Cardiology

Middle-aged women with higher blood concentrations of common chemicals are at higher risk of developing hypertension, according to a June 13 study published in Hypertension.

Here are three recent cardiology guidance updates Becker's has reported on since April 26: 

Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota Medical School received an $18.8 million grant June 7 to provide law enforcement officers and first responders across the state with automated external defibrillators.

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

Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Regional Hospital recently became the fourth institution in the U.S. to earn an advanced heart failure accreditation from the American College of Cardiology, it said in an email to Becker's June 7.

UnityPoint Health-St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is investing $25 million in an expansion of its Nassif Heart Center, the Corridor Business Journal reported June 6.

Four cardiologists who have recently stepped into new roles or retired: 

Lexington-based University of Kentucky College of Medicine is opening a new aortic center.

Patients with mitral annulus calcification are at more than double the risk for mitral valve dysfunction, a study published June 1 in Mayo Clinic Proceedings found.

Demand for cardiovascular care was on the rise before COVID-19, thanks to an aging population and increased access to care.