Morgantown, W.Va.-based Mon Health performed the first renal denervation, a procedure that drops high blood pressure, in the state.

Dallas-based UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers found a two-step screening protocol combining clinical risk assessment with biomarker testing that can identify which patients with Type 2 diabetes need medication to prevent heart failure.

Nearly a year after a newborn received the world's first partial heart transplant, the transplanted valves and arteries are functioning well and growing along with the child's heart — a key measure of success in the procedure paving the way for future advancements. 

The Women's Choice Award released its annual list of best hospitals for heart care Dec. 18, recognizing more than 500 facilities nationwide.

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Parkview Heart Institute researchers found that fasting before a cardiac catheterization may be unnecessary and result in lower patient satisfaction.

Deb Kiser, RN, BSN, was named executive lead of the new cardiovascular partnership between Dayton, Ohio-based Premier Health and The Christ Hospital Health Network.

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Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Transplant Center partnered with Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System to open a new transplant clinic in Newburgh, Ind.

Cardiologists are speaking out against a Lown Institute report that alleged 1 in 5 stents placed in Medicare recipients were considered "overuse," Medscape reported Dec. 20.

College Park-based University of Maryland researchers were the first to discover a protein that plays a significant role in the development of the heart, Science Daily reported Dec. 15.

Los Angeles-based Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai expanded its Virtual Second Opinion Program to women with heart disease.

Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare appointed David Shavelle, MD, chief of cardiology of the system.

Experts have long known that where a patient lives can have an effect on health outcomes, but a new study from NYU Langone finds that it can also affect how likely a patient is to fill their prescription for heart failure medications.

NYU Langone Health in New York City has appointed Michelle Bloom, MD, as system director of its cardio-oncology program, effective Dec. 1.

Researchers at Albuquerque-based University of New Mexico School of Medicine have created a new LDL cholesterol vaccine.

Some physicians may be overusing an invasive vascular procedure for patients with mild disease — making millions in the process, a ProPublica investigation into CMS data found.

Adolph "Dolph" Hutter Jr., MD, a globally renowned cardiologist and former director of Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center's cardiac performance program, died Dec. 5 at 86 of natural causes.

After bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement, patients who took the oral drug warfarin had better outcomes including lower mortality rates and fewer blood clots, according to new research from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic.

First lady Jill Biden, EdD, will be visiting Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Dec. 8, KNX News reported.