Here are six tools, guideline updates, programs and other advancements in cardiology treatment covered by Becker's since Oct. 10:
- The American Heart Association and Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital partnered to develop a new digital health app for frontline healthcare workers.
- Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Center for Women's Health Research received $12.5 million for implementing pregnancy-related hypertension best practices in outpatient facilities.
- The American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology released updated guidelines for diagnosing and treating aortic diseases.
- Intensive care unit evaluations prior to cardiac arrest improved survival rates by 15 percent among Black patients between 2000 and 2021.
- Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth said it is cutting heart failure readmissions by 67 percent through a pilot program that focuses on social determinants of health.
- Here are five cardiology firsts Becker's has covered since Oct. 10.