Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System's Morristown Medical Center and New York City-based NYU Langone Health expanded their partnership to include adult congenital heart disease services.

The majority of cardiologists take three to six weeks of vacation each year, a recent Medscape survey found. 

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System and Memorial Hermann Foundation renamed the system's heart institute after the late real estate entrepreneur Larry Johnson.

Seven of the top 10 cardiac surgery hospitals in the world are based in the U.S., according to Newsweek's 2024 "World's Best Hospitals" list.

Big changes could be coming to cardiology thanks in part to the work of Jeffrey Kuvin, MD, co-executive director of the New York City-based Northwell Cardiovascular Institute and professor and chair of the department of cardiology New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health.

We all have microplastics in our bodies, but if they show up in carotid artery tissues, patients are nearly two times as likely to experience a stroke, heart attack or related death, according to a study published March 7 in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Nationally, there are 16,870 cardiologists working with a mean annual wage of $421,330, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Here are 9 health systems seeking cardiology leaders:

Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children's Hospital is the first in the state to open a pediatric heart transplant program, ABC affiliate KOCO reported March 5.

New York City-based Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons launched its $50 million pediatric cardiovascular innovation center.

The Guinness Book of World Records has confirmed a Dutch man as the world's longest-surviving heart transplant recipient.

Research labs are not necessarily known for the leadership opportunities they create. But for Bernard Kühn, MD, the lab helped lay the groundwork of leadership and administrative work that helped him land his current position.

Findley, Ohio-based Blanchard Valley Health System is cutting its open-heart surgery program and will instead transfer patients to other systems as needed.

Bakersfield (Calif.) Heart Hospital has been renamed by its new owner, Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health, Bakersfield.com reported Feb. 28.

Here are 14 heart centers and programs that earned designations and accreditation in the last 90 days:

Seven of the top 10 cardiology hospitals in the world are based in the U.S., according to Newsweek's 2024 "World's Best Hospitals" list.

Lars Svensson, MD, PhD, was on vacation in 1967 when he and his father heard about the first person-to-person heart transplant, performed by South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard. 

Neptune City, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center is investing $45 million to expand its cardiovascular suite, BNN Breaking reported Feb. 26.

Most hospitals and systems with strong heart programs were rated in the "A" range by Moody's.

Heart disease remains the number 1 cause of death among individuals worldwide. To reduce this threat, a variety of screenings are used to monitor heart health, including blood tests to check levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and a blood fat called triglycerides. Screening patients in this way can identify people at risk for heart disease and help reduce that risk through lifestyle and when necessary, medications.