Cardiology

A multidisciplinary team approach, a program for coronary artery bypass surgery patients and professional development of critical care nursing staff are among the initiatives hospitals and health systems have implemented to improve clinical outcomes in heart care.

Cardiologists were more likely to implant a specialty defibrillator device if they received a payment from the device's manufacturer, according to a study published in JAMA. 

A collaboration between the American Heart Association and the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology will create a new journal titled Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology, which is expected to begin publishing in early 2021. 

Mark Zucker, MD, director of Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center's heart transplant program left his role Oct. 30 after being on administrative leave for the last year, reports ProPublica.

Patients in cardiac intensive care units are at increased risk for serious complications that may be preventable with the implementation of best practices and a daily bedside checklist, according to an American Heart Association statement published in Circulation. 

Healthgrades' list of the best hospitals for cardiac care in 2021 was Becker's top-read cardiology story in October.

The latest COVID-19 surge is straining hospital capacity in El Paso, Texas, which may have detrimental effects for some heart patients, a local cardiologist told ABC affiliate KVIA.

While progress has been made to address the sex inequities that exist within the field of cardiology, there's still a long path ahead, according to Michelle O'Donoghue, MD. 

Current smokers endured about a three times greater premature death risk from cardiovascular disease compared to those who have never smoked, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association. 

Three pediatric cardiologists recently joined Medical City Children's Hospital's heart center, the Dallas-based organization said Oct. 27.