Sulphur Springs, Texas-based Christus Health will expand its services and open a new cardiology location.

A team of physicians at Rockford, Ill.-based Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital-Riverside participated in a unique stroke study that used patients' stem cells to promote tissue regeneration, it announced May 22.

Regular use of fish oil supplements can increase the risk of stroke and atrial fibrillation in the general population, but shows benefits for those with existing heart disease, a recent study found.

New York state has the most vascular surgery residents in 2024.

Several reports have gone live in the first half of 2024 that give an insight into cardiologist employment, pay, burnout and coping mechanisms. Here are 35 of the top things to know:

Portland-based MaineHealth unveiled its $378 million addition to the Maine Medical Center.

Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center established the Elliot Family Center for Cardiac Electrophysiology thanks to a $10 million donation, CBS12 reported May 13.

UPMC Harrisburg (Pa.) is the first hospital in the world to use a new transcatheter aortic valve replacement system.

Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health opened its Cardiovascular Institute at Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview, Ill.

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network received a $5 million gift from the Mario Lemieux Foundation and Highmark Health, which will support the cardiovascular institute and rename its electrophysiology program to the Mario Lemieux Center for Heart Rhythm Care at AHN.

A heart pump device the size of an AA battery could help children in need of a heart transplant wait at home rather than the hospital, Science Daily reported May 7.

The majority of adults 20 and older meet criteria for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, putting them at risk of developing full-blown heart disease, according to new research. 

Utica, N.Y.-based Wynn Hospital is temporarily suspending open-heart surgeries to review and strengthen the service, NBC affiliate WKTV reported May 7.

Cardiologists are working to reduce their burnout by changing their environment. The most common changes were addressing productivity pressures with leadership and making workflow or staff changes to reduce their burnout, a recent Medscape report found.

Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Healthcare surgeons recently performed the system's first open-heart surgery, marking the launch of its new cardiac surgery program. 

Smidt Heart Institute and Cedars-Sinai, both based in Los Angeles, used the largest dataset to date to trained a machine-learning algorithm that can interpret echocardiogram images.

Medicare reimbursements have fallen by 29% for cardiology, with even greater declines for cardiac and thoracic surgery, a recent study found.

The American Board of Medical Specialties is one step closer to creating an independent board of cardiology medicine. Recently, it created a formal board of directors and its Specialty Board Development group opened a comment period.

The decadelong reduction in heart failure deaths has "been entirely undone" in recent years, according to a research letter published April 24 in JAMA Network. 

Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Children's Hospital received a multimillion-dollar gift to support its heart center.