Cardiology

The American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, the European Society of Cardiology and the World Heart Federation jointly released the “Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure” on June 29, updating the clinical framework used to identify and classify…

The American College of Cardiology’s advocacy team has spent the first half of 2026 engaged on multiple fronts simultaneously — federal payment battles, state-level prior authorization campaigns and the rollout of a new heart failure payment model — with mixed…

UC Berkeley (Calif.) researchers have developed an AI model that identifies sudden cardiac death risk from standard electrocardiograms more accurately than current clinical tests, according to a study published in Nature. The team trained the algorithm on more than 440,000…

Many AI conversations inside health systems begin with the technology: the vendor, the use case, the pilot, the cost and ROI. But at Northwestern Medicine’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute in Chicago, the conversation begins with the organization’s identity. “What we find…

Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center had the lowest heart failure readmission ratio, according to CMS data published May 13. As part of its hospital readmissions reduction program, CMS measures excess readmissions for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, chronic…

Inventia Healthcare Limited is recalling 11,460 bottles of Chlorthalidone Tablets USP, 25 mg, a blood pressure medication distributed nationwide after the product failed dissolution specifications. The recall was initiated June 5 and was classified as a Class II recall by…

One hundred hospitals have now achieved the American College of Cardiology HeartCARE Center designation, the organization’s highest recognition for hospitals and health systems. Established in 2018, the HeartCARE Center designation recognizes facilities’ commitment to delivering high-quality, patient-centered cardiovascular care. Facilities…

New Orleans-based Ochsner Children’s is expanding its pediatric cardiology and heart surgery program with the addition of 11 physicians across cardiac surgery, cardiology, critical care and anesthesia.  The hires include pediatric cardiac surgeons Dilip Nath, MD, who is slated to…

Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center’s expanded heart and vascular unit opened to patients June 18. The opening completes a three-year planned expansion of the inpatient cardiology service line, according to a June 19 system news release. The expansion added 16 net…

The American Heart Association has released its first scientific statement on undernutrition in hospitalized patients with acute cardiovascular disease, outlining recommendations for screening, diagnosis and treatment of malnutrition and cachexia. The statement, published Feb. 24 in Circulation, said 20% to…