Healthgrades published its 2025 Specialty Excellence Awards recipients Oct. 22. Of those recipients, 50 hospitals were recognized for delivering superior clinical outcomes in cardiac surgery. 

A patient's sex and gender influence cardiovascular disease outcomes, with women more likely to die after a first heart attack or stroke compared to men, according to an Oct. 20 Washington Post report. 

A vascular surgeon at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Health has become the first in the U.S. to use the Gore EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis device for the treatment of an aortic aneurysm outside of a clinical trial.

Cardiology groups integrated with a hospital or health system saw compensation growth for the third year in a row, according to 2023 data reported by the American College of Cardiology's consulting firm, MedAxiom.

Female patients are more likely to die from postoperative cardiac surgery complications compared to male patients undergoing the same procedure, according to a study published Oct. 17 in JAMA Surgery.

The Heart Failure Society of America has released a scientific statement outlining its insights on the link between heart failure and cancer, the two leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the U.S. The statement was published Oct. 15 in the Journal of Cardiac Failure. 

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University has designed a chip capable of diagnosing heart attacks within minutes, according to a study published Oct. 15 in Advanced Science. 

The American Heart Association has released a scientific statement providing guidance on the management of patients with COVID-19-related cardiac arrhythmias and autonomic dysfunction. The statement was published Oct. 14 in Circulation. 

Point Pleasant, W.Va.-based Rivers Health is now offering specialized pediatric cardiology services after hiring Jeffrey Harris, MD.

Despite evidence suggesting overuse of benzodiazepine in older adults can be associated with dependence, the drug is potentially being over-prescribed to older adult stroke survivors, according to a study published Oct. 17 in Stroke.

David Bichell, MD, has stepped down as chief of the Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and co-director of the Pediatric Heart Institute at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

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Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care has established the new McLaren Heart & Vascular Institute, unifying cardiology, vascular and cardiothoracic services across 13 of the health system's Michigan hospitals.

New York City-based NYU Langone hospital had the lowest 30-day mortality rate for heart attack patients in the U.S. between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data released July 31.

People who had a confirmed case of COVID-19 during the pandemic's first wave have twice the risk of heart attack, stroke and death compared to those who were never infected, according to research funded by the National Institutes of Health. 

Banner-University Medical Center Phoenix has become the third U.S. hospital to perform a BiVACOR Total Artificial Heart implantation as part of the FDA's early feasibility study.

Addressing heart health earlier in life may affect and even deter dementia risk later in life, according to research published by The American Heart Association Oct. 10 in Stroke. 

Oklahoma City-based Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health has performed the hospital's first pediatric heart transplant in decades. 

A group of women in cardiology have called for increased awareness of the risks pregnant people encounter during cardiology training. The group voiced their concerns in an editorial published Aug. 7 in JAMA Cardiology, where group members also serve as editors.

Renton, Wash.-based Providence Heart Institute's new Howard "H" White Center for Cardiac Amyloidosis has received a $1 million donation from former NBA star Michael Jordan.