Cardiology

Cardiovascular disease is the top killer of women, but only 44 percent of women recognize cardiovascular disease as a risk for them, according to an article on the American Heart Association website.

University of California San Francisco made history with what it believes is the first all-woman heart transplant team, the San Francisco Times reported Feb. 14.

Ten Florida cardiologists agreed to pay $2 million to the state of Florida to resolve allegations that they submitted inflated claims to Medicare and Medicaid and billed while the physicians were outside the U.S.

Here are eight programs, initiatives, procedures and studies by some of the innovative heart centers in the country:

Here are eight programs, initiatives, procedures and studies by some of the innovative heart centers in the country:

Twenty-six health systems and hospitals throughout the Midwest and the East joined the American Heart Association's heart failure and patient care initiative, the association said Feb. 13. 

Three Ascension hospitals were part of a global study that found a more effective way to treat ischemic strokes.

The American College of Cardiology, the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and the American Heart Association released new training requirements for interventional cardiology trainees, according to a news release shared with Becker's.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Medicine Children's Health completed a 10-year study to find ways to shorten wait times for pediatric heart transplants.

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta's Heart Center successfully inserted a pacemaker into a premature baby.