Cardiology

From traveling to space to running for mayor, here are 12 cardiologists making headlines:

Researchers from New York City-based NYU Langone Health have created a scoring tool to help physicians identify patients at risk for cardiovascular events.

Researchers from New York City-based NYU Langone Health have created a scoring tool to help physicians identify patients at risk for cardiovascular events.

Guidelines in cardiology continue to evolve as technology and research advance. Cardiologists from two leading health systems in the U.S. spoke to Becker's about their reactions to recent guideline updates.

Researchers have uncovered a genetic link between heart disease and Alzheimer's, according to a study published Aug. 13 in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.

Becker's has compiled a list of the hospitals with the highest and lowest payments for heart failure cases, as based on CMS's payment provider database.

A research team at Fort Collins based-Colorado State University has created an at-home testing device that can screen for heart failure.

Benzodiazepine class insomnia drugs were associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a study published Aug. 7 in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 

West Des Moines, Iowa-based UnityPoint Health will open a new outpatient heart center, the UnityPoint Health-Trinity Heart Center in Fort Dodge, Iowa.

Leaders from four cardiology hospitals that were ranked among the best by U.S. News & World Report shared with Becker's the challenges they are facing and how they plan to address them.