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5 risk factors contribute to 50% of cardiovascular disease incidents
A study found that more than 50 percent of incidents of cardiovascular disease and approximately 20 percent of deaths could be attributed to five modifiable risk factors. -
10 best heart hospitals in North Carolina, ranked by US News
Here are the top 10 heart hospitals in North Carolina, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2023 annual rankings. -
The ways 1 cardiology leader is tackling staffing, patient care and resident training
Gopi Dandamudi, MD, never envisioned himself going into leadership when he first began as an electrophysiologist. -
Viewpoint: What will — and won't — change about cardiology in 50 years
Almost nothing that we view as modern cardiology was available 50 years ago. Cardiac procedures and surgery, cardiac intensive care units, almost all cardiovascular medications and even cardiology as a specialty were either unknown or very early in development in the early 1970s. It is likely that cardiology will change as much in the next 50 years as it has in the last 50 years. -
Director of pediatric heart transplants leaves state over anti-LGBTQ laws
A swath of anti-LGBTQ bills that have moved through the Louisiana legislature throughout 2023 prompted Jake Kleinmahon, MD — one of only a few pediatric cardiologists in the state who handle heart transplants — to depart the state with his husband, CNN reported Sept. 1. -
Drugmaker recalls heart drug after dose mix-up
Marlex Pharmaceuticals recalled two lots of digoxin tablets, which are used to treat heart failure, because of swapped labels for the 0.25 milligram and 0.125 milligram solutions, the FDA said Aug. 31. -
Wexner Medical Center participates in 1st trial of new device for heart failure symptoms
Columbus-based Ohio State University's Wexner Medical Center was the first participant in a trial to test a new device to treat heart failure symptoms, according to an Aug. 31 news release. -
10 best, worst hospitals for heart attack survival
Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Hospital, New York City-based NYU Langone Hospitals and Murray, Utah-based Intermountain Medical Center tied for the lowest death rate for heart attack patients in the country, according to CMS data. -
1st drug reduces 'sticky' cholesterol by 65%
The oral drug muvalaplin saw positive results in the first phase 1 study involving health participants for lipoprotein, a genetic marker for cardiovascular disease that's known for "sticky" cholesterol. -
Group publishes 1st guidelines on all acute coronary syndromes
The European Society of Cardiology released the first guidelines on acute coronary syndromes, Diagnostic and Intervention Cardiology reported Aug. 29. -
RWJBarnabas performs heart transplant during nurses strike
New Brunswick, N.J., Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital's heart transplant team successfully performed a heart transplant in the first 24 hours of a nurses strike. -
Cardiac arrest centers do not reduce deaths: Study
Researchers in the U.K. found patients treated at cardiac arrest centers have the same rates of death as those given standard treatment. -
10 top heart hospitals in Florida
Here are the top 10 heart hospitals in Florida, according to U.S. News & World Report's 2023 annual rankings. -
Colorado hospital's chief heart surgeon suddenly departs
The chief cardiac surgeon at Denver-based Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children has exited his role suddenly, Fox 31 reported Aug. 24. -
Wegovy reduces heart failure symptoms in phase 3 study
Novo Nordisk's weight loss drug Wegovy reduced heart failure-related symptoms in a phase 3 study, the drugmaker said Aug. 25. -
Texas Heart Institute gets $32M from patient, $1.14M for drug development
Houston-based Texas Heart Institute received a grant to develop a first-in-class drug for cardiovascular disease and received $32 million from a patient. -
World-renowned cardiologist dies at 85
Albert Waldo, MD, a longtime professor of medicine at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and cardiologist at the University Hospitals Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute has died Aug. 17 after a brief illness, according to an Aug. 22 news release shared with Becker's. He was 85. -
10 best, worst hospitals for heart failure deaths
Rush University Medical Center and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, both based in Chicago, have the lowest death rate for heart failure patients in the country, according to CMS data. -
Kaiser chief medical director of heart transplant retires after 2 decades
Dana Weisshaar, MD, an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiologist, has retired after serving as chief/medical director of Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara (Calif.) Heart Transplant Service for over two decades. -
COVID-19 associated with new-onset high blood pressure
A new study found people infected with COVID-19 are more likely to develop persistent high blood pressure despite no history of the disease.
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