Minnesota Vikings linebacker Cameron Smith went for a routine COVID-19 screening test last week and left a changed man after a physician noticed an anomaly with his heart, the Minneapolis StarTribune reports.

Cardiothoracic surgeon Sulaiman Hasan, MD, joined Albany (N.Y.) Cardiothoracic Surgeons, the hospital announced Aug. 13.

U.S. News & World Report released its 2020-21 Best Hospitals rankings July 28, ranking systems by overall excellence and specialty effectiveness.

The Nash UNC Health Care Heart Failure Clinic in Rocky Mount added cardiologist Sudha Jaganathan, MD, to expand services as it nears its one-year anniversary, The Enterprise reports.

Tucson-based Arizona Vascular Specialists has a new home, according to Layla Lucas, president of the Rocky Mountain Vascular Society.

The Journal of the American Heart Association retracted a paper advocating for universities to end racial and ethnic preference programs for undergraduate and medical school admissions, Cardiac Rhythm News reports.

Philadelphia-based Main Line Health named Basel Ramlawi, MD, chief of cardiac surgery and co-director of the Lankenau Heart Institute, the Philadelphia Business Journal reports.

Health systems are increasingly prioritizing the delivery of high-value care, outpatient cardiovascular treatments and primary care "at the expense of hospital-based care," according to a new Global Healthcare Advisors report shared with Becker's ASC Review by JC Lupis, GHA's research platform managing director.

The rate of mergers between health systems and independent cardiology groups over the past decade has been "staggering," according to a new report from Global Healthcare Advisors.

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Hazel Crest, Ill.-based Advocate South Suburban Hospital opened its Center for Advanced Care Aug. 3, which features cardiac and robotic surgery capabilities, Patch reports.

Midland-based MidMichigan Health plans to consolidate its heart and vascular services in a new 170,700-square-foot facility.

U.S. News & World Report released its 2020-21 Best Hospitals rankings July 28, ranking systems by overall excellence and specialty effectiveness.

Cardiac surgeon Gerald Lemole, MD, donated $5 million to Philadelphia-based Temple University to help the university establish a lymphatics research center, the Philadelphia Business Journal reports.

The American Heart Association released a scientific statement on genetic testing for cardiovascular diseases, finding that such testing may help families make informed decisions around managing heart health, the association announced July 23.

Here are 12 statistics on cardiologist net worth by age, based on the Medscape Cardiologist Debt and Net Worth Report 2020.

Miami-based My Cardiologist partnered with real-time remote cardiac monitoring solution developer Coala Life to roll out a remote patient monitoring program in South Florida.

In the past two years, CMS has approved 17 cardiac catheterization-related procedures and six cardiology procedures related to percutaneous coronary interventions for Medicare payment in ASCs, according to healthcare valuation and transaction advisory firm VMG Health.

The American College of Cardiology criticized the Trump administration's choice to withdraw from the World Health Organization, Cardiovascular Business reports.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Advanced Cardiac & Vascular Centers opened a new office in Las Vegas.