In cardiology departments in hospitals all over the country, teams of specialists employ today's best practices with a keen eye out for new diagnostic and treatment strategies because they know today's best practices were developed not so long ago — and tomorrow's technology is coming just around the corner.

Increased heat days due to climate change could increase cardiovascular deaths fivefold by 2065, TCTMD reported March 2.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Morningside named Sean Pinney, MD, an expert in advanced heart failure and transplantation, chief of cardiology.

The American Heart Association found participating in home-based cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack or cardiac procedure was associated with 36 percent lower likelihood to die from heart-related complications.

A recently released report highlighted the ways in which the U.S. is failing to adequately address heart health — and as it did with many things, the coronavirus pandemic only exacerbated it.

Houston-based Texas Heart Institute researchers potentially have found a new way to use cell therapy to treat chronic heart failure.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for the U.S., but the nation continues to lag behind in addressing it — 27 states have even received grades of "D" or "F" for cardiovascular outcomes.

Ohio-based Cleveland Clinic researchers found erythritol, a popular artificial sweetener, is associated with increased risk of heart attack, stroke and clotting.

Many big health problems begin as much smaller health problems. A recent study showed that 38% of new heart failure patients, for instance, are first diagnosed in acute care facilities, but nearly half of them were showing symptoms up to six months before they eventually landed in the hospital.[1]

Rancho Mirage, Calif.-based Eisenhower Health is expanding its cardiovascular care with a $156 million, four-story outpatient cardiology ambulatory center, the Desert Sun reported Feb. 26.

MIT engineers have developed 3D-printed hearts that are the same size, shape and pump the same blood volume as the original — and are hopeful they can be a significant innovation in cardiology.

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is praising one of its cardiology fellows who provided CPR to a person before providing them treatment at the hospital.

A recent study found disparities in heart failure care between rural and urban hospitals, but no significant difference in 30-day or in-hospital outcomes.

Steven Lome, DO, a medical director at Montage Medical Group, only had plans to run a half marathon with his two teenage sons. Instead, he completed the race and saved two men from cardiac arrest, U.S. News reported Feb. 20.

Columbus-based Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is testing an app that can detect potential heart failure through analysis of speech patterns, The Lantern reported Feb. 20.

Here are four health systems and hospitals opening heart programs:

The American College of Cardiology, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the American Heart Association released new training requirements for interventional cardiology trainees, according to a news release shared with Becker's.

The American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions jointly outlined competency-based training requirements for interventional cardiology trainees.

Cardiovascular disease is the top killer of women, but only 44 percent of women recognize cardiovascular disease as a risk for them, according to an article on the American Heart Association website.

University of California San Francisco made history with what it believes is the first all-woman heart transplant team, the San Francisco Times reported Feb. 14.