The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) announced today that the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) will join forces with the Measure Up/Pressure Down(TM) national hypertension campaign as a partner organization. Together, PCNA and Measure Up/Pressure Down(TM) will collaborate on educational materials and resources for patients and providers alike, support increased involvement of provider groups, and highlight the critical role nurses play in blood pressure management and control.

Dr. Laxmi Mehta, clinical director of the women’s cardiovascular health program and associate director of education at the Center for Women’s Health at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, has been elected to serve on the Board of Governors of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) as the first female ACC Governor for Ohio. Mehta's term will run March 2015-2018. She will concurrently serve as the president of the Ohio Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. She will serve as Governor-Elect beginning March 2014.

Three of the region’s leading medical institutions – Baylor College of Medicine, CHI St. Luke’s Health and the Texas Heart® Institute – have significantly expanded and enhanced their long-standing educational, clinical and research affiliations in conjunction with Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives, which sponsors and operates the newly named CHI St. Luke’s Health.

A series of High Value Care case studies are available online for free from the American College of Physicians (ACP) to help clinicians understand the benefits, harms, and costs of tests and treatment options for common clinical issues so they can pursue care that improves health and eliminates wasteful practices.

Joel Greenwald describes why he gave up his medical practice to become a financial planner. The career change has allowed him to counsel fellow physicians “so they can concentrate on their practice, their family and other interests.”

With increased penalties in effect for hospitals with excessive readmissions for heart attack and heart failure, the American College of Cardiology is launching a program that applies a team approach to keeping patients at home and healthy after discharge.

Researchers at the University of Louisville told Wired.co.uk that within a 10 years they will build a human heart using bioprinting techniques.

The American Heart Association today presented its Chairman’s Award honoring excellence in volunteer service to Ileana Piña, M.D., M.P.H., of Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York.