Cardiology

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

The American Heart Association has selected Ashutosh Jadhav, MD, PhD, to serve as editor-in-chief of its newly launched journal. 

COVID-19 patients had 15.7 times the risk for myocarditis compared with patients who didn't have COVID-19, with risk varying by sex and age, according to a CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published Aug. 31. 

A single glass of alcohol can rapidly increase the risk of experiencing atrial fibrillation in people with a history of the heart rhythm condition, according to a study published Aug. 31 in Annals of Internal Medicine.

A list of the top hospitals for heart care in each state was Becker's most-read cardiology story in August. 

Raman Mitra, MD, PhD, director of electrophysiology at Northwell Health's North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset N.Y., discussed technology's role in heart care during a recent episode of the Becker's Healthcare cardiology podcast.

A bout with COVID-19 is more likely to cause myocarditis, or heart inflammation, than Pfizer's vaccine, according to a real-world study published Aug. 25 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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.