The 2013 merger between Edward Hospital & Health Services and Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare created one of the largest health systems in Illinois. As is often the case with this type of amalgamation, executives of the newly named Edward-Elmhurst Health faced numerous integration challenges and had to determine the best way to maximize each organization’s strengths. Thankfully, one thing that required little effort was deciding on a cardiology system.

Twenty payer, provider, supplier and government associations in Georgia have been chosen by the World Economic Forum to launch a global heart failure study in Atlanta, reports the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

Agustin Collado, MD, a cardiologist in Port Charlotte, Florida, died recently when a car hit him while he walked across the street to volunteer at the Virginia B. Andes Community Clinic, the local NBC affiliate reports.

A new study published in the European Journal of Heart Failure has shown that the heart medication ivabradine may not be beneficial for all heart patients, reports Yahoo News.

Saint Francis Healthcare System based in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, now offers cardiology care at their Piedmont location, reports the Reynolds Country Courier.

A Blue Cross Blue Shield cardiology collaborative in Michigan, designed to improve care and outcomes for heart patients, is celebrating two decades of existence.

Impax Laboratories and Teva Pharmaceuticals Industires announced April 26 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the their generic versions of ezetimibe/simvastatin (Vytorin), an oral cholesterol-lowering medication.

After reviewing the available evidence, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended physicians obtain blood pressure measurements and screen for preeclampsia in women throughout pregnancy.