Credit: Procyrion, Inc.
DETROIT (June 3, 2021) - Cardiologists at Henry Ford Hospital are first in the U.S. and second in the world to implant a circulatory support device that is being investigated in a clinical trial for patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) and worsening kidney function, a condition known as cardiorenal syndrome.
The Aortix™ System from Procyrion, Inc. is an intra-aortic axial flow pump, which is deployed via a femoral catheter to the descending aorta. This tiny pump, thinner than the size of a #2 pencil, is designed to relieve some of the heart s workload, allowing the heart to recover while more effectively pushing blood flow to the kidneys.
A national study on childhood asthma led by Henry Ford Health System has found that family history, race and sex are associated in different ways with higher rates of asthma in children.
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The City of Farmington Hills hired Joseph Valentine as its new assistant city manager. He replaces Gary Mekjian, who became city manager in March following the retirement of previous Dave Boyer.
Valentine officially started as assistant city manager May 3. He was selected following a recruitment process managed by the city’s human resources department.
Before joining the City of Farmington Hills, Valentine served as city manager in Birmingham for six years. Prior to that, he was Birmingham’s assistant city manager and human resources director. He brings 24 years of experience in municipal operations management and has a proven track record of effectively addressing community needs and concerns.
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Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are asking for new federal earmarks to help hospitals in their districts buy a range of new items like CT scanners or mobile health clinics. (Getty Images/Bill Chizek)
Earmarks are coming back in Congress, and nonprofit hospitals and health systems have asked lawmakers for new state-of-the-art medical equipment and expansions to behavioral health and emergency rooms.
The House Appropriations Committee released the requests from lawmakers for earmarks in the next appropriations bill. Those requests include new funding from major nonprofit hospitals and health systems for a variety of things ranging from new CT scanners to telehealth.
Cardiologists at Henry Ford Hospital Led the Development of Shock Treatment Protocol
DETROIT (April 28, 2021) – The results of a large, national heart attack study show that patients with a deadly complication known as cardiogenic shock survived at a significantly higher rate when treated with a protocol developed by cardiologists at Henry Ford Hospital in
Cardiogenic shock is a critical condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to sustain the body’s needs, depriving vital organs of blood supply and can cause them to eventually cease functioning. The typical survival rate of this deadly complication during a heart attack has historically hovered around 50%.