The Merck Foundation, the charitable arm of biopharmaceutical company Merck, has established a $22 million initiative to improve cardiovascular care. Called the Collaborative for Equity in Cardiac Care, the foundation will provide grants to 11 nonprofit and public healthcare organizations…
Author: Elizabeth Gregerson
Therapeutic innovation took center stage as the latest cardiology news and research was presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2025, held Nov. 7-10 in New Orleans. From polypills to vitamin D and even diagnostic MRI, here are five…
The American Heart Association has bestowed the Distinguished Scientist Award to five leaders in the field of cardiovascular health and research. The award recognizes individuals for their “significant, original and sustained scientific contributions” to cardiovascular and stroke research, according to…
Chicago-based Northwestern Memorial Hospital had the highest 30-day performance rate for heart failure patients of all U.S. hospitals participating in CMS’ fiscal year 2025 Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program, according to the most recent data published Feb. 19. The Hospital VBP…
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine has begun developing an open-heart surgery program at Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va. The program is part of a more than $400 million capital investment to expand specialty care in West Virginia’s eastern panhandle, according…
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Here are 50 recent cardiology moves from U.S. hospitals and health systems: Note: This list is updated periodically and is not exhaustive.
The national mortality rate for heart attack patients within 30-days of hospitalization between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, was 12.2%, according to a CMS data published Aug. 6. CMS began reporting data on hospital-, state- and national-level data…
Between August 2021 and August 2023, 63.6% of adults in the U.S. had at least one cardiovascular disease risk factor, according to a data brief published Sept. 16 by the National Center for Health Statistics. The brief defines cardiovascular risk…
The American Heart Association will honor Fátima Rodriguez, MD, section chief of preventive cardiology at Stanford (Calif.) Medicine, with the Joseph A. Vita Award during its 2025 Scientific Sessions meeting in November. Dr. Rodriguez also serves as an associate professor…
Cardiopulmonary point-of-care ultrasound was associated with a reduction of 246 hospital bed-days and $3,055 per bed-day saved among 208 patients experiencing shortness of breath, according to a study published Sept. 5 in JAMA Network Open. Despite the cost savings, only…