Cardiology

Myocarditis, patient-centered approaches for treating long COVID-19 and guidance on the resumption of exercise after COVID-19 infection were the focus of new guidance released by the American College of Cardiology on March 16. 

Five firsts in the cardiology field Becker's has covered since Feb. 2: 

A Brookwood, Ala.-based cardiologist launched an initiative to support medical institutions in Ukraine, 6 WBRC reported March 14.

Physicians at Rady Children's Hospital in Encinitas, Calif. performed the hospital's first dual heart and kidney transplant, NBC San Diego reported March 14.

The former chief cardiologist at a U.S. veterans hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., pleaded guilty to the sexual battery of a female physician under his supervision, the San Francisco Chronicle reported March 9.

Tulsa, Okla.-based Hillcrest Medical Center is offering a new therapy for central sleep apnea patients, News9 reported March 9.

Here are five cardiology-related studies published by Becker's since Feb. 1, starting with the most recent:

The first patient to receive a genetically modified pig heart died March 8, Baltimore-based University of Maryland said March 9.  

Harlingen (Texas) Medical Center recently performed its 50th transcarotid artery revascularization procedure, MyRGVNews reported March 6.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health recently named Omar Khalique, MD, director of the division of cardiovascular imaging for both the health system and St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center in Roslyn, N.Y.