Cheyenne (Wyo.) Regional Medical Center recently became the first in the state to use Shockwave technology in a calcified coronary plaque procedure, The Cheyenne Post reported March 20.

Beaumont, Texas-based Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital will begin offering a new test aimed at detecting heart attacks earlier in women, The Beaumont Enterprise reported March 16.

Routine mammograms typically used in breast cancer screenings may be able to predict postmenopasual women's risk for heart disease and strokes, a study published March 15 in Circulation found.

Myocarditis, patient-centered approaches for treating long COVID-19 and guidance on the resumption of exercise after COVID-19 infection were the focus of new guidance released by the American College of Cardiology on March 16. 

Five firsts in the cardiology field Becker's has covered since Feb. 2: 

A Brookwood, Ala.-based cardiologist launched an initiative to support medical institutions in Ukraine, 6 WBRC reported March 14.

Physicians at Rady Children's Hospital in Encinitas, Calif. performed the hospital's first dual heart and kidney transplant, NBC San Diego reported March 14.

The former chief cardiologist at a U.S. veterans hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., pleaded guilty to the sexual battery of a female physician under his supervision, the San Francisco Chronicle reported March 9.

Tulsa, Okla.-based Hillcrest Medical Center is offering a new therapy for central sleep apnea patients, News9 reported March 9.

Here are five cardiology-related studies published by Becker's since Feb. 1, starting with the most recent:

The first patient to receive a genetically modified pig heart died March 8, Baltimore-based University of Maryland said March 9.  

Harlingen (Texas) Medical Center recently performed its 50th transcarotid artery revascularization procedure, MyRGVNews reported March 6.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health recently named Omar Khalique, MD, director of the division of cardiovascular imaging for both the health system and St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center in Roslyn, N.Y. 

Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health performed the world's first dual heart-thymus transplant procedure last August, the system said March 7.

The American Heart Association pledged $20 million towards research to better understand the disproportionate impact of maternal complications and death among Black women, Native American women and women who live in rural areas, the organization said March 4. 

Houston-based Texas Children's Hospital recently surpassed 500 pediatric heart and 2,000 organ transplants. 

News about COVID-19's effects on stroke patients and stroke risk was Becker's most-read cardiology story in February. 

A dual-chamber leadless pacemaker system was implanted in the first U.S. patient as part of a global clinical trial at the Cleveland Clinic, the system said March 2.

Polycystic ovary syndrome is closely linked to heart and circulatory health, according to an Apple Women's Health Study released March 1.

Bacteria can attach and feed on cholesterol crystals, which can lead to the development of heart inflammation, a recent study published in PLOS ONE found.