Laredo (Texas) Medical Center celebrated the launch of its cardiac rehabilitation center June 15, LMTOnline reported. 

Valdosta, Ga.-based South Georgia Medical Center recently performed the region's first transcatheter aortic valve replacement and launched a structural heart clinic. 

Here are five recent cardiology-related studies published by Becker's since April 14, starting with the most recent:

Middle-aged women with higher blood concentrations of common chemicals are at higher risk of developing hypertension, according to a June 13 study published in Hypertension.

Here are three recent cardiology guidance updates Becker's has reported on since April 26: 

Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota Medical School received an $18.8 million grant June 7 to provide law enforcement officers and first responders across the state with automated external defibrillators.

Here are the top 10 cardiology stories Becker's covered in May: 

Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Regional Hospital recently became the fourth institution in the U.S. to earn an advanced heart failure accreditation from the American College of Cardiology, it said in an email to Becker's June 7.

UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is investing $25 million in an expansion of its Nassif Heart Center, the Corridor Business Journal reported June 6.

Four cardiologists who have recently stepped into new roles or retired: 

Lexington-based University of Kentucky College of Medicine is opening a new aortic center.

Patients with mitral annulus calcification are at more than double the risk for mitral valve dysfunction, a study published June 1 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found.

Demand for cardiovascular care was on the rise before COVID-19, thanks to an aging population and increased access to care.

Washington, D.C.-based MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute named Thomas MacGillivray, MD, physician executive director of cardiac surgery May 25, effective Sept. 1.

Six firsts in the cardiology field Becker's has covered since May 3:

​​Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center celebrated the longest-living patient in the state on a left ventricular assist device May 18.  

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring classifications and regulations for children and adolescents have been simplified in new guidance from the American Heart Association.

Biofourmis Care, a comprehensive care management platform including virtual multidisciplinary care teams, to be evaluated against in-person care among underserved patients with chronic cardiovascular conditions

An Initiative to Improve Outcomes for Patients With Congestive Heart Failure 

Children's Hospital Colorado recently became the first in the world to implant the newly FDA-approved G-Armor Stent.