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Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University and Jersey Shore University Medical Centers Again Ranked Among the Elite Hospitals in North America for Open Heart Surgery

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The academic medical centers received three-star ratings in isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and isolated mitral valve replacement and repair (MVRR) surgeries. The latest analysis of data for AVR surgery covers the same time frame and includes five participating surgeons. “The Maiorana, MBA, MSN, R.N.,

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New Artificial Intelligence Tool Predicts Mortality After Heart Surgeries

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Getty Images milla1cf Mon, 12/18/2023 - 15:56 December 18, 2023 — An artificial intelligence (AI) tool developed by investigators at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai and colleagues at two other institutions accurately predicted how patients would fare after cardiac surgeries and procedures. Christine M.

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Staten Island University Hospital's Cardiothoracic Program Achieves Prestigious STS Three-Star Quality Ratings

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The ratings clearly illustrate our teams' unwavering commitment to providing unparalleled outcomes for our patients during advanced open-heart surgery. SIUH’s emergence as a national leader in cardiovascular surgery reflects the organization's tireless pursuit of clinical excellence at the highest level”.

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Ohio State First in Central Ohio to Use Novel Heart Failure Therapy

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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is the first in central Ohio to take part in a global clinical trial to use a novel therapy to reduce the size of the left ventricle without open-heart surgery. Patients may experience trouble breathing and fatigue, and at times require hospitalization.

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Novel Tricuspid Valve Procedure Improves Patients' Quality of Life and Health Status

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The EVOQUE tricuspid valve replacement system is a device designed to treat patients with severe leaking of the tricuspid valve, known as tricuspid regurgitation, without open heart surgery. The EVOQUE valve is implanted using a minimally invasive delivery system (a catheter) through the femoral vein reaching to the heart.

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TRiCares Announces Successful Implantation of Minimally Invasive Topaz Tricuspid Heart Valve Replacement System in Patient with a Pacemaker

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Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a common and serious disease for which open heart surgery and symptomatic pharmacologic treatment are the current standard treatment options. Owing to high mortality risk, access to open heart surgery is severely restricted and is not considered an option for most patients with TR.

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Capstan’s Robotic MR/TR Frontier Funding

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Capstan Medical took a key step towards its vision of launching the first robotic cardiac valve surgery system, landing $110M in Series C funding. The new funding eclipses the $31M Series B round that Capstan raised in August 2023, bringing its total funding to over $150M.