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5 recent cardiology grants
Here are five recent cardiology grants Becker's has covered since Aug. 25: -
NC heart center receives $30M for heart failure research
Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Wake Forest School of Medicine received a $30 million, five-year federal grant to study cardiac rehabilitation for patients with heart failure, the Winston-Salem Journal reported Oct. 10. -
4 cardiologists on the move
Here are four cardiologists who have stepped into new roles since Oct. 6: -
Oklahoma heart center 1st in world to use new heart valve device
Tulsa-based Oklahoma Heart Institute cardiologists were the first in the world to use a new heart valve implant, News on 6 reported Oct. 7. -
6 cardiology 1sts
Here are six cardiologist firsts Becker's has covered since Sept. 8: -
Emory implants 500th left ventricular assist device
Decatur, Ga.-based Emory Heart and Vascular Center completed its 500th left ventricular assist device implantation. -
Cincinnati hospital system launches heart transplant program
Christ Hospital Health Network launched its new heart transplant program at Christ Hospital Heart & Vascular Institute in Cincinnati on Oct. 6. -
Study finds possible culprit of pollution-associated heart attacks and stroke
Harvard researchers found particle radioactivity may be a cause of pollution-associated heart attacks and strokes, the American Heart Association reported Oct. 5. -
American Heart Association health equity funds reach $32M
The American Heart Association's Social Impact Funds reached $32 million in donations to address health disparities. -
Cardiologist may appear on dollar coin in 2024
Bernard Lown, MD, inventor of the direct-current defibrillator, will likely be featured on the U.S. dollar coin in 2024, the Sun Journal reported Oct. 4. -
The movement of cardiovascular procedures to the outpatient setting
Historically, cardiologists have conducted most cases in a hospital setting. -
UChicago Medicine heart transplant wait times, survival rate among best in US
University of Chicago Medicine's heart transplant program was rated one of the best in the country for low heart transplant waits and high survival rates, according to an analysis of Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients data. -
Heart risk factors may increase odds of COVID-19 death
Researchers at Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan found heart risk factors such as age and smoking frequency are more likely to increase chances of death from COVID-19 than heart disease itself, the American Heart Association said in an Oct. 4 news release. -
5-month-old receives 1st artificial heart at UNC Children's
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC Children's Hospital implanted its first artificial heart into a 5-month-old girl with severe heart failure. -
Trinity Heart Center graduates 1,500th patient from rehab program
Rock Island, Ill.-based UnityPoint Health-Trinity Heart Center celebrated its 1,500th graduate from the Pritikin Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation program, ourquadcities.com reported Oct. 4. -
5 cardiologists on the move
Here are five cardiologists who have stepped into new roles since Sept. 27: -
NYU hospital names Dr. Mohammed Imam department chair
Mineola, N.Y.-based NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island has named Mohammed Imam, MD, chair of its department of cardiothoracic surgery, effective Oct. 1. -
Salt intervention shows negligible effect on hospitalized heart failure patients, Cleveland Clinic finds
A Cleveland Clinic trial found the salt intake of heart failure patients may not be as harmful as previously thought. -
Gene abnormalities may make some more susceptible to myocarditis
A study published in Circulations found gene abnormalities may make some people more susceptible to myocarditis, the American Heart Association reported Sept. 26. -
Top 10 cardiology headlines of September
Here are the top 10 cardiology stories Becker's covered in September:
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