Burlington County, N.J.-based Deborah Heart and Lung Center appointed S. Justin Szawlewicz, MD, the chair of cardiology, the system said Jan. 7.

Coeur d'Alene, Idaho-based Kootenai Health began construction of a $4.3 million heart center expansion on its main hospital campus, the Journal of Business reported Jan. 13.

The American College of Cardiology switched to an all-virtual platform for the annual Cardiovascular Summit set to take place Feb. 16-19, citing the surge in COVID-19 cases. 

Telemedicine at Johns Hopkins Medicine enabled a patient to receive a stroke diagnosis and treatment plan without actually going to the hospital. 

East Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System cardiologists recently performed the 400th successful implant of the Watchman, a device implanted in the upper chamber of the heart to decrease risk of stroke in some patients, the system said Jan. 10. 

Women who breastfeed are less likely to develop heart disease or a stroke, or die from cardiovascular disease than women who do not breastfeed, according to a study published Jan. 11 in the Journal of the American Heart Association. 

Baltimore, Md.-based University of Maryland School of Medicine clinicians performed the first successful transplant of a genetically modified pig heart in a patient with end-stage heart disease, the university said Jan. 10.

Tucson, Ariz.-based Oro Valley Hospital has begun accepting cardiac arrest patients once again, CBS affiliate KOLD News 13 reported Jan. 10. 

Fewer than 1 in 5 adults with Type 2 diabetes in the U.S. are successfully managing their heart disease risk, according to a scientific statement published Jan. 10 in the American Heart Association's Circulation journal. 

Salem, Va.-based LewisGale Medical Center renovated its cardiac catheterization lab to expand cardiovascular services for its patients, the hospital said Jan. 7.

Connecticut-based Hartford HealthCare Heart and Vascular Institute has named Craig Thompson, MD, the Institute’s first system director of interventional cardiology and director of interventional cardiology at Hartford Hospital, the system said Jan. 4.

NYU Langone Health named Ralph Mosca, MD, the new chair of the department of cardiothoracic surgery, the system said Jan. 4.

News regarding a former cardiology chief starting a GoFundMe page to raise money to sue his former employer was Becker's most-read oncology story of December. 

Green Bay, Wis.-based Prevea Health cardiologists recently became among the first in the state to provide protected stenting procedures using the Impella heart pump, the system said Dec. 29. 

Below are 11 cardiologists who recently joined new practices or stepped into new roles. 

Recent cardiology studies have focused on the link between exposure to toxic metals and clogged arteries, blood pressure readings during the height of the pandemic and more.

Shreveport, La.-based Christus Highland Medical Center completed the facility's first minimally invasive robotic-assisted heart surgery on Dec. 16.

Aurora-based Children's Hospital Colorado recently became the first pediatric hospital in the world to use a 3D intracardiac echocardiography catheter in the treatment of congenital heart disease. 

Jersey City Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, expanded its cardiovascular program by introducing a computed tomography artificial intelligence to evaluate the presence of coronary artery disease.

Heart centers across the nation continue to reach milestones with a variety of procedures.