Cardiology

Miami-based Mercy Hospital, part of HCA East Florida health system, has opened a 24-hour aortic emergency center, the hospital announced March 2.

Researchers from St. Louis-based Washington University School of Medicine found evidence that the COVID-19 virus is able to invade and replicate inside heart muscle cells, the university said March 1. 

A study about a heart failure drug's potential to treat a cardiac condition linked to COVID-19 was Becker's most-read cardiology story in February.

The Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center has combined its affiliated physicians into one network. 

Neptune, N.J.-based Jersey Shore University Medical Center, part of Hackensack Meridian Health, opened a new cardiac catheterization laboratory this month, the academic medical center said Feb. 23. 

The American College of Cardiology selected Christopher Kramer, MD, as the 2021 recipient of its distinguished mentor award, the health system said Feb. 24. 

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

The MemorialCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Long Beach (Calif.) Medical Center appointed Andrew Yoon, MD, medical director of its heart failure treatment program, the hospital said Feb. 24.

A $1 million gift from William O'Neill, MD, will fuel research at Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System's Heart & Vascular Institute. 

Philadelphia-based Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, part of Penn State Health, has introduced a new mechanical pump implant meant to treat patients with severe heart failure, making it the second in the country to perform the procedure, the hospital said…