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States with the highest, lowest statin use: GoodRx
Hawaii has the highest statin fill rate while Utah has the lowest, according to a new GoodRx report. -
Feds to probe UPMC heart implant practices
As part of a national inquiry, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is asking the FDA to investigate whether patients received experimental heart implants at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh without consent or proper information, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported March 24. -
10 hospitals with highest, lowest heart failure readmission rates
Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital has the lowest 30-day readmission rate for heart failure in the country, according to CMS data. -
Experts cast doubt on link between intermittent fasting, heart disease
A recent study suggested that intermittent fasting could be linked to a 91% increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but experts are skeptical of the results. -
Words of wisdom from 10 cardiology leaders
Leadership is a skill many learn and enhance as they hold positions of that nature. -
Systems, hospitals with the most top heart physicians: Castle Connolly
Most of the health systems and hospitals with the most top heart and vascular care physicians are in New York, according to Castle Connolly's 2024 accolades. -
Endeavor Health to move open-heart surgeries to new heart institute
Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health is discontinuing open-heart surgeries at two hospitals as it plans to open a cardiovascular institute at another of its hospitals in May. Once open, all heart surgeries will take place at Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview, Ill., The Evanston RoundTable reported March 18. -
Hackensack Meridian hospital's $45M cardiovascular expansion underway
Neptune Township, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center's cardiovascular expansion project is underway with tentative plans to open later this year. -
Post-heart transplant ED visits remain high
Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania researchers found the number of heart transplant emergency department visits increased with high admission rates but low in-hospital mortality rates. -
Balancing provider and patient needs: What keeps 1 cardiology leader up at night
Vaccines for coronary artery disease and a program that keeps a bed open for critical heart patients are just two elements of his field that light a fire under Vincent Sorrell, MD. -
Emory completes $87.7M heart center expansion
Atlanta-based Emory University Hospital completed its $87.7 million heart and vascular expansion. -
Atlantic Health, NYU Langone partner on heart care
Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System's Morristown Medical Center and New York City-based NYU Langone Health expanded their partnership to include adult congenital heart disease services. -
The healthiest habits cardiologists keep
The majority of cardiologists take three to six weeks of vacation each year, a recent Medscape survey found. -
Memorial Hermann renames heart institute
Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System and Memorial Hermann Foundation renamed the system's heart institute after the late real estate entrepreneur Larry Johnson. -
The world's top hospitals for cardiac surgery
Seven of the top 10 cardiac surgery hospitals in the world are based in the U.S., according to Newsweek's 2024 "World's Best Hospitals" list. -
Cardiology deserves its own board, Northwell leader says
Big changes could be coming to cardiology thanks in part to the work of Jeffrey Kuvin, MD, co-executive director of the New York City-based Northwell Cardiovascular Institute and professor and chair of the department of cardiology New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health. -
Microplastics linked to heart attack, stroke: Study
We all have microplastics in our bodies, but if they show up in carotid artery tissues, patients are nearly two times as likely to experience a stroke, heart attack or related death, according to a study published March 7 in The New England Journal of Medicine. -
5 cardiologist employment stats to know
Nationally, there are 16,870 cardiologists working with a mean annual wage of $421,330, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. -
9 systems seeking cardiology leaders
Here are 9 health systems seeking cardiology leaders: -
Oklahoma hospital opens state's 1st pediatric heart transplant program
Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children's Hospital is the first in the state to open a pediatric heart transplant program, ABC affiliate KOCO reported March 5.
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