SurgiStrategies - Cardiology

Leading Surgical Society to Present Session on National Disasters

In this expanding global community, we live more intimately with the threat of mass casualty disaster than ever before. Natural disasters, terrorism, epidemics, pandemics -- preparing for disaster is no longer a luxury. Disaster preparedness today is an urgent necessity. At ...More

January 13, 2005

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MedCath Corporation Forges New Agreement With Major Not-for-Profit Healthcare Network

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- MedCath Corporation announced today that it will collaborate with Novant Health to provide the not-for-profit health system with mobile cardiac catheterization laboratory services, marking another significant milestone in MedCath's efforts to deploy its ...More

November 19, 2004

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Siemens Introduces New Encompass Release for ACUSON Sequoia Echocardiography Platform at AHA

NEW ORLEANS -- Siemens Medical Solutions has introduced its new Encompass Release for the ACUSON Sequoia™ C512 and C256 echocardiography systems at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions in New Orleans from Nov. 7 through 10, 2004 (booth # 2145). The new ...More

November 10, 2004

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MedCath Announces the Divestiture of The Heart Hospital of Milwaukee

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- MedCath Corporation said today that The Heart Hospital of Milwaukee, which is jointly owned by MedCath and local physicians, has reached a definitive agreement to close the hospital and sell its assets to Columbia St. Mary's, a Milwaukee-area hospital ...More

November 8, 2004

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The Society of Thoracic Surgeons to Present Live Surgical Procedures at 41st Annual Meeting

CHICAGO -- For the first time in its 41-year history, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) will present four live cardiothoracic surgical procedures at its Annual Meeting, which will be held in Tampa, Fla., from Jan. 24 through 26, 2005. As part of a new educational ...More

November 4, 2004

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Overlake and Evergreen Hospitals Launch Sound Heart, a Joint Cardiac Enterprise

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- The cardiac centers at Overlake Hospital and Evergreen Hospital have joined forces to form a comprehensive program called Sound Heart. After two years of preparation, the region’s best physicians, surgeons, nurses, and cardiac specialists are now ...More

October 19, 2004

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Study of Safety and Tolerability of Outpatient IV Infusions of Natrecor is Reported

FREMONT, Calif. -- Scios Inc. announces the publication of results from a multi-center clinical study of the safety and tolerability of intravenous (IV) infusions of Natrecor (nesiritide) in advanced decompensated congestive heart failure patients in an outpatient setting. ...More

September 3, 2004

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Liposuction Shown to be Safe Under Proper Conditions

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas have completed the first comprehensive study of the effects of liposuction on different parts of the body during and immediately following the procedure. The study -- currently online and appearing in two articles in ...More

September 2, 2004

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The Heart Center of Indiana Presents Outcomes Data to MedPAC; Specialty Hospital Has Impact on National Healthcare Policy

INDIANAPOLIS and WASHINGTON -- The Heart Center of Indiana (THCI), a specialized, all-digital facility focused on cardiovascular disease, presented the hospital's experience related to quality of care, patient satisfaction, and efficiency to the Medicare Payment Advisory ...More

August 18, 2004

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Modern Heart Devices Can Be Safely Used During MRIs

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August 2, 2004

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