Cardiology

Below are 10 cardiologists who recently joined new practices, stepped into new roles or retired.

Underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities in the cardiology field are more likely to report experiencing professional discrimination and less likely to negotiate salary than their white counterparts, according to survey findings published Oct. 18 in the Journal of the American…

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis have received a five-year, $19.4 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to create a research center aimed at reducing heart health disparities. 

The heart institute at Little Rock, Ark.-based CHI St. Vincent has launched a preventive program that combines a series of heart screening tests into a single visit, the health system said Oct. 14. 

Longview, Texas-based Christus Good Shepherd Health System opened a $8.5 million heart and vascular institute Oct. 14, the Longview News-Journal reports. 

Cases of broken heart syndrome rose steadily each year from 2006-17, especially among older women, according to research published Oct. 13 in Journal of the American Heart Association. 

An interventional cardiologist at Yuma (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center died Oct. 11 after a plane crash in California, local CBS News and NBC News affiliate KYMA reports. 

Physicians should no longer routinely prescribe a daily regimen of low-dose aspirin for most patients at high risk of their first heart attack or stroke, according to draft guidelines the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force shared Oct. 12.

Physicians should no longer routinely prescribe a daily regimen of low-dose aspirin for most patients at high risk of their first heart attack or stroke, according to draft guidelines the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force shared Oct. 12.

Below are five cardiologists who recently joined new practices, stepped into new roles or retired.