Cardiology

Myocardial injury, or heart damage, is common among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, and it is linked to a higher risk of death, a recent study shows.

Las Cruces, N.M.-based Mountain View Regional Medical Center was reaccredited by the American College of Cardiology, renewing its Chest Pain Center Accreditation with Primary PCI, The Las Cruces Bulletin reports.

Fifteen North American cardiovascular societies have released recommendations for reintroducing invasive cardiovascular care into healthcare settings in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Five cardiology leaders discuss changes they expect to see in the cardiology arena over the next three years.

Two Cleveland Clinic cardiologists will begin seeing patients at the Cleveland Clinic Wooster (Ohio) Milltown Specialty and Surgery Center June 22, The Daily Record reports.

The American College of Cardiology partnered with Heartbeat Health to create a virtual care platform for cardiologists to use for patients to make informed clinical care decisions.

Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health is delaying its Minnesota expansion due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bemidji Pioneer reports.

The rate of metabolic syndrome — a group of risk factors linked to a higher likelihood of developing conditions such as heart disease — has risen in people between the ages of 20 and 40 years, a new study shows.

The $17.5 million expansion that will house the Heart and Vascular Center at AdventHealth Sebring (Fla.) will open to the public at the end of June.

Two professional cardiology societies are partnering to create a registry that includes data on patients with vascular diseases, according to an article in the Journal of Invasive Cardiology.