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Heart disease in the pandemic and pregnancy: 8 recent heart study findings
Recent cardiology studies have focused on myocarditis risk after COVID-19 vaccination, a rise in hypertensive crisis hospitalizations and more. -
Most women have poor heart health before pregnancy, study finds
More than half of women between 20 and 44 who gave birth in the U.S. in 2019 had at least one cardiovascular risk factor, according to a study published Feb. 14 in Circulation. -
Atrium, Wake Forest combine pediatric cardio program at 2 hospitals
Cardiologists from Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Baptist’s Brenner Children’s Hospital and Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital are combining their efforts into a joint pediatric cardiology program, the Winston-Salem Journal reported Feb. 14. -
$45M gift creates Northwestern Medicine heart hospital
Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Hospital is opening a heart hospital after a $45 million gift from philanthropist Neil G. Bluhm and the Bluhm Family Charitable Foundation. -
COVID-19 boosts risks to heart 4%, study finds
Heart disease, including heart failure and death, occured 4 percent more in COVID-19 patients than in other people, a study published Feb. 7 in Nature Medicine found. -
RWJBarnabas names Southern region chief of thoracic surgery
RWJBarnabas named Richard Lazzaro, MD, its Southern region chief of thoracic surgery, the system said Feb. 9. -
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center reaches 19,000 open heart surgeries
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.-based Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center recently reached a 19,000 open heart surgery milestone, the facility said this week. -
More Americans have timely access to acute stroke care, report finds
Nearly 20 percent of Americans in 2011 did not have timely access to acute stroke care. Since then, stroke care access has improved significantly, according to a research letter based on 2019 data published Feb. 9 in JAMA. -
'Broken heart' syndrome cases on the rise
Experts have identified more cases of a potentially fatal stress-induced heart condition known as "broken heart syndrome," particularly in older women, according to research cited by ABC News. -
Baylor names new cardiothoracic surgery chief
Houston-based Baylor College of Medicine named Marc Moon, MD, its new head of cardiothoracic surgery, the system said Feb. 7. -
Strokes and COVID-19: 3 new findings
COVID-19's effect on complications among stroke patients and on stroke risk has been the focus of three recent studies. -
3 cardiologists on the next 18 months in the field
Several cardiologist leaders have joined Becker's "Cardiology and Heart Surgery" podcast to discuss innovations in the field in light of COVID-19. -
ICH strokes increasing among adults under 65: 3 study findings
The rate of intracerebral hemorrhage strokes has increased 11 percent over the last decade in people under 65, a study published Feb. 3 in the Journal of the American Heart Association found. -
Donor lungs, heart safely transported 4,000 miles
A record long-distance lung and heart transplant was made in collaboration with four U.S. transplant centers using a temperature-controlled system to preserve the organs by Paragonix Technologies. -
Robert Wood Johnson U Hospital 1st in US to test transatlantic cardiac sonogram
New Brunswick, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital became the first in the U.S. to receive robotic telecardiac ultrasound technology from France for clinical use, the hospital said Feb. 2. -
Diabetes patient heart disease risk management tops January cardiology stories
News that less than 20 percent of diabetes patients manage their heart disease risk was Becker's most-read cardiology story in January. -
Cleveland Clinic Weston performs 200th heart transplant
Cleveland Clinic's Weston (Fla.) Hospital recently completed its 200th heart transplant, according to a Feb. 2 news release obtained by Becker's. -
LewisGale Medical Center launches TAVR program
Salem, Va.-based LewisGale Medical Center has launched a transcatheter aortic valve replacement program, the facility said Feb. 2. -
6 cardiologists on the move
Below are six cardiologists who recently joined new practices or stepped into new roles. -
'Hypertensive crisis' hospitalizations have soared since 2002: 3 study findings
Blood pressure spikes, or hypertensive crises, hospitalizations nearly doubled in the U.S. from 2002 to 2014, a study published Jan. 27 in the Journal of the American Heart Association found.
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