Becker's Cardiology

Every heart transplant program is built for the moment when medicine reaches its edge,  when a patient’s heart can no longer be repaired, only replaced. At Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center, that moment is approached with…

Columbia HeartSource, an extension of New York City-based Columbia University Irving Medical Center’s department of surgery and division of cardiology, has partnered to create an open-heart surgery accreditation program. The first-of-its-kind accreditation will set a new standard for excellence in…

New York City-based NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center has appointed three cardiac leaders. Arnar Geirsson, MD, was named chief of the division of cardiac surgery. He will lead a multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive surgical care for a full range of…

Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute has received another $50 million gift from philanthropist Neil G. Bluhm and the Bluhm Family Foundation, the organization said in a Feb. 11 news release. This gift will be used to bring new technologies…

A study conducted by researchers at New York City-based Mount Sinai found a link between influenza A viruses and cardiovascular disease. It is well known that the frequency of heart attacks increases during flu season, but there was previously little…

An artificial intelligence-augmented stethoscope more than doubled a physician’s ability to detect heart murmurs, a recent study found. The study, published Feb. 5 in European Heart Journal-Digital Health, had 357 patients older than 50 who were at risk of heart…

Murfreesboro, Tenn.-based Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford opened its Structural Heart and Valve Center Feb. 4, WGNS reported. The center will provide advanced treatments, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement, left atrial appendage closure, and other minimally invasive valve repair and replacement…

Semaglutide use could save an estimated $15 billion in cardiovascular healthcare spending, though the projected cost of the drug over the same time period could reach $344 billion, according to a study published Feb. 4 in JAMA Cardiology.  Led by…

Rochester (N.Y.) General Hospital opened its newly renovated cardiac catheterization lab. The lab underwent a $1.5 million renovation to both modernize its aging infrastructure and end-of-life equipment and create a more efficient and supportive clinical environment, according to a Feb.…

University of California San Francisco has named Johannes Kratz, MD, as the inaugural chief for the division of thoracic surgery.  Dr. Kratz has served as interim division chief since July 2025, according to a Jan. 30 news release from the…