Cardiology

A cardiologist at the University of Pittsburgh is suing his employer, the American Heart Association and the publisher of the association's peer-reviewed medical journal, claiming he was demoted and  slandered after penning an op-ed criticizing affirmative action, reports the Pittsburgh…

Vincent Gott, MD, former chief of cardiac surgery at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins Hospital, died at 93 of heart failure Nov. 20, Johns Hopkins University announced. 

An FDA advisory committee voted to recommend expanded indications for two heart drugs this week.

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.

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…