Cardiology

The American College of Cardiology is warning that young children may be susceptible to heart damage from COVID-19, citing a case study depicting the outcome in a 2-month-old infant. 

Chicago-based Amita Health unveiled a new hybrid cardiac catheterization lab at its Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill., bringing Will County its first structural heart program, according to a Dec. 2 Herald News report. 

The American Medical Association and American Heart Association awarded more than 1,000 healthcare organizations Dec. 2 for their commitments to prioritizing hypertension, with more than half reaching Gold level recognition for keeping blood pressure rates at 70 percent or less. 

The Association of Black Cardiologists is creating an annual ranking to assess academic cardiovascular training programs' diversity and inclusion efforts, the organization said Dec 1.

Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health's Bridgeport Hospital launched a program to reduce the risk of heart diseases in women who've had pregnancy complications.

Marzia Leacche, MD, will step into her role as surgical director of Spectrum Health's heart transplant and ventricular assist device programs Jan. 1, reports Mlive.

A round-up of cardiologists who recently joined new practices or received new appointments was Becker's top-read cardiology story in November.

The COVID-19 pandemic has presented a whirlwind of unknowns, stirring up conversations about how the virus may affect the heart. In a recent edition of the University of California San Francisco's magazine, Nisha Parikh, MD, cardiologist and associate professor of…

Five hospitals affiliated with Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System have received the state's Emergency Cardiac Care Center designation this year — the most of any healthcare organization in the state. 

In 2018, Bob and Corrine Frick donated $18 million to support the development of a hybrid operating room for complex heart procedures at Ohio State Heart and Vascular Center in Columbus — and earlier this year, Mr. Frick himself benefited…