Aaron Kinney, executive director of Herma Heart Institute at Children's Wisconsin, discussed the big trends in pediatric heart care, research and innovation during a recent episode of the Becker's Healthcare cardiology podcast.

Cardiologists at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine have become the first in the U.S. to use a 3D intracardiac echo device to treat a patient with heart arrhythmia. 

Cynthia Hughes, BSN, RN, service line director of cardiology supply chain at Irving, Texas-based Christus Health, discussed the biggest challenges of managing  a cardiology supply chain during a recent episode of the Becker's Healthcare cardiology podcast.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has selected Filip Swirski, PhD, to serve as inaugural director of its new cardiovascular research institute. 

Below are five cardiologists who recently joined new practices, stepped into new roles or retired.

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare has become the first health system in Georgia to perform 1,000 heart transplants. 

Recent cardiology studies have focused on rebounds in emergency heart care after earlier drops amid the COVID-19 pandemic, predictions on which COVID-19 patients are most vulnerable to developing heart conditions and more. 

The American Heart Association has awarded a team of Penn Medicine researchers $2.9 million to study heart disease and cancer in Black and Hispanic patients. 

No machine, no matter how advanced, will improve the patient experience alone, says Umesh Gidwani, MD, director of the cardiac intensive care unit at New York City-based Mount Sinai Medical Center.

Hospitalizations for methamphetamine-related heart failure in California increased 585 percent between 2008-18, according to research published July 13 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

Setting the expectations too high for telehealth's expansion in cardiology could have unintended consequences, says Subbarao Myla, MD, director of the cardiovascular catheterization laboratories at Newport Beach, Calif.,-based Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian's Jeffrey M Cantor Heart & Vascular Institute.

The surgical team at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Hospital, part of Duke Health, on July 12 became the first in the U.S. to implant a new-generation artificial heart. The recipient was a 39-year-old patient with heart failure. 

Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health has created a cardiogenic shock response team to improve outcomes for those who experience the rare but serious condition. 

The American Heart Association and three other leading cardiovascular organizations issued a joint opinion paper in each of their flagship journals July 13, calling for global action to improve clinician well-being. 

Here are four partnerships and affiliations centered on cardiac and cardiovascular care announced recently.

New York City-based NYU Langone Health and Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System have partnered to expand access to heart and liver transplant care. 

Echocardiograms may be useful in predicting which COVID-19 patients have the highest risk of developing atrial fibrillation, according to recent findings published in the Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 

Patrick McCarthy, MD, executive director of Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute and chief of cardiac surgery at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine, shared how the system is incorporating artificial intelligence and machine learning into cardiology care during a recent episode of the Becker's Healthcare cardiology podcast.

Since the start of 2021, U.S. hospitals and health systems have performed many novel cardiology procedures.

Cardiologists from University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute at UH Cleveland Medical Center will now serve the health system's Parma (Ohio) Medical Center as part of the hospital's $27.5 million surgery department upgrades, Cleveland.com reported July 7.