Cardiology

CHICAGO — When the American Heart Association was founded by six clinicians in June 1924, there was no treatment — and little hope — for people living with heart disease.

Women who were pregnant during cardiology fellowship reported basic radiation safety standards were “variably enforced” during pregnancy, along with a rate of pregnancy complications higher than the general population, survey data show.

Infertility history was associated with lower overall and biomedical cardiovascular health scores among women who had a singleton birth, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Patients recovering from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children should receive a cardiology follow-up, study findings reported in Pediatrics suggest.

A study conducted by the Global Cardiovascular Risk Consortium found that five modifiable risk factors accounted for more than half of cases of cardiovascular disease in men and women and 20% of deaths in both sexes.

Cleveland Clinic tops U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals rankings for 2023-2024 for cardiology and heart surgery.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Prevention of CVD must be a top priority in health care, and professional societies must work together to improve the health of everyone before the onset of disease, according to a speaker.

During the past decade, the options for practitioners of transcatheter aortic valve replacement have expanded on a regular basis.

Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the U.S., responsible for more than 160,000 deaths yearly, and is strongly tied to heart disease, the leading cause of death, which is responsible for nearly 25% of deaths, according to the CDC.

Ralph L. Sacco, MD, MS, professor and chair of the department of neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, died on Jan. 17 from glioblastoma, according to a statement from the university.