Physicians often use body mass index (BMI) to assess people’s cardiovascular disease risk. A recent study suggests, though, that BMI may not be the best way to determine cardiometabolic abnormalities, particularly among minority groups.

Australian officials recalled Abbott Vascular’s Absorb Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold System after research linked it to elevated rates of heart attack and blood clots, reports the Daily Mail.

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.