The Texas Heart Institute in Houston announced March 16 that Joseph Rogers, MD, will become president and CEO effective May 17.

Dayton, Ohio-based Kettering Health Network partnered with The Christ Hospital Health Network to open the region's first heart failure clinic.

Neptune, N.J.-based Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Miami-based Mercy Hospital are among several hospitals that have recently launched new heart centers or clinics since Feb. 12. 

Genetic testing may help clinicians select the most appropriate blood thinner medication for patients, according to a study published March 17 in ACC: Cardiovascular Intervention.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued draft recommendations March 16 to lower the starting age for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes screening from age 40 to 35.

Cody (Wyo.) Regional Health opened a cardiovascular screening clinic, called Heart Check, March 15. 

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF Saint Francis Medical Medical Center, part of OSF HealthCare, has restored its heart transplant program after being suspended due to low patient volume in 2007, the health system announced March 15. 

Some of the recommendations meant to prevent cognitive decline are the same as those meant to keep the heart healthy, the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association highlighted in a joint statement published March 15 in Stroke.

The American Heart Association and the Children's Heart Foundation granted $917,426 to eight researchers leading studies focused on improving the understanding and treatment of congenital heart defects. 

Opioid-related cardiac arrests are clinically different from other types of cardiac arrest and increased education is needed for people to recognize the signs of an overdose, the American Heart Association said in a statement published March 8 in Circulation.

Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System has opened an aortic center at Morristown Medical Center, the health system said March 10. 

Below are four cardiologists who recently joined new practices or stepped into new roles.

Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has tapped Susan Smyth, MD, PhD, to serve as executive vice chancellor and dean of its college of medicine, effective June 1. 

NYU Langone Health opened a pediatric congenital heart center last week at Hassenfeld Children's Hospital in New York City. 

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Memorial Hospital unveiled its electrophysiology lab and updated catheterization lab during a March 3 ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Inflammatory heart diseases such as myocarditis and pericarditis are rare among professional athletes who have had COVID-19, according to a study published March 4 in JAMA Cardiology.

A study of nearly 17 million people found that American Indian adults have a 47 percent increased risk of non-hemorrhagic stroke compared to people from other racial and ethnic groups, according to findings published March 2 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Miami-based Mercy Hospital, part of HCA East Florida health system, has opened a 24-hour aortic emergency center, the hospital announced March 2.

Researchers from St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine found evidence that the COVID-19 virus is able to invade and replicate inside heart muscle cells, the university said March 1. 

A study about a heart failure drug's potential to treat a cardiac condition linked to COVID-19 was Becker's most-read cardiology story in February.