Cardiology

Nashville, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas Heart will train the next generation of cardiologists with the launch of a cardiology fellowship program, according to a May 3 announcement shared with Becker's.

Penn State Health has selected Holly Roush, MSN, RN, as its first vice president of heart and vascular services, the Hershey, Pa.-based health system announced May 3. 

Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, expects to break ground on the region's largest heart and vascular center this fall, according to an April 22 announcement. 

Austin, Texas-based Dell Children's Medical Center, part of Ascension health system, has opened a specialty pediatric pavilion housing cardiac and cancer programs, the hospital said April 30. 

The mechanisms behind COVID-19-related heart attacks may be different from heart attacks occurring in those without the virus, according to research from cardiologists at Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center. 

A story regarding Apple adding a cardiologist to its healthcare team was Becker's most-read cardiology story in April. 

In a push to level with Apple Watch's cardiac achievements, Fitbit launched a study with medical researchers to test its ability to detect the common heart issue atrial fibrillation, according to an April 15 report published in the American Heart…

Longview (Texas) Regional Medical Center is launching a $4.4 million expansion of its heart and vascular institute, the hospital said April 28. 

Sumter, S.C.-based Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital is launching a heart valve clinic to treat aortic stenosis, mitral stenosis, mitral regurgitation or tricuspid regurgitation, the health system said April 27. 

The American Heart Association has recognized Stacey Rosen, MD, a practicing cardiologist at New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health, as its 2021 physician of the year.