The American Board of Medical Specialties is one step closer to creating an independent board of cardiology medicine. Recently, it created a formal board of directors and its Specialty Board Development group opened a comment period.
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The decadelong reduction in heart failure deaths has "been entirely undone" in recent years, according to a research letter published April 24 in JAMA Network.
Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Children's Hospital received a multimillion-dollar gift to support its heart center.
Offices of physicians are the highest-paying setting for cardiologists on average; they earn more than $300,000 there than in the lowest-paying setting, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Burnout among cardiologists has risen by 2% since last year, with 66% reporting they have felt burned out for at least 13 months, compared to 64% in 2023, a recent Medscape report found.
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A University of Pittsburgh Medical Center study found that 25% of patients with atrial fibrillation were younger than 65 — more than tenfold the estimated prevalence of 2%.
Polypills for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease reduced all-cause mortality by 11% and risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events by 29%, a recent study found.
Seventeen percent of cardiologists said their burnout was so severe that they may leave medicine, according to a Medscape report.
COVID-19 vaccination is not linked with sudden cardiac death among previously healthy young people, an April 11 CDC report found.
The American Heart Association released a scientific statement that describes essential elements of patient-centered care and how to overcome barriers depending on patient characteristics.