Researchers in the U.K. and Ireland found serious heart attacks are more likely to happen on Monday than any other day of the week.
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Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Hospital is closing its heart transplant and inpatient burn units due to low patient volumes.
Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Hospital is closing its heart transplant and inpatient burn units due to low patient volumes.
An Indiana physician was found negligent and ordered to pay more than $2.6 million to a patient after a botched cardiac catheterization left the patient's right leg "disfigured and virtually unusable," wane.com reported May 26.
Here are the 10 most-read cardiology stories published by Becker's in May:
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Researchers predicted that by 2060, cardiovascular disease such as heart disease and stroke will increase by at least 30 percent in the U.S.
Having a heart attack can be directly associated with a drop in cognitive abilities, according to a Johns Hopkins Medicine study published May 30 in JAMA Neurology.
A new genetic test called polygenic risk score could help some patients reduce their risk of heart attack at a young age, The New York Times reported May 30.
The Heart Institute at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh received $7.5 million from Acrisure.
Recent health care metrics demonstrate a concerning trend: rural Americans face higher mortality rates than urban residents.