The Nuvance Health Heart and Vascular Institute in Danbury, Conn., became an affiliate of Cleveland Clinic’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute on June 30.
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Only 19.6 percent of adults in the U.S. have high cardiovascular health, a study published June 29 in Circulation found.
Seven cardiologists who have recently stepped into new roles:
The autopsy of the first patient to successfully receive a pig heart did not show evidence of rejection of the transplant, Baltimore-based University of Maryland researchers involved with the procedure said June 27.
Taya Glotzer, MD, the director of Cardiac Research at Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center, was named the American Heart Association's 2022 Researcher of the Year on June 27.
The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association and Helmsley Charitable Trust invested $9.3 million June 23 to strengthen cardiovascular and stroke care across rural communities in Iowa.
Researchers from the Texas Heart Institute, Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine reported the first evidence of single-cell genomics of unique differences in heart muscle cells and immune systems of congenital heart disease patients June 22.
People should not take beta-carotene supplements or vitamin E to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer, a panel of U.S. health experts recommended June 21.
Women experiencing gestational hypertension or preeclampsia have a 2.4-times higher risk of developing hypertension 10 years post-pregnancy, a study published June 13 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found.
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Spectrum Health recently received three national accreditations from the American College of Cardiology, FOX 17 West Michigan reported June 20.