Cardiology

In U.S. hospitals, unnecessary coronary stents were given to patients every seven minutes between 2019 and 2021, according to a new report from the Lown Institute Hospital Index, resulting in 229,000 unnecessary coronary stents.

More than 229,000 unnecessary coronary stents were performed at U.S. hospitals from 2019 to 2021 — a rate of one every seven minutes, according to a newly published report from the Lown Institute. 

A recent study found prolonged aspirin use might be ineffective, and in some cases harmful, to patients with stents.

A recent study found cardiovascular deaths from heat may increase by 233% in the next 13 to 47 years.

I believe the development that will have the most transformational impact on cardiology in upcoming decades is AI — but there are a number of threshold hurdles that AI must achieve first. 

Patients who receive care in a mobile stroke unit may have a better chance of averting a stroke and complete recovery relative to those who receive standard hospital emergency care, new research suggests. 

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has renamed its top-ranked heart hospital as the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital.

Thirteen hospitals and health systems were named elite choice cardiology centers by patients and providers.

Here are four heart centers tapping artificial intelligence in cardiology treatment:

Oklahoma had the highest rate of heart disease mortality in 2021 while Minnesota had the lowest, according to CDC data.