The American Heart Association has recognized 158 hospitals with a newly established “Commitment to Quality” award. The award honors hospitals that achieved silver level or higher in at least three of the AHA’s Get with the Guidelines programs for 2025,…
Cardiology
The American Heart Association has recognized 158 hospitals with a newly established “Commitment to Quality” award. The award honors hospitals that achieved silver level or higher in at least three of the AHA’s Get with the Guidelines programs for 2025,…
Cincinnati-based Christ Hospital Health Network has received a $15 million gift to expand services at its Heart & Vascular Institute. The system plans to build a new cardiac operating suite with broadcast capabilities, enabling “real-time surgical education to physicians locally…
Compared to emergency medical services, the use of a mobile stroke unit significantly reduced time to treatment among patients experiencing large‐vessel occlusion strokes, according to a study published July 1 in Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology. Researchers from Atlanta-based Emory…
The average “heart age” of men in the U.S. is seven years older than their actual age, according to a study published July 30 in JAMA Cardiology. Using the American Heart Association’s Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events equations, researchers…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has tapped Snehal Patel, MD, as system director of heart failure in the Northwell Transplant Institute and Northwell Cardiovascular Institute. Dr. Patel will also serve as co-director of the Northwell Transplant Institute’s Center for…
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has tapped Snehal Patel, MD, as system director of heart failure in the Northwell Transplant Institute and Northwell Cardiovascular Institute. Dr. Patel will also serve as co-director of the Northwell Transplant Institute’s Center for…
U.S. News and World Report released its 2025-2026 ranking of the top U.S. hospitals for heart, cardiology and vascular surgery July 29, with New York City-based NYU Langone Health earning the top spot. For the ranking, U.S. News evaluated more…
As AI technology increasingly amalgamates into the medical arena, health system leaders are stepping up to help steer the path forward. Women comprise only 30% of those working in AI today, and Adrienne Kline, MD, PhD, is one of them.…
New York City-based NYU Langone Health is home to the top-ranked heart hospital in the U.S., according to U.S. News and World Report’s 2025-2026 ranking, published July 29. NYU Langone unseated Cleveland Clinic, which earned the top spot last year. …