The American College of Cardiology has named Cathleen Dalton Biga, MSN, RN, as its new president. Her term will begin in 2024 and end in 2025, according to a July 17 news release. 

A KFF report found Oklahoma has the highest rate of heart disease deaths, while Minnesota has the lowest.

The American Heart Association is speaking out against budget cuts made by Congress to large institutions and health programs, citing detrimental effects on cardiovascular disease.

A new drug for patients with transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy significantly increased survival and reduced hospitalizations, according to a study.

Here are the top four cardiology and heart surgery hospitals in North Dakota, according to U.S. News & World Report rankings.

St. Louis (Mo.) Children's and Washington University Heart Center recently set a national record for pediatric heart transplants.

Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health tapped Malissa Wood, MD, as the system's vice president and chief physician executive of Lee Health Heart Institute, Lehigh Acres Citizen reported July 10.

UT Health Austin and Dell Children's Medical Center physicians performed the world's seventh pediatric partial heart transplant.

Here are the top five cardiology and heart surgery hospitals in Texas, according to U.S. News & World Report rankings.

Ibrahim Abdullah, MD, a cardiovascular surgeon known for successfully performing complex heart surgeries in children has joined the Montefiore Einstein Center for Heart and Vascular Care in New York City, according to a June 10 news release. 

Willie Lawrence Jr., MD, medical director for the Center For Better Health and Wellness at Benton Harbor, Mich.-based Corewell Health South, discovered his interest in science in fourth grade thanks to a public school community garden.

Thirty-three cardiologists made Castle Connolly's list of top Asian American and Pacific Islander physicians.

Three trends in cardiology have emerged in the first half of 2023.

Here are the 10 most-read cardiology stories published by Becker's in June:

The American Heart Association launched its first individual certification for telehealth, it said in a July 5 news release.

Here are eight stats to know about cardiology, from compensation to use of artificial intelligence to gender pay gaps.

Miami-based Nicklaus Children's Pediatric Specialists tapped Joseph Forbess, MD, as chief of the section of cardiovascular surgery.

Meera Kondapaneni, MD, chief of cardiology at Cleveland-based The MetroHealth System, has the rare experience of having worked in both developed and developing countries. That experience sparked her passion for cardiology.

A total of 67.7 percent of vascular surgery residents in 2022 and 2023 were first-generation medical school graduates, according to data from the National Resident Matching Program.

Abbott's Amplatzer Amulet Left Atrial Appendage Occluder was approved nearly two years ago. Here are five things to know about the minimally invasive device: