Cardiology

Free physician Q&A platform TheMednet has added cardiology to its platform, its sixth area of practice available for medical experts and the physician community as a whole. 

Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Allegheny Health Network performed its 500th heart transplant at Allegheny General Hospital, led by Candice Lee, MD, and Manreet Kanwar, MD. 

Parkersburg (W.Va.) Cardiology Associates has added a cardiac MRI machine to its practice, according to a Feb. 13 report from NBC affiliate WTAP.

Athens (Ga.) Heart Center and surgeon Subodh Agrawal, MD, have been ordered by a state court jury to pay $4.36 million in medical malpractice damages following the 2017 death of a patient, according to a Feb. 14 report from the…

From partnerships to a new ASC, here are six cardiology updates Becker's has reported on since May 3:

Cardiologists have differing views on several medical issues, including Medicare, physician-assisted death and vaccinations, according to a Feb. 3 report from Medscape based on a survey of more than 4,100 practicing physicians.

Healthcare data provider Veradigm and data privacy leader HealthVerity have entered a collaboration for research and patient care for patients with cardiovascular disease. 

Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health has opened an outpatient cardiology clinic at the Norton (Va.) Community Hospital Healthplex, according to a Feb. 8 report from Times News.

Houston-based cardiovascular physician practice Orion Medical has partnered with US Heart and Vascular, a management services organization formed in 2021 with cardiovascular practice affiliates in Arizona, Kansas and Texas.

HCA Florida Northwest Hospital in Margate has completed its first elective trans-carotid artery revascularization procedure, according to a Feb. 6 report from South Florida Hospital News.