Cardiology

Cooper University Health Care in Camden, N.J., is the first hospital system in the country to use Viz Aortic, an artificial intelligence software that can diagnose abdominal aortic aneurysms "in real time," according to a June 12 hospital news release. 

Here are 41 heart hospitals and programs recently earning designations and accreditations:

Jonathan Weinsaft, MD, has been appointed chief of the Greenberg Division of Cardiology at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, both based in New York City, effective July 1.

The American College of Surgeons and the Society for Vascular Surgery verified the first four hospitals with its newly launched Vascular Verification Program.

A recent study found that light drinking can do good for the heart because of its quieting effect on the amygdala.

A Scranton, Pa.-based cardiology group's computer network was invaded by hackers, who potentially obtained private data of 181,764 patients, The Times-Tribune reported June 12.

Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University and Medicine renamed its outpatient center after cardiac surgeon Levi Watkins, MD.

Madison, Wis.-based American Family Children's Hospital launched a pediatric heart transplant program, according to a news release.

Cardiologists said having so many rules and regulations and working long hours were two of the hardest parts of the job, according to a Medscape survey published May 24.

A recent study found that hearts donated after circulatory death were just as effective for transplantation as hearts donated after brain death.