For the 23rd consecutive year, Cleveland Clinic has been named the best U.S. hospital for adult cardiology and heart surgery in the hospital rankings released by U.S. News and World Report.

If a patient is hospitalized for heart failure (HF), a short stay is associated with higher rates of cardiovascular and readmission and with lower rates of non-cardiovascular readmissions, according to a new study. Conversely, a long stay for HF is associated with increased rates of all types of readmissions and an increased risk of mortality.

For stroke survivors, recovering physical abilities often involves relearning how to walk. To help, researchers at Boston University’s College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences have developed an “exosuit” to support a patient’s movements.

New research finds that interventional cardiologists run an increased risk of developing cataracts due to occupational exposures to radiation—and they need to make use of protective measures.

New research suggests that the incidence of myocardial ischemia (MI) after a major orthopedic surgery among patients with cardiac risk factors is more likely.

A new report out of the University of Colorado shows that U.S. hospitals have set a record for how quickly they can open blocked arteries after a patient has a heart attack, reports ABC News.

Christopher O'Connor, MD, began working at Duke University in 1983, just as Joseph Greenfield, MD, became the university's chairman of medicine. Greenfield is now retiring after a 55-year career. With the loss of such an experienced leader, O'Connor, now the editor-in-chief of JACC: Heart Failure, asks what such a retirement means for institutional memory.

West Virginia University has promoted one of its own to chief of cardiology in its heart and vascular institute in the college’s medical school.