A Seattle-based UW Medicine heart failure program is keeping patients out of the hospital and providing indefinite care for vulnerable heart failure patients.

Patients with heart failure, or suspected of having it, are not being diagnosed quickly enough, according to a study involving 8,000 patients, which was presented June 15 at the Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology.

With the exception of open heart surgery, Utica, N.Y.-based Wynn Hospital will resume all cardiac procedures June 20. 

Akira Endo, PhD, a Japanese biochemist whose research helped create statins, died June 5 at 90, The New York Times reported June 12.

A new risk assessment for heart disease found that 40% fewer people would meet the criteria for a statin prescription, NBC News reported June 11.

The American Heart Association is celebrating its 100th anniversary.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute is among the first institutions in the Carolinas to treat coronary artery disease using a newly FDA-approved device made by Boston Scientific.

Open-heart surgeries at Wynn Hospital in Utica, N.Y., continue to be on hold following an immediate jeopardy citation issued to the facility May 7. The hospital began its 40-day review period this week and surgeries should resume at the end of that time, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's.

NYC Health + Hospitals has for a third time received an award from HHS for its innovative hypertension care. The New York City public health system is one of 11 organizations in the nation to be recognized, according to a June 5 news release from the system.

A low-calorie sweetener could be linked to nearly twice the risk of heart attacks and strokes in people who consume high levels of it, CNN reported June 6.

Twenty-four hospitals received an "A+" or "A" ranking for cardiologists' experience, according to a 2024 Money Magazine ranking.

A majority of adults in the U.S. — around 61% — are likely to be diagnosed with a form of cardiovascular disease by 2050, according to new American Heart Association data. The increased burden will cost the U.S. health system $1.8 trillion in the time frame. 

The American Heart Association has developed a new stroke telehealth certification.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth Research and Innovation Institute is among the first facilities in the nation — and one of 30 worldwide — to use new stroke prevention stents, according to a May 29 news release. 

Davie-based HCA Florida University Hospital opened a new electrophysiology lab and is the first in the country to use new technology in the lab, it said in a May 30 news release.

Richard Heuser, MD, an internationally recognized cardiologist, inventor and educator, died May 23, according to an announcement on his website.

Four New York-based Northwell Health hospitals received top ratings for cardiothoracic surgery specialties from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

Using artificial intelligence in angiogram analysis can broaden diagnostic abilities and improve clinical decision-making, according to new research presented May 2 in Long Beach, Calif., at the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions' Scientific Sessions 2024.

Researchers at Atlanta-based Emory University developed artificial intelligence that they say improves the prediction of successful heart transplants by 10%.

Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, president of Mount Sinai Heart and physician-in-chief of the Mount Sinai Hospital, was honored with the World Heart Federation's Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024.