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CLEVELAND - Follow-up data from the landmark SPRINT study of the effect of high blood pressure on cardiovascular disease have confirmed that aggressive blood pressure management lowering systolic blood pressure to less than 120 mm Hg dramatically reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, and death from these diseases, as well as death from all causes, compared to lowering systolic blood pressure to less than 140 mm Hg. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) is the upper number in the blood pressure measurement, 140/90, for example.
In findings published in the May 20, 2021 issue of the
New England Journal of Medicine, investigators presented new evidence of the effectiveness of reducing SBP to a target range of less than 120 mm Hg.
University Hospitals Chooses Visuwell as New Telehealth Provider
Platform will launch this summer streamlining virtual visits for patients and caregivers
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CLEVELAND, April 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The COVID-19 pandemic increased demand for virtual medical appointments and, moving forward, telehealth will continue to hold a crucial role in patient care. In order to better serve patients through access and convenience, University Hospitals (UH) has chosen Visuwell as its new principal telehealth vendor. Visuwell, based in Nashville, Tenn., is a leader in enterprise virtual care delivery which enables health systems and provider groups to improve outcomes and decrease the total cost of care while meeting consumer demand.
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LEAWOOD, Kan., March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ ValueHealth, LLC, the nationally recognized leader in Ambulatory Centers of Excellence (ACE) TM has expanded its surgical ACE footprint to include Cleveland-based University Hospitals (UH), one of the nation s leading health systems. They today announced the first in a series of projects that will be developed through their new joint venture.
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A new, state-of-the-art ambulatory surgery center in Lorain County, Ohio will focus on orthopedic surgical procedures delivered using consumer-based models, with the capacity for 800 total joints cases per year. Powered by ValueHealth s payor-led, tech-enabled, data-driven digital surgical platform that includes patient steerage, payor bundles, and warranty contracts, the surgery center will feature four operating rooms and post-surgery recovery Stay Suites that use a proven recovery model to reduce risks for patient readmiss
Northeast Ohio mom discovers heart failure in her 30s was result of common childhood illness
Northeast Ohio mom discovers heart failure in her 30s was result of common childhood illness By Jen Picciano | February 26, 2021 at 11:59 AM EST - Updated February 26 at 8:20 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -“I just couldn’t breathe in the middle of the night. I had passed out,” said Katrina Cox.
This mother was diagnosed with chronic heart failure, congestive heart failure and COPD all at once, at just 38 years old.
“It was doing damage to my heart and I didn’t know it,” she said.
Her condition was caused by untreated sickness as an adolescent.