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Only 18 percent of patients with infected heart devices underwent surgeries to have them removed, despite removal being recommended by all medical society guidelines, according to a new study from Durham, N.C.-based Duke University. 

A new joint guideline from three leading cardiology organizations focuses on preventing heart failure in patients showing early signs of "pre-heart failure" and updating treatment strategies for symptomatic heart failure patients.

A new joint guideline from three leading cardiology organizations focuses on preventing heart failure in patients showing early signs of "pre-heart failure" and updating treatment strategies for symptomatic heart failure patients.

Five cardiologists who recently joined new practices or stepped into new roles: 

Two recent cardiology trials from Cleveland Clinic have focused on a "gene silencing" therapy and an experimental drug used to treat heart disease that thickens a heart muscle.

Researchers from the Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota received two grants totaling over $6.5 million from the National Institutes of Health to study pediatric cardiovascular health, the university said March 31. 

Researchers from the Minneapolis-based University of Minnesota received two grants totaling over $6.5 million from the National Institutes of Health to study pediatric cardiovascular health, the university said March 31. 

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