Cardiology

There have been several notable "firsts" and other technological developments in cardiology over the last month, as reported by Becker's:

Shailendra Singh, MD, performed the first procedure in the U.S. using GE Healthcare's 3DStent software.

A man who survived a heart attack and his wife have donated $1.5 million to the Farmington-based University of Connecticut Health's Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center. 

Colorado cardiologist Stephen Matthews has permanently lost his medical license after being sentenced to 158 years in prison, according to a March 4 report from CBS News.

Rural communities are often underserved compared to their urban counterparts, but AI and new screening technologies are changing the narrative.

Atlanta-based Northside Hospital Heart Institute implemented a new minimally invasive procedure.

While consolidation activity remains high throughout healthcare and within surgical specialties, cardiology is seeing recent momentum toward independent practice, due to a number of factors. 

The American Board of Medical Specialties has denied the American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine's request to create an independent board for cardiology. 

Here are four cardiologists joining new health systems and entering new roles, as reported by Becker's in February:

Jacksonville, Fla.-based Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside has been awarded transcatheter valve certification from the American College of Cardiology, according to a Feb. 27 report from The Recorder.