U.S. cardiologists earned about $459,000 on average in 2021, making them the third highest-paid physician specialists, according to Medscape's Cardiologist Wealth & Debt Report published Aug. 16. 

In response to ASC growth, hospitals should approach cardiovascular department growth, as well as other services lines, with an outpatient mindset, said AdventHealth's Tim Farley. 

Despite long-standing inclusivity requirements, women largely remain underrepresented in clinical cardiology trials, according to a report published Aug. 9 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Currently, there are not enough graduating cardiology fellows to replace the aging cardiology workforce — one of the specialty's greatest challenges today, according to Darshak Karia, MD, director of the heart failure program, and director of mechanical circulatory support devices at the University of Augusta (Ga.) 

A physician's presence may prompt changes to patients' nerve activity, interfering with accurate blood pressure readings, a small study published Aug. 9 in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal, suggests. 

Michelle Crain, MSN, RN, vice president of the cardiovascular service line, administrator and COO of Heart Hospital of Lafayette (La.), shared her top leadership advice during a recent episode of the Becker's Healthcare cardiology podcast.

U.S. News & World Report evaluated 592 hospitals for cardiology and heart surgery for its 2021-22 rankings, scoring them based on the care they provide for patients with complex heart and vascular cases, including heart transplants, implantation of cardiac devices, and more. 

Stroke patients who were treated by a mobile interventional stroke team were nearly twice as likely to be functionally independent three months after their stroke compared to patients who were transferred to a specialized stroke center, according to research published Aug. 5 in Stroke. 

Rajesh Malik, MD, has been named chief of vascular surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in New York City, the health system said Aug. 2.

Despite the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Barbara Gill MacArther, RN, vice president of cardiac services at the University of Kansas Health System in Kansas City, expects significant advancements in cardio-oncology and pharmacology research in the coming months. 

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

In the first two weeks after the onset of COVID-19, the risk of heart attack or stroke increases significantly, according to findings published July 29 in The Lancet.

Patients with a history of heart disease or high blood pressure hospitalized with COVID-19 who were taking statins — cholesterol-lowering drugs — faced a lower death risk than those who were not taking such medications, according to recent findings published in The Public Library of Science One.

Gregory Mishkel, MD, division head of cardiology, co-director of the cardiovascular institute and vice president of cardiology operations at Evanston, Ill.-based NorthShore University HealthSystem, discussed the cardiology workforce, where cardiovascular surgery is headed and more during a recent episode of the Becker's Healthcare cardiology podcast.

A round-up of U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery for 2021-22 was Becker's most-read cardiology story in July. 

The American Heart Association has awarded $20 million in grants to research teams at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and four other institutions to lead projects focused on preventing hypertension in communities of color. 

As structural heart procedures become more common and cardiologists perform fewer surgical valves, it may lead to a loss of confidence in the future, says Jeffrey Carstens, MD, executive medical director of CHI Health Heart Institute in Omaha, Neb. 

Receiving a heart transplant from a donor who used illicit drugs doesn't affect the recipient's survival and may shorten the time patients spend on the national transplant waitlist, according to two studies published July 28. 

Many new heart failure diagnoses occur in the emergency department or during hospitalization, particularly among women, Black adults, and those with lower net worth, according to research published July 27 in Heart Failure.

U.S. News & World Report released its Best Hospitals for Cardiology & Heart Surgery 2021-22 ranking July 27, with Cleveland Clinic earning the top spot.