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Cardiology leaders are familiar with the common challenges across healthcare with staffing, pay issues and patient access being among the most pressing. But recently leaders are highlighting other areas that are contributing to the complex network of challenges.

High-poverty rural regions in the Southern U.S. have the highest cardiovascular disease-associated death rate, according to a report published Aug. 16 in the Journal of Rural Health. 

Catheter-based, radiofrequency renal denervation is a cost-effective solution for patients with hypertension, according to a study published Aug. 13 in the Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions.

From traveling to space to running for mayor, here are 12 cardiologists making headlines:

Guidelines in cardiology continue to evolve as technology and research advance. Cardiologists from two leading health systems in the U.S. spoke to Becker's about their reactions to recent guideline updates.

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