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.
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Three pediatric cardiologists recently joined Medical City Children's Hospital's heart center, the Dallas-based organization said Oct. 27.
Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital is the first hospital in the Atlanta metro area and fourth in the state to be recognized as a level 1 emergency cardiac care center, the state's highest designation.
Surgeons at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus this month performed the first minimally invasive surgery to repair a complex aortic aneurysm using a device awaiting FDA approval.
NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital in New York City selected Christopher Petit, MD, as chief of the pediatric cardiology service line.
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MRI examinations can improve care and are safe for patients with implanted heart devices, according to a study published in Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.
Homeless patients are three times more likely to die than non-homeless patients after a heart attack, reports HealthDay.
Below are six cardiologists who joined new practices or received new appointments since mid-September.
The American Heart Association updated 491 recommendations for adult, pediatric and neonatal life support to increase cardiac arrest survival rates, according to a summary of its 2020 guidelines released Oct. 21.
Mukul S. Chandra, MD, a cardiologist with Ohio-based Premier Health, died Oct. 18 of health complications following a COVID-19 diagnosis, reports CBS affiliate WHIO.