South Miami, Fla.-based MyCardiologist added Linda Koshy, MD, to its medical staff.

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth has become the first facility in North Texas to earn the American College of Cardiology’s transcatheter valve certification, according to an Oct. 14 news release.

Grand Blanc, Mich.-based McLaren Health Care has established a heart and vascular institute to unify its 13 hospital-based cardiology, vascular, and cardiothoracic services and cardiovascular diagnosis, treatment and prevention activities, according to an Oct. 14 report from DBusiness.

Interventional cardiologist Zaid Alirhayim, MD, has joined the Baxter Health Cardiovascular Clinic.

The highest-paid cardiologist in Fort Worth, Texas, earns $969,400, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $423,250 cardiologists make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Steubenville, Ohio-based Trinity Health System has performed its 200th minimally invasive heart surgery, according to an Oct. 9 report from the Herald-Star. 

Pasadena, Calif.-based Foothill Cardiology Medical Group has purchased a medical office building for $11.3 million, according to an Oct. 9 report from L.A. Business First. 

Here are four recent cardiology procedures that were the first-of-their-kind or the first in the state they were performed in, as reported by Becker's:

Several key health issues, including coronary disease, heart failure and congenital heart disease, can lead to battles with depression for patients as well, according to an Oct. 4 report from the American Medical Association. 

Saqib Naseer, MD, partner at Manchester, Conn.-based New England Cardiology Associates, who has been caring for patients at Manchester Memorial Hospital, claims he and three other area practices have been waiting for months to get paid by the hospital’s owner, private-equity firm Prospect Medical Holdings, according to an Oct. 4 report from The Connecticut Mirror. 

The sister of a patient who died following a failed heart transplant at Newark (N.J.) Beth Israel Medical Center is suing the hospital and the cardiologist claiming negligence. 

Chance Witt, MD, recently performed the first procedure with the Medtronic PulseSelect Pulsed Field Ablation System in Mobile, Ala., WKRG reported Oct. 3.

Coldwater, Ohio-based Mercer Health is set to add Todd Brophy, MD, to its staff.

Here are six cardiologists and cardiac surgeons who joined new clinics, hospitals and health systems, as reported by Becker's in September:

Cardiovascular Specialists of New England has opened a new practice in Londonderry, N.H. 

Reps. Kim Schrier, MD, and Larry Bucshon, MD, have introduced the Access to Claims Data Act, a bipartisan bill supported by several major medical groups, including the American College of Cardiology. 

The lifestyle of patients is the top challenge that cardiologists face when it comes to treating patients, according to a report from KS&R, a consulting and marketing research firm. 

Columbia Memorial Hospital in Astoria, Ore., is welcoming two new doctors to its cardiology and emergency departments.

Camp Hill, Pa.-based Capital Area Cardiovascular Associates has relocated its Newport, Pa. office, according to a Sept. 25 report from Penn Live.

Cardiology is one of healthcare's fastest growing specialties. Here are five studies affecting the specialty right now: