Cardiology

A 10-year-old child survived 24 days on an artificial heart at Ann-Arbor-based University of Michigan Health’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, becoming the first child in Michigan to receive a total artificial heart, the Detroit Free Press reported March 27.  The…

As the population of childhood cancer survivors continues to grow, and as recognition of the cardiovascular risks associated with many cancer treatments increases, the American Heart Association has updated its scientific statement on the cardiovascular care of pediatric patients during…

The heart transplant team at Baltimore based-Johns Hopkins Medicine broke a new record in 2024, performing 65 adult transplants, more than doubling the team’s 2023 total. The milestone also broke Johns Hopkins Hospital’s previous record of 27 heart transplants in…

Here are 10 health systems across the U.S. hiring for cardiology leadership positions: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Listings were compiled from job-seeker websites. 

Research led by Natalia Trayanova, PhD, director of the Alliance for Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Treatment Innovation at Johns Hopkins University is testing AI’s ability to not only detect cardiac arrhythmias, but to recommend treatment. The technology, known as diffeomorphic mapping…

Despite representing half of the U.S. population, only 15.5% of practicing cardiologists are women, according to a review published March 19 in JACC: Advances.  Cardiologists and researchers from Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Hospital, Houston-based Kelsey-Sebold Clinic, and Mayo clinics in Scottsdale,…

After establishing a catheterization lab and implementing preventive screening programs in 2016, a University Hospitals medical center saw a decrease in cardiovascular disease-associated mortality.  The new lab and prevention programs were part of a $2.5 million investment in Cleveland-based University…

Both thoracic and vascular surgery specialties hit a 100% fill rate for Match Day 2025, according to the National Resident Matching Program’s data. Compared to last year, the National Resident Matching Program saw a 5.3% increase in certified applicants and…

Ten heart centers have been recognized for exceptional patent experience by Press Ganey as part of the organization’s 2024 Human Experience Awards. Eligible hospitals can win both a Pinnacle of Excellence award or Guardian of Excellence award, based on patient…

Jose Baez-Escudero, MD, the first systemwide chief of cardiology at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health, has brought pulsed field ablation technology to the system.  Boston Scientific’s Farapuls system is used to treat atrial fibrillation, according to a  Feb. 25 news…