Cardiology

Heart centers across the nation continue to reach milestones in the use of a variety of procedures. 

Kenneth Liao, MD, PhD, a cardiothoracic surgeon at Houston-based Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, performed his 300th robotic heart surgery in early March, the center said in an email to Becker's. 

The death rate for patients with a tear in a major artery coming out of the heart, known as aortic dissection, has been rising the past decade, especially among women and Black adults, a new study published in the Journal…

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital has selected Jeptha Curtis, MD, to serve as medical director of cardiac catheterization laboratories. He will also serve as director of coronary interventions for Yale New Haven Health System. 

Cheyenne (Wyo.) Regional Medical Center recently became the first in the state to use Shockwave technology in a calcified coronary plaque procedure, The Cheyenne Post reported March 20.

Beaumont, Texas-based Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital will begin offering a new test aimed at detecting heart attacks earlier in women, The Beaumont Enterprise reported March 16.

Routine mammograms typically used in breast cancer screenings may be able to predict postmenopasual women's risk for heart disease and strokes, a study published March 15 in Circulation found.

Myocarditis, patient-centered approaches for treating long COVID-19 and guidance on the resumption of exercise after COVID-19 infection were the focus of new guidance released by the American College of Cardiology on March 16. 

Five firsts in the cardiology field Becker's has covered since Feb. 2: 

A Brookwood, Ala.-based cardiologist launched an initiative to support medical institutions in Ukraine, 6 WBRC reported March 14.