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Lenox Hill Hospital today announced the opening of its Heart and Vascular Institute in Yorktown Heights -- the first facility for the hospital or the North Shore-LIJ Health System in Westchester County. Yorktown Heights, NY (PRWEB) April 05, 2013 Lenox Hill Hospital today announced the opening of its Heart and Vascular Institute in Yorktown Heights -- the first facility for the hospital or the North Shore-LIJ Health System in Westchester County. The opening of the new 3,200-square-foot...
New technology can save lives for those suffering from end-stage bi-ventricular heart failure NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The John Ochsner Heart & Vascular Institute (JOHVI) at Ochsner Medical Center has performed the Gulf South Region's first Total Artificial Heart (TAH) implant. The latest advancement in mechanical heart technology, the SynCardia TAH is the world's first and only FDA approved device. (Logo:...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- El Camino Hospital today formally announced that its Heart and Vascular Institute will be renamed the Norma Melchor Heart &Vascular Institute of El Camino Hospital in memory of Norma Melchor, a long-time philanthropist and hospital volunteer. The new name of the institute was unveiled during a special ceremony at El Camino Hospital, which included Norma's husband Jack, her children and grandchildren, and friends from the El...
Comprehensive program of cardiac care has extensive history of excellent ratings REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Oct. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Heart and Vascular Institute at Sequoia Hospital has again been ranked in the top 5 percent of hospitals in the country for quality of patient outcomes in cardiac surgery. This is the fourth consecutive year the Hospital has earned this distinction from Healthgrades, the leading independent provider of information to help consumers make...
DETROIT, Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Limited tickets remain for the Get Your Heart Racing fundraiser this Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the private Ford test track in Dearborn. The action-packed event raises funds for Henry Ford Health System's Edith and Benson Ford Heart & Vascular Institute. Participants with the exclusive "Shelby" ticket can spend the full afternoon on the track -- a car enthusiast's dream come true, an exclusive opportunity to experience Dearborn's...
DEARBORN, Mich., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Ford Health System and Ford Motor Company join forces on the 2012 "Get Your Heart Racing" fundraiser at the Ford Dearborn test track on September 22, 2012. A unique and muscular 1-of-1 Ford Shelby GT500 will be auctioned with revenue supporting the Edith and Benson Ford Heart & Vascular Institute. A customized Ford Focus will be given as a door prize. Event will offer a multitude of performance driving activities and...
SALT LAKE CITY, May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Remedy Informatics, Inc., the leading provider of registries for Life Science and Translational research, announced that Cleveland Clinic's Heart and Vascular Institute ("HVI") has selected Remedy's Mosaic(TM) Platform to implement a cardiovascular registry to track Heart and Vascular research efforts at the Institute in order to improve patient outcomes. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120206/SF47874LOGO) "Cleveland Clinic is...
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento became the second cardiac care center in the nation and the first in California to receive full Atrial Fibrillation Certification from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC). The announcement comes as the nation ushers in American Heart Month. Atrial fibrillation, or A-Fib, is the most common cardiac arrhythmia that can lead to stroke and possibly death. Nearly 3 million patients in the United...
ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the next-generation XIENCE PRIME(TM) Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System for the treatment of coronary artery disease. With the introduction of XIENCE PRIME in the United States, Abbott, the worldwide leader in drug eluting stent technology, now offers physicians an expanded range of drug eluting stents supported by the clinical results...
MADISON, Wis., Oct. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective January 1, 2012, Wisconsin Heart & Vascular Institute will join Meriter Medical Group. The practice, which includes 16 cardiologists, vascular surgeons and mid-level providers who are highly trained specialists with experience in all areas of cardiovascular care, will be renamed Meriter Wisconsin Heart. Meriter Medical Group will thus have grown from 68 providers to 116 in less than 2 years, an increase of 71%. All Meriter...
