An FDA advisory committee voted to recommend expanded indications for two heart drugs this week.
Cardiology
The American College of Cardiology will launch a women's leadership institute in 2021 to support midcareer female physicians, the organization said Dec. 16.
On Dec. 8, MountainView Hospital in Las Vegas became the first in the state, and one of few in the country, to implant a permanent left atrial appendage closure device on a patient with atrial fibrillation, a condition that causes…
Mayo Clinic cardiologist and electrophysiologist Samuel Asirvatham, MD, is now a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the Rochester, Minn.-based health system said Dec. 8.
The following hospitals have launched or expanded heart care programs since early November.
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Levine Children's Hospital, part of Atrium Health, will open an outpatient clinic for patients with cardiovascular issues this month, the Charlotte, N.C.-based system said Dec. 7.
Here are four partnerships and affiliations centered on cardiac and cardiovascular care announced recently.
Unconventional natural gas development, or fracking, is a growing industry, and people with heart failure who are exposed to this activity may be at increased risk of hospitalization, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American…
Below are four cardiologists who recently joined new practices.
About 40 percent of heart attack or stroke patients aren't coming to the hospital in time to effectively treat their condition out of fear of contracting COVID-19, a South Dakota cardiologist told the Rapid City Journal.