Healthcare is just beginning to realize the potential of virtual reality, but for two conjoined sisters in Minnesota, the technology couldn't have done more. Paisleigh and Paislyn Martinez survived a highly risky nine-hour surgery to separate the two who were attached in the chest and torso areas.

Cardiologist Stephen Treat, MD, has joined the cardiac clinic at Estes Park Medical Center in Estes, Colorado, reports the Estes Park Trail-Gazette.

Two implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) systems made by Biotronik were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the company announced July 19.

Mountain View, California-based AliveCor, which makes the personal electrocardiogram, Kardia Mobile, has plans to enhance the device with a new detection feature through a collaboration with Mayo Clinic.

Dosher Memorial Hospital in Southport, North Carolina, now offers comprehensive cardiology services with the opening of a new practice, reports the Wilmington Biz.

Two New York health providers, Albany Medical Center in and Columbia Memorial Health in Hudson, will merge their cardiology departments as they aim to strengthen services at the Hudson Hospital, reports the Times Union.

Ra Medical Systems, makers of excimer lasers and catheters for cardiovascular and dermatological diseases, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted the Company a broad patent (No. 9700655) that covers Ra Medical Systems’ DABRATM catheter for cardiovascular disease treatment.

Core Cardiology in Exeter, New Hampshire, has hired a new interventional cardiologist as it expands the department, reports Seacoast Online.