Cardiology

Evanston, Ill.-based Endeavor Health opened its Cardiovascular Institute at Glenbrook Hospital in Glenview, Ill.

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network received a $5 million gift from the Mario Lemieux Foundation and Highmark Health, which will support the cardiovascular institute and rename its electrophysiology program to the Mario Lemieux Center for Heart Rhythm Care at AHN.

A heart pump device the size of an AA battery could help children in need of a heart transplant wait at home rather than the hospital, Science Daily reported May 7.

The majority of adults 20 and older meet criteria for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, putting them at risk of developing full-blown heart disease, according to new research. 

Utica, N.Y.-based Wynn Hospital is temporarily suspending open-heart surgeries to review and strengthen the service, NBC affiliate WKTV reported May 7.

Cardiologists are working to reduce their burnout by changing their environment. The most common changes were addressing productivity pressures with leadership and making workflow or staff changes to reduce their burnout, a recent Medscape report found.

Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Healthcare surgeons recently performed the system's first open-heart surgery, marking the launch of its new cardiac surgery program. 

Smidt Heart Institute and Cedars-Sinai, both based in Los Angeles, used the largest dataset to date to trained a machine-learning algorithm that can interpret echocardiogram images.

Smidt Heart Institute and Cedars-Sinai, both based in Los Angeles, used the largest dataset to date to trained a machine-learning algorithm that can interpret echocardiogram images.

Medicare reimbursements have fallen by 29% for cardiology, with even greater declines for cardiac and thoracic surgery, a recent study found.