Cardiologists in the U.S. earned an average of $575,000 in 2025, up about 10% from 2024, according to Medscape’s Cardiologist Compensation Report 2026. The report collected data from respondents who were full-time physicians practicing in the US only. Cardiologists reported…
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The price of a cardiology procedure can depend less on the complexity of the care and more on which insurer is footing the bill, according to new price transparency data. The analysis, published in JAMA Network Open, drew on April…
Higher pay doesn’t always mean higher happiness for cardiologists. Between 2025 and 2026, cardiologists saw a 10% pay increase, but reported a 2% drop in happiness. What’s behind the unhappiness could be the increased workload. “Administrative burden has exploded,” Karen…
The American College of Cardiology has named Hani Najm, MD, as its next president, according to a July 22 news release from the organization. Dr. Najm serves as chair of pediatric and congenital heart surgery and executive co-director of the…
Only 61% of patients with aortic stenosis had a timely diagnosis, according to the recent Vanderbilt Health study. The study, published in Circulation, analyzed data from patients with moderate or severe aortic stenosis from 58 sites in the Target: AS…
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Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital’s Certificate of Need application was approved, allowing its Heart and Vascular Center to establish elective percutaneous coronary intervention services. The hospital has provided emergency PCI services for more than 20 years, but the new approval now allows…
A new American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/multisociety dyslipidemia guideline could expand eligibility for primary prevention statin therapy to an estimated 21.5 million additional U.S. adults, according to a study published July 20 in JAMA. The 2026 guideline, released in…
Across the nation, hospital leaders are migrating many of their electrophysiology services to ambulatory surgery centers and satellite locations. So what does that mean for hospitals? Electrophysiology, a cardiology specialty that treats the heart’s electrical system, is the fastest-growing subspecialty…
Nearly 1 in 3 U.S. adults without heart disease have LDL levels above the goals set by the newly released 2026 guidelines, a Mass General Brigham study found. The study, published July 20 in JAMA, used the new cardiovascular risk…
Portales-based Roosevelt General Hospital opened three new operating rooms and added four specialties, NewsChannel 10 reported July 20. Since 2024, the hospital has added orthopedics, bariatric surgery, dermatology and cardiology services, thanks to a New Mexico bill that provides financial…