Cardiology

USF Health and Tampa General Hospital are the first in Florida to offer a new procedure involving a pacemaker-like device to treat central sleep apnea, a disorder that causes regular breathing disruptions during sleep and can lead to heart failure…

Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Heart and Vascular Institute is the latest program to be added to the American Heart Association and Mitral Foundation's list of top centers for mitral valve repair surgery, the institute announced Feb. 22.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Ark., named Gaurav Dhar, MD, director of interventional cardiology, the medical school said Feb. 22.

Nearly half of cardiologists reported being burned out, depressed or both last year, according to Medscape's 2021 Cardiologist Burnout & Happiness Report. 

Long-term exposure to air pollution, including to levels below current U.S. standards, is associated with thousands of hospitalizations for cardiac and respiratory conditions yearly among people ages 65 and older, according to research published Feb. 22 in Circulation.

A cardiology leader at Harrisburg, Pa.-based UPMC Pinnacle is turning to live online broadcasts to help train physicians remotely during the pandemic. 

Cincinnati, Ohio-based TriHealth will break ground on a $10M heart hospital at its Bethesda North campus Feb. 25.

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Erlanger Heart and Lung Institute has tapped Megan Coylewright, MD, to lead its structural heart program, reports thechattanoogan.com.

A $2 million, 2,000-square-foot cardiothoracic office has opened at Bay Shore, N.Y.-based South Shore University Hospital, part of Northwell Health, the health system announced Feb. 17.

Children born to mothers considered to be in the poorest category of cardiovascular health face an eight-times higher risk for poor heart health during adolescence, compared to children born to mothers with ideal heart health during their pregnancy, according to…