Using an AI-powered electrocardiogram to diagnose low ejection fraction produced a cost-effectiveness ratio of $27,858 per quality-adjusted life year, according to a study published Oct. 25 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health.

A team at Morgantown, W. Va.-based WVU Medicine's WVU Heart and Vascular Institute performed the world's first combined robotic aortic valve replacement and coronary artery bypass operation.

Through funding from Bristol Myers Squibbs, the American Heart Association has launched a three-year initiative to improve and standardize care for patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. 

Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital-Plano in Texas cut times of cardiogenic shock diagnosis in half after implementing a quality improvement project that included nurse education and an electronic shock team alert, according to a study published Dec. 1 in Critical Care Nurse. 

Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health has renamed its heart and vascular center in recognition of a "significant contribution" made to the system.

Madison, Wis.-based UW Health Kids and Milwaukee-based Children's Wisconsin are forming a joint venture to expand access to pediatric cardiac care. 

From $700 million cardiovascular care initiatives to international AI applications, here are 10 recently announced cardiology partnerships:

The CDC and CMS added four NYC Health + Hospitals' facilities to the Million Hearts Hypertension Control Champion list in 2024, which recognizes hospitals who have achieved blood pressure control for at least 80% of adult hypertension patients. 

With deaths from obesity-related heart disease reportedly increasing by 180% over the past 20 years, more research is being done to learn how GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound can address outcomes in cardiovascular health. 

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health's St. Mary's Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., has become the first community hospital in the nation to receive vascular verification from the American College of Surgeons and the Society for Vascular Surgery.

A recent study using data from the UK BioBank highlighted the extended risk of major adverse cardiac events in individuals who have recovered from COVID-19. 

GLP-1 medications reduced the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events by 13% compared to a placebo, according to a study published Nov. 25 in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

An Atlanta-based Emory University Hospital team became the first in the U.S. to perform a surgical implantation of magnetically levitated ventricular assist device.

Ninety-five percent of CPR training manikins on the global market are flat-chested, possibly contributing to disproportionate survival outcomes for women after cardiac arrest, according to a study published Nov. 21 in Health Promotional International. 

Healthgrades published its 2025 Specialty Excellence Awards recipients Oct. 22. Of those, 97 hospitals were recognized for delivering superior clinical outcomes in cardiac care for heart bypass surgery, coronary interventional procedures, heart attack treatment, heart failure treatment and heart valve surgery.

Memorial Hospital at Gulfport (Miss.) reported the highest Medicare payment of $38,459 for heart attack care between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data published Oct. 30. 

Baylor College of Medicine and the Texas Heart Institute, both based in Houston, will partner to establish a cardiovascular health and research center at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center.

Arizona, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas have the most top-ranked hospitals for heart valve replacement in the U.S., according to the WebMD Choice Awards.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health has named Jose Baez-Escudero, MD, as the system's first chief of cardiology.

President Joe Biden is set to sign the Congenital Heart Reauthorization Act Nov. 22, extending and expanding the CDC's National Congenital Heart Disease Research, Surveillance and Awareness Program.