Cardiology

During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people dying from cardiovascular disease jumped in the largest single-year increase since 2015, topping the previous high, recorded in 2003.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is opening a first-of-its-kind mental health center for families affected by congenital heart disease.

Duke Health researchers found the current medical standards for assessing stroke risk perform worse for Black patients than white patients.

Here are 46 cardiology leaders who started new roles in 2022:

Here are 46 cardiology leaders who started new roles in 2022:

Here are six cardiologists starting new positions in January:

Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare partnered with Story Health, a technology company, to provide specialty care for patients with heart failure.

Los Angeles-based Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai researchers found that a phone call intervention program reduced death rates by 25 percent for patients discharged after heart failure with nine or more comorbidities.

Here are three hospitals that recently announced they are consolidating or closing cardiology programs:

Healthgrades has recognized hospitals nationwide for exceptional care via its "America's Best Hospitals" awards, released Jan. 17.