COVID-19 infections may cause inflammation in the heart for months, according to two studies from Germany, both published in JAMA Cardiology on June 29. 

Though the rate of premature cardiac deaths in the U.S. has been declining over the last two decades, the decrease has slowed, a new study shows.

U.S. News & World Report released its 2020-21 Best Hospitals rankings for cardiology and heart surgery July 28, and Cleveland Clinic took the top spot for the 26th consecutive year.

Getting the influenza vaccine was linked to a significantly lower risk of heart attack and stroke among people over 50, a new study shows.

Genetic counseling is essential both before and after genetic testing for inherited cardiovascular diseases, the American Heart Association says.

About 15 percent of cardiologists have a net worth of over $5 million, a new Medscape report shows.

Heart transplant volume decreased by 26 percent nationally from volumes in the first two months of the year to the months when COVID-19 was spiking in the U.S., a new study shows.

A team from Washington University in St. Louis tested a holographic display device that they say helped improve the accuracy of physicians performing cardiac ablation procedures to treat abnormal heart rhythm.

About 16 percent of more than 3,000 COVID-19 patients studied at a New York City health system had thrombosis, or blood clots, a new study shows.

A county judge ordered Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Health and two formerly affiliated cardiologists to take the needed steps to resolve 35 outstanding lawsuits, most filed by patients in 2011, who claim they received unnecessary stents, according to the Tribune-Review.

A Washington, D.C.-based heart institute announced July 20 that it has performed 13 heart transplants between March and May, a record for the facility.

Baxter Regional Medical Center has confirmed that three employees in its heart clinic have tested positive for the new coronavirus.

Mount Sinai Health System and Cross County Cardiology have partnered to expand advanced cardiac services in New Jersey.

New York City-based Northwell Health has named Ali Dodge-Khatami, MD, PhD, system chief of pediatric and congenital heart surgery at three of its hospitals.

These six cardiologists joined new practices, received new appointments or retired in the last four weeks:

Homelessness and poor housing quality can have a negative effect on a person's heart health, the American Heart Association says.

Heart scans for more than half of COVID-19 patients showed abnormalities in functioning, new research shows.

Among older adults, the use of cholesterol-lowering drugs lowered the risk of dying from a cardiovascular event by about 20 percent, a study shows.

Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, N.J., has partnered with Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University to enhance its graduate fellowship training programs.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a significant increase in patients with stress cardiomyopathy, also known as broken heart syndrome, new research by Cleveland Clinic cardiologists shows.