Cardiology

Open-heart surgeries at Wynn Hospital in Utica, N.Y., continue to be on hold following an immediate jeopardy citation issued to the facility May 7. The hospital began its 40-day review period this week and surgeries should resume at the end…

NYC Health + Hospitals has for a third time received an award from HHS for its innovative hypertension care. The New York City public health system is one of 11 organizations in the nation to be recognized, according to a…

A low-calorie sweetener could be linked to nearly twice the risk of heart attacks and strokes in people who consume high levels of it, CNN reported June 6.

Twenty-four hospitals received an "A+" or "A" ranking for cardiologists' experience, according to a 2024 Money Magazine ranking.

A majority of adults in the U.S. — around 61% — are likely to be diagnosed with a form of cardiovascular disease by 2050, according to new American Heart Association data. The increased burden will cost the U.S. health system…

The American Heart Association has developed a new stroke telehealth certification.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth Research and Innovation Institute is among the first facilities in the nation — and one of 30 worldwide — to use new stroke prevention stents, according to a May 29 news release. 

Davie-based HCA Florida University Hospital opened a new electrophysiology lab and is the first in the country to use new technology in the lab, it said in a May 30 news release.

Richard Heuser, MD, an internationally recognized cardiologist, inventor and educator, died May 23, according to an announcement on his website.

Four New York-based Northwell Health hospitals received top ratings for cardiothoracic surgery specialties from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.