medical Center's Heart Hospital. Before joining the Detroit hospital in 2011, Dr. Grines was vice chief of cardiovascular medicine at the Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI, where she spent two decades. Dr. Grines led numerous multicenter clinical trials, including the PAMI trial that demonstrated primary PCI was superior to clot busting drugs and the Stent PAMI study, which confirmed the benefits of stents versus angioplasty for treating heart attacks. Research led by Dr. Grines revolutionized the management of heart attack patients across the world. "We are pleased to welcome Dr. Grines, one of the most esteemed interventional cardiologists in the country, as the chair of cardiology at the medical school," said Lawrence Smith, MD, Northwell Health's physician-in-chief and dean of the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine. "With exceptional clinical, teaching and research skills, Dr. Grines will develop a premiere cardiac research program as well as developing clinical trials that will give patients earlier access to the latest in diagnostics and therapeutics." Dr. Grines has had a significant impact on a number of areas of cardiology and interventional cardiology, but in particular with myocardial infarction, or heart … Continue reading →