Cardiology

After joining Cleveland-based University Hospitals in 2020 as UH Cleveland Medical Center’s director of cardiothoracic transplantation, Yasir Abu-Omar, MD, PhD, in February was appointed chief of cardiac surgery at the system’s Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute.  During his time at…

Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center had the lowest heart failure readmission ratio between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data published Feb. 19. As part of its hospital readmissions reduction program, CMS measures excess…

Greenville, N.C.-based Eastern Carolina University Health has established a new telecardiology program to provide patients with more accessible and convenient cardiovascular care.

From world-first procedures to county-level achievements, here are eight recent cardiology firsts:

A cardiovascular polypill could be a cost-effective tool for reducing health disparities and improving patient quality of life, according to a Jan. 8 study published in JAMA Cardiology. 

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor had the lowest heart attack readmission ratio between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data published Feb. 19.

The new Lorraine and Bill Dodero Limb Preservation Center at Cleveland-based University Hospitals' Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute will be led by the institute's president, Mehdi Shishehbor, DO, PhD. 

After rising for a decade, the cardiac arrest mortality rate in the U.S. is beginning to fall, according to a study published March 9 in The American Journal of Cardiology. 

Forty-six percent of cardiologists are experiencing depression, burnout or both, according to a Medscape survey published March 7. 

A team at Pittsburgh-based UPMC Presbyterian Hospital performed a heart and kidney transplant without the use of blood products for the first time at the hospital.