Cardiology

In June, Sam Tyagi, MD, a vascular surgeon of Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare, treated the first patient in the state with the implantation of a first Gore Excluder thoracoabdominal branch endoprosthesis device to address an aortic aneurysm.

Medical devicemaker BrightHeart has earned FDA clearance for its artificial intelligence software designed to transform prenatal ultrasound evaluations of the fetal heart.

Fazal Panezai, MD, a cardiologist of Morganville, N.J., was sentenced to 35 months in prison for a healthcare fraud scheme.

Anchorage-based Alaska Heart & Vascular Institute has added Josiah Brown, MD, to its staff, according to a Nov. 13 report by Alaska Business.

Nearly 50% of all private cardiology practices were a part of a private equity portfolio, according to MedAxiom's 2024 "Cardiovascular Provider Compensation and Production Survey."

Williamsville, N.Y.-based Great Lakes Cardiovascular has opened a new location in Olean, N.Y., according to a Nov. 12 report from the Olean Times Herald.

Four new research papers highlight ways that health disparities appear commonly in cardiac care. 

Sarah Blumenschein, MD, a pediatric cardiologist, died Oct. 25 at age 85, according to a Nov. 10 obituary published by the Houston Chronicle.

Here are five cardiologist making headlines in the last month, as reported by Becker's:

The District of Columbia has the most practicing cardiologists per capita as of July, with 230, according to data from KFF and the U.S. Census Bureau.