What’s the Hurry: Door to Balloon and Door to EKG Times
The recommended standard for best practices recommending a door to balloon time for ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) patients to be ≤ 90 minutes was established in the 2013 American…
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Building a Heart-Strong Team: Assessing Cardiovascular Manpower Needs
When determining growth strategies for cardiovascular and thoracic programs and services within your hospital or hospital system, it’s crucial to assess the demographic and competitive healthcare landscape of your service…
Building Excellence Through Establishing a Premier Cardiovascular Service Line
As a consultant, I often evaluate cardiovascular services. Whether it is a large academic medical center with more than 1,000 beds, offering a full suite of cardiac services including complex…
Stay Paw-fect: Maintaining Top Notch Heart Health
Although Heart Month is coming to an end, it doesn’t mean you should stop being on top of your heart health! We all assume having a dog would help your…
Elements of Building a TAVR Program
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) involve procedures to replace a damaged aortic valve with a prosthetic one through minimally invasive techniques. Building a TAVR program requires careful planning that includes…
Battling Heart Failure – A Journey to Quality Living
I have a close family member who took an unexpected turn when he was diagnosed with heart failure. He had an active and vibrant lifestyle that suddenly became a series…
