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Cardiologists respond to 2020 ethics survey: 5 findings
Cardiologists are routinely subjected to a range of ethical considerations, with the COVID-19 pandemic spurring a number of new questions, according to Medscape's 2020 Cardiology Ethics Report published Jan. 29. -
Mayo Clinic, AliveCor develop mobile EKG device to monitor patients at risk of sudden cardiac death
Researchers from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and AliveCor, a cardiology-focused medical device company, developed an artificial intelligence-powered EKG device to identify patients at risk of sudden cardiac death, according to a Feb. 1 news release. -
UW Health cardiologist undergoes rare heart-kidney transplant
Matt Wolff, MD, a cardiologist at Madison, Wis.-based UW Health, received a joint heart-kidney transplant last October, becoming one of only five patients to undergo the procedure at the health system last year, reports the Wisconsin State Journal. -
10 top cardiology stories in January
A list of cardiologists who recently joined new practices was Becker's most-read cardiology story in January. -
4 leading heart organizations issue warning to reduce air pollution
Four major heart organizations issued a joint statement Jan. 28 urging the medical community to advocate for air pollution mitigation, citing the association between increased heart disease risk and air pollution. -
Cardiologists to lead first US study of rare inflammatory condition in children
Two pediatric cardiologists will co-lead the nation's first long-term clinical trial for multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, a rare inflammatory condition potentially linked to COVID-19, reports The Salt Lake Tribune. -
Heart disease remains No.1 cause of death worldwide, AHA says
Heart disease is still the leading cause of death worldwide, with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic likely to extend that ranking for years to come, according to the American Heart Association's Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics — 2021 Update published Jan. 27. -
iPhone 12 magnet can interfere with heart implants, researchers say
An array of magnets in Apple's newest iPhone model may interfere with the function of heart implants like defibrillators and pacemakers, the Miami Herald reports. -
Mind, body connection important for heart health, AHA says
Physicians should consider the mental health of patients with or at risk of heart disease, according to a scientific statement published in the American Heart Association's Circulation journal Jan. 25. -
Researchers use device that creates small hole in heart to treat heart failure
Researchers at the University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville are evaluating the use of a valve pressure relief device meant to alleviate the severe shortness of breath associated with congestive heart failure as part of a clinical trial, The Daily Progress reports. -
Loma Linda University Medical Center completes 200th valve replacement using noninvasive method
Surgeons at Murrieta, Calif.-based Loma Linda University Medical Center have performed their 200th transcatheter aortic valve replacement, according to a Jan. 21 news release. -
Nebraska Medical Center latest in US to complete heart transplant using novel technique
Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha on Jan. 3 performed its first heart transplant using an emerging method, donation after cardiac death, which allows surgeons to revive a donor heart after it has stopped beating, local news radio station KFAB reports. -
NYU Langone performs rare heart-lung transplant using new method
Surgeons at NYU Langone Health have performed a successful heart-lung transplant on a woman with end-stage cardiac and pulmonary disease using an emerging transplant technique called donation after circulatory death, according to a Jan. 21 case study from the New York City-based health system. -
Women vulnerable to sudden cardiac death overnight, study finds
Women are more likely than men to suffer sudden death from cardiac arrest during nighttime hours, according to a study published in Heart Rhythm Jan. 19. -
X-rays could help detect early signs of heart disease, study finds
People with abdominal aortic calcification have a two- to four-times higher risk of a future cardiovascular event, according to a study published Jan. 13 in Journal of the American Heart Association. The condition, a build-up of calcium in the abdominal aorta, a major artery, is often detected through medical imaging modalities such as X-rays, highlighting an opportunity for early intervention. -
Baystate to offer free online cardiology lectures
Springfield, Mass.-based Baystate Health will offer free virtual heart and vascular seminars once a week in February in recognition of American Heart Month, reports MassLive. -
New research database to capture the effect of COVID-19 on hearts of college athletes
The American Heart Association and the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine have created a national registry of college athletes who have had COVID-19 to help cardiologists better assess how the disease affects athletes' hearts. -
4 recent heart care partnerships
Here are four partnerships and affiliations centered on cardiac and cardiovascular care announced recently. -
Vanderbilt University Medical Center performs most heart transplants globally in 2020
Nashville-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center performed 148 heart transplants in 2020, the most of any transplant center in the world, according to a Jan. 12 news release. -
Staten Island University Hospital cardiology director dead at 80
Thomas Costantino, MD, director of cardiology at Staten Island (N.Y.) University Hospital's campuses in Ocean Breeze and Prince's Bay, died Dec. 20 at age 80 after a long illness, reports the Staten Island Advance.
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