A cardiac surgery team at University of Louisville (Ky.) Health-Jewish Hospital is the second in the U.S. to implant an experimental artificial heart into a patient, the organization said Aug. 26.

Trying to launch a successful cardiology program without engaging physicians in the development process is a recipe for failure, says Marybeth Antone. 

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said overweight adults should now be screened for type 2 diabetes and prediabetes starting at age 35, down from age 40 in earlier guidance. 

Tenet Healthcare's national medical director for vascular surgery and endovascular therapy has completed his 200th transcarotid artery revascularization — a minimally invasive stroke prevention procedure.  

A Cedars-Sinai affiliate hospital in California has opened a heart and vascular center. 

People who eat a diet rich in plant-based foods may lower their risk for heart disease by more than 50 percent, according to findings recently published in Journal of the American Heart Association.

Duane Davis, MD, chief physician executive for the Institutes of AdventHealth Central Florida division in Orlando, discussed why it's important to assess more than direct clinical outcomes of a cardiology patient during a recent episode of the Becker's Healthcare cardiology podcast.

The University of Minnesota in Minneapolis plans to launch a fire-truck-sized vehicle that specializes in treating sudden cardiac arrest. The truck will be staffed by the fire department in Edina, Minn., the Sun Current reported Aug. 19. 

Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix is currently unable to provide full cardiac catheterization laboratory services due to staff shortages unrelated to COVID-19, the Phoenix Business Journal reported Aug. 18.

Cardiologists at Cincinnati-based UC Health have performed the country's first endoscopic triple valve surgery on a 63-year-old heart failure patient. 

Dr. Jeffrey Kuvin, MD, senior vice president of cardiology at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, discussed the importance of staying connected with patients and telehealth's role in cardiology during a recent episode of the Becker's Healthcare cardiology podcast.

Recent cardiology studies have focused on how heart failure diagnoses may often be missed in primary care settings, whether heart transplants from donors who used illicit drugs are safe and more. 

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

A team of healthcare providers at New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System have developed a digital application to reduce the time to begin critical care for patients with heart attack symptoms. 

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.