Cardiology

Here are 18 hospitals and health systems that have opened new heart clinics or launched new programs in 2022:

The American College of Cardiology named Melvin Echols, MD, its new chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer July 7. His appointment is effective July 18. 

A $3.1 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute was awarded July 6 to three organizations for a first-of-its-kind prospective study to look for the earliest signs of heart vessel damage in young, premenopausal breast cancer survivors.

Undertreated cardiac device infections are a public health crisis

Eight hospitals and health systems that have opened new heart clinics or launched new programs since April 25: 

Here are the top 10 cardiology stories Becker's covered in June: 

The Nuvance Health Heart and Vascular Institute in Danbury, Conn., became an affiliate of Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute on June 30.

Only 19.6 percent of adults in the U.S. have high cardiovascular health, a study published June 29 in Circulation found.

Seven cardiologists who have recently stepped into new roles: 

The autopsy of the first patient to successfully receive a pig heart did not show evidence of rejection of the transplant, Baltimore-based University of Maryland researchers involved with the procedure said June 27.