Cardiology

Here are seven cardiology updates Becker's has reported on since Oct. 9:

Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Medical Center's interventional cardiology team has completed its 100th Watchman heart procedure. 

The highest paid cardiologist in Phoenix earns $884,900, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $421,330 cardiologists make,according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

HeartX and MedAxiom partnered with 11 cardiology practices around the country to select five startup healthcare companies as part of a 2023 accelerator program. 

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare is moving its heart and vascular care services to one location on its Audubon, Ky., campus, according to an Oct. 12 report from CBS affiliate WLKY. 

Healthgrades ranked the top 50 hospitals for cardiac surgery in 2023, including two in Indiana.

Poplar Bluffs (Mo.) Regional Medical Center has added Michael Lim, MD, to its medical staff.

The American Heart Association has identified a significant association between cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, Type 2 diabetes and obesity, defining a new condition: cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome. 

Cardiac Imaging Inc. and its founder and CEO, Sam Kancherlapalli, have agreed to pay more than $85 million to resolve allegations that they paid referring cardiologist excessive fees to supervise PET scans. 

Kansas City, Mo.-based Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute has performed its 1,000th heart transplant, becoming the 23rd facility in the country to reach the milestone.