Cardiology

Stanford (Calif.) Medicine surgeons are the first to transplant a beating heart into a patient.

Elias Saadi, MD, a renowned Ohio cardiologist, died April 17 at age 90, The Vindicator reported.

People infected with influenza are six times more likely to have a heart attack within the first week of illness, and a recent study may have identified why, according to an article on Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota's website.

Researchers at Evanston, Ill.-based Northwestern University and University of Texas at Austin have developed the thinnest known cardiac implant: a graphene "tattoo" implant that functions as a pacemaker.

The American Heart Association is calling on physicians to change the way they screen women for heart disease.

Here are 10 recent firsts in cardiology:

Here are 10 recent firsts in cardiology:

A recent study found that wireless pacemakers could be an effective and safe short-term treatment for children with slow heartbeats, U.S. News & World Report reported April 11.

A recent study found that wireless pacemakers could be an effective and safe short-term treatment for children with slow heartbeats, U.S. News & World Report reported April 11.

Middletown, N.Y.-based Garnet Health's Peter Frommer, MD, Heart Center launched an open-heart surgery program.