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…
Author: Elizabeth Gregerson
Vinay Badhwar, MD, executive chair of Morgantown, W. Va.-based WVU Medicine’s Heart and Vascular Institute, has been appointed president of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Dr. Badhwar was elected during the society’s 62nd annual meeting in New Orleans, according to…
The American Heart Associate has summarized the latest research to identify risk factors and inform care recommendations for maternal stroke prevention, treatment and recovery. The “Prevention and Treatment of Maternal Stroke in Pregnancy and Postpartum,” scientific statement was published Jan.…
Nearly half of the patients enrolled in an at-home hypertension control program did not participate in consistent remote blood pressure monitoring, according to a study published Jan. 21 in JAMA Cardiology. Researchers from Boston-based Mass General Brigham analyzed data of…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has received more than $20 million to study potential treatments for heart failure and arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. The funding comes from two separate grants — each more than $10 million — from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine,…
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Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center has partnered with Bayer to advance therapeutics for the treatment of cardiovascular and kidney diseases. The collaboration will last five years through an Investigational New Drug application, according to a Jan. 20 news release…
As the obesity rate in the U.S. reaches “epidemic proportions,” the rate of hypertension-related cardiovascular death has nearly doubled, according to the American College of Cardiology’s inaugural “Cardiovascular Statistics 2026” report published Jan. 12. Here are 10 things to know…
Clarkson Heart Center, an independently owned and operated cardiology practice, has joined Omaha-based Nebraska Medicine. More than 20 Clarkson Heart Center team members and physicians will be onboarded as Nebraska Medicine employees, according to a Jan. 13 news release from…
Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Health has expanded cardiology services through the opening of an ambulatory center and 27-bed hospital unit dedicated to heart failure care. The Advanced Heart Failure Center, located within HealthPark Medical Center’s Lee Health Heart Institute, and…
Rates of hypertension-related cardiovascular deaths have nearly doubled in the past 20 years, according to the inaugural “Cardiovascular Statistics 2026” report published Jan. 12 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The report draws on data from national…