Eric Choi, MD, has been appointed vice chairman of the department of surgery and a member of the division of vascular surgery at Paterson, N.J.-based St. Joseph's Health.
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Drinking two to three cups of coffee a day is linked to longer lifespan and lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared with non-coffee drinkers, Science Daily reported Sept. 26.
Dr. Martha Gulati was named director of preventive cardiology, associate director of the Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiac Center and associate director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center in the Department of Cardiology at Los Angeles-based Smidt Heart Institute.
Minneapolis-based cardiologist Elizabeth Klodas, MD, created foods designed to fight heart disease, NBC affiliate KARE reported Sept. 27.
Here are six cardiologists who have stepped into new roles since Sept. 13:
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Mayo Clinic researchers found religious lifestyles and spirituality are linked to healthier heart outcomes in Black patients.
In vitro fertilization using frozen embryos may be associated with a 74 percent higher risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, the American Heart Association reported Sept. 26.
Stanford Medicine Children's Health successfully performed open heart surgery on a 26-week-old micropremie, completely removing the heart tumor in only six minutes, Stanford said Sept. 22.
U.K.-based researchers found that walking is associated with a lower risk of heart disease, cancer and dementia. Brisk walking has even more benefits.
Consistently not getting enough sleep can throw off immune cell production long term, increasing the risk of heart disease and inflammatory disorders, according to a study from researchers at New York City-based Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.