Cardiology

The American College of Cardiology named Melvin Echols, MD, its new chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer July 7. His appointment is effective July 18. 

A $3.1 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute was awarded July 6 to three organizations for a first-of-its-kind prospective study to look for the earliest signs of heart vessel damage in young, premenopausal breast cancer survivors.

Undertreated cardiac device infections are a public health crisis

Eight hospitals and health systems that have opened new heart clinics or launched new programs since April 25: 

Here are the top 10 cardiology stories Becker's covered in June: 

The Nuvance Health Heart and Vascular Institute in Danbury, Conn., became an affiliate of Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute on June 30.

Only 19.6 percent of adults in the U.S. have high cardiovascular health, a study published June 29 in Circulation found.

Seven cardiologists who have recently stepped into new roles: 

The autopsy of the first patient to successfully receive a pig heart did not show evidence of rejection of the transplant, Baltimore-based University of Maryland researchers involved with the procedure said June 27. 

Taya Glotzer, MD, the director of Cardiac Research at Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center, was named the American Heart Association's 2022 Researcher of the Year on June 27.