Women with rheumatoid arthritis, lupus or systemic sclerosis were more than twice as likely to suffer a cardiovascular disease-related death compared to men with the same conditions between 1999 and 2020, according to a study published May 5 in Circulation:…
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A team of surgeons from New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System performed the first heart-liver-kidney transplant in the state of New York. The team performed the same triple-organ transplant in a second patient two months later, according to a…
In 2023, Utah hospitals participating in the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines’ Target: Stroke program scored the highest percentage of patients who received intravenous thrombolytics within one hour of arrival at the hospital, referred to as the “door-to-needle”…
Researchers from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, in collaboration with researchers from Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan, have identified a potential path to improving donor heart preservation, according to a study published May 19 in Nature Cardiovascular Research. Here are four…
A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association highlights the potential benefit of integrating palliative care into the treatment of patients with critical cardiovascular conditions. The statement, published May 15 in Circulation, reviews strategies, as well as challenges and…
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The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions has recognized 30 early career interventional cardiologists as “rising stars” of the industry through its “30 in their 30s” awards. The awards were presented at SCAI’s 2025 scientific sessions, held from May 1-3,…
Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital, part of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, will establish cardiology and imaging centers through a $20 million fundraising initiative led by the Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Foundation. The initiative will complete construction on the newly named Hansel…
Adult patients taking Wegovy saw a reduced risk of experiencing a major adverse cardiovascular event within the first three months of treatment, according to a secondary analysis of the drug’s clinical trial data, presented May 12 at the European Congress…
The federal government has halted previously approved funding for the study and manufacturing of a pediatric heart pump developed by researchers at Ithaca, N.Y.-based Cornell University. Engineering professor James Antaki, PhD, and his team began working on the pediatric heart…
The cardiac surgery team at Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital has become the first in the world to replace an artificial heart valve with a live tissue valve through a partial heart transplant. Artificial heart valves are the standard of…