Tag: ACC

American College of Cardiology Expands Patient Navigator Program

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Hundreds of hospitals across the United States will have access to tools and resources to help improve care and lower readmission rates for myocardial infarction (MI) patients as part of the American College of Cardiology’s expanded Patient Navigator Program: Focus MI Quality Campaign. With support from founding sponsor AstraZeneca, […]

ACC’s Innovation Roadmap Provides Framework for Future of Care Delivery

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In a new health policy statement, the American College of Cardiology identifies how to best support health care advances in three arenas—digital health, big data and precision health. Health care transformation is the product of a shared vision between a broad range of stakeholders to establish the […]

New Meta-Analysis Presented at American College of Cardiology Strongly Supports RenalGuard(R) Use in Cardiovascular Interventional Procedures

MILFORD, MA — (Marketwired) — 03/22/17 — A new meta-analysis presented this week at the American College of Cardiology further supports the ability of RenalGuard Therapy® to significantly reduce the incidence of acute kidney injury associated with cardiovascular interventional procedures compared to other methods of urine volume expansion. Moreover, findings […]

Dr. Mary Norine Walsh Assumes American College of Cardiology Presidency

WASHINGTON, March 19, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Mary Norine Walsh, MD, FACC, today becomes president of the American College of Cardiology during the Convocation Ceremony held in conjunction with the ACC’s 66th Annual Scientific Session in Washington. Walsh is the director of the heart failure and cardiac transplantation programs and director of […]