Surgeons at Coral Terrace, Fla.-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital’s Heart Institute successfully performed Florida’s first partial heart transplant on an 11-year-old patient. The patient had two heart surgeries as a baby prior to coming to Nicklaus Children’s, according to an April…
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The University Hospitals Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute has launched a program for noninvasive stereotactic body radiation therapy to treat refractory ventricular tachycardia. The medical center is one of a select few across the world that provides SBRT for VT.…
Health systems, cardiology practices and medtech companies were active in adding cardiovascular leadership during the first quarter of the year. Here are 25 cardiology leadership appointments to know, as reported by Becker’s in the first quarter of 2026:
The rate of ischemic stroke is increasing among pregnant and postpartum women, a recent study found. The study, published Feb. 2 in Stroke, analyzed more than 5.4 million pregnancies resulting in births between Jan. 1, 2016, and Jan. 1, 2024.…
Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Heart and Vascular Institute’s J.W. Awori Hayanga, MD, was elected president of the Association of Black Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons. Dr. Hayanga serves as vice-chair of faculty and clinical affairs and as a professor in the department…
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The two most frequent complaining categories in cardiology malpractice cases are diagnosis-related and medical treatment claims, according to a cardiology malpractice report from The Doctor’s Company. The dataset covers 321 closed cardiology malpractice cases spanning 2010 to 2025. To improve…
The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson has established an endowed professorship in honor of cardiothoracic surgeon Gulshan Sethi, MD. The Gulshan Sethi, MD Endowed Professorship in Cardiothoracic Surgery is funded through a $1 million gift and commitments from more…
Medicus Healthcare Solutions released a report outlining a projected shortage of 3,010 full-time equivalent cardiologists in 2026. The report found about 22 million Americans live in counties without a practicing cardiologist, with an average of nearly 2,000 patients per cardiologist…
Colorado Springs (Colo.) Cardiology opened a new Heart & Vascular ASC with a ribbon-cutting held April 8, according to a FOX21 News report. The facility is the first of its kind in Southern Colorado and the largest in the state,…
Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health opened a cardiology and oncology center in Castro Valley, Calif., expanding access to specialty care in the region. The Castro Valley Cardiovascular and Oncology Care Center houses both services in one location to support more coordinated…