The median compensation for cardiologists increased 7.9% from 2023 to 2024, going from $552,056 to $595,827, according to the American Medical Group Association.

Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet (Ill.) dedicated the new Jay & Lori Bergman Heart Hospital on July 9.

Idaho is the state with the fewest cardiologists per capita, with 93 practicing physicians in that specialty. 

Pulmonary hypertension patients who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement are at a higher risk for mortality than those without pulmonary hypertension, according to a recent study.

Women age 65 or older who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting, have a higher mortality rate than men and are more likely to be treated at "low-quality hospitals", according to a national study led by researchers from the University of Michigan and published July 10 in JAMA Network Open. 

Female and older cardiologists receive lower average ratings in online reviews compared to other cardiologists, a recent study found.

A recent study found strict sodium restrictions hold few clinical benefits for patients with heart failure.

Nearly 50% of all U.S. counties do not have a single practicing cardiologist, most of which are in rural counties where residents are most in need of higher levels of care, according to research published July 8 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 

New York City-based NYU Langone Health has acquired Florida Cardiology Group and renamed it NYU Langone Cardiology Associates-Atlantis/Lake Worth.

Surgeons at Virtua Health, a five-hospital system based in Camden, N.J., successfully performed its first left ventricular assist device implantation, the system announced July 1.

The American Heart Association named Stacey Rosen, MD, Northwell Health's senior vice president of women's health and executive director of the Katz Institute for Women's Health, its 2024-25 volunteer president-elect.

Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health is opening the state's first and only comprehensive extracorporeal membrane oxygenation program.

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health will consolidate all of its cardiac and vascular services under a new institute, established through a "transformational" gift. 

Despite 2019 recommendations from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association warning adults against routinely taking aspirin for heart health, many are still doing so, according to a new study from Cleveland Clinic researchers.

Vutrisiran, a new drug made by Alnylam Pharmaceuticals to treat ATTR amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy, reduced the risk of death by 36% in patients, the drugmaker announced June 24.

The healthcare field is facing a deluge of potential artificial intelligence products, and Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health has opened an AI testing lab to determine which products are the most effective for heart care.

Aurora, Colo.-based Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center paused heart surgeries between 2022 and 2023 due to lack of staff, but did not tell the federal Veterans Health Administration, The Denver Post reported June 24.

Maysville, Ky.-based Meadowview Regional Medical Center has the lowest 30-day readmission rate for heart failure in the country, according to CMS data.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute has become the first in the world to implant a new Duo venous stent system.

Stanford (Calif.) University researchers found chronic hypertension in pregnant patients doubled in the last two decades, from 1.8% to 3.7%.