New and Notable

Piedmont Augusta Designated ACC Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI

November 2024

Healthgrades Names Piedmont Atlanta Among 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery in 2025

Becker’s Hospital Review

October 2024

Piedmont Athens Regional Receives Designation as a Level 1 Emergency Cardiac Care Center

September 2024

Piedmont Walton Hospital Recognized for Excellence with ACC Chest Pain Center Accreditation

September 2024

What to Know about Atrial Fibrillation

Newnan Times-Herald

September 2024

Piedmont Athens Among First Hospitals in U.S. to Implant First-Of-Its-Kind Extravascular Defibrillator to Treat Abnormal Heart Rhythms

September 2024

Piedmont Augusta Successfully Implants AVEIR DR, the World’s First Dual Chamber Leadless Pacemaker System

September 2024

Piedmont Heart Valve Team Maintains Top Quality TAVR Ratings

August 2024

Georgia State Trooper Gets a New Heart

Fox 5 Atlanta

August 2024

Heart Attack Ethiopia: Medical Duo Part of Team Saving Lives in Their Home Country

Fox 5 Atlanta

July 2024

Noninvasive Cardiology Testing Procedure Now Offered at Piedmont Cartersville

July 2024

Piedmont Offers New, Safer Procedure for Patients Diagnosed with AFib

June 2024

Dr. Jyoti Sharma Named Innovator of the Year in Women's Health at 2024 Health Care Champion Awards

Atlanta Business Chronicle

June 2024

Piedmont Athens Regional Named One of the Nation’s Top 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals™ by Fortune and PINC AI™

May 2024

Piedmont Hospital Launches Cardio-obstetrics Program in Response to Georgia's Maternal Health Crisis

11 Alive

May 2024

Delta Pilot Survives Stroke, Returns to Flying Again

Fox 5

April 2024

Modest, Mixed BP Benefits Seen with Alcohol-Mediated Renal Denervation: TARGET-BP

Healio (ACC.24 coverage)

April 2024

Piedmont Heart Institute Physicians Perform First FDA-approved Evoque Valve Replacement System on East Coast

March 2024

Piedmont Athens Regional Receives Cardiac Center of Excellence Designation from DNV

March 2024

Piedmont Heart Institute Names Three Physicians of the Year

March 2024

After Catching COVID Twice and a Heart Attack, Motorcyclist Had to Hit the Brakes

11 Alive

February 2024

Evan Holyfield, Son of Boxing Great Evander Holyfield, Fights Heart Defect

Fox 5

February 2024

Heart Month Wellness Wednesday: Know About Your Heart with Dr. Robert Cole

WTVM

February 2024

'An Incredible Medical Device' at Piedmont Augusta Heart Failure Center is a Game Changer for Patients

WJBF News Channel 6

February 2024

First Dual Chamber Leadless Pacemaker in Midstate Implanted at Piedmont Macon

February 2024

Heart Month: Cardiologist Speaks to Local Church About Heart Disease

February 2024

Heart Month Wellness Wednesday: Piedmont Women's Heart Support Network

WTVM

February 2024

Piedmont Fellowship Ranks in Best Cardiology Nurse Practitioner Programs

NursingProcess.org

February 2024

Healthgrades: Piedmont Tops Georgia’s Best Hospitals for Cardiology

AJC

January 2024

Piedmont Athens Regional Cardiologists Implant the First Commercial AVEIR DR in Georgia

January 2024

High Blood Pressure for Millions of Americans Could be Helped by New One-time Procedure

Fox 5

January 2024

Piedmont Cardiologist Starts Nonprofit to Resolve Cardiac Crisis in Ethiopia

December 2023

Atlanta Brothers Celebrate Dual Lifesaving Heart Transplants this Christmas

Fox 5

December 2023

First Patient Treated with Medtronic Symplicity Spyral Renal Denervation System at Piedmont

Medtronic

November 2023

Piedmont Augusta Receives Cardiac Care Center Re-designation

November 2023

Helping Doctors Advance Cardiovascular Health Equity

Triple Pundit

November 2023

Georgia Man Undergoes Rare Heart and Kidney Transplant

Fox 5 Atlanta

November 2023

Piedmont Launches Innovative Cardio-Obstetrics Program

November 2023

New Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging Test Offered at Piedmont Mountainside

November 2023

Piedmont Heart Cardiologist Elected President of the Medical Association of Georgia

November 2023

Piedmont Atlanta Ranked Best Hospital in Georgia, Top 5% in Nation for Overall Cardiac Care by Healthgrades

October 2023

Piedmont Augusta Performs First TCAR Procedure

October 2023

Piedmont Heart Institute Physicians Perform First-in-North America Valve Procedure

October 2023

Piedmont Heart Valve Team Earns Top Quality TAVR Ratings

September 2023

Piedmont Advanced Heart Failure Program Sets Organizational Records in FY2023

August 2023

Piedmont Rockdale to Begin Women’s Heart Screenings

July 2023

Piedmont Is Nationally Recognized for its Commitment to Providing High-quality Cardiovascular Care

July 2023

Piedmont Receives 10-Year Imaging Milestone Recognition from IAC

The Citizen

July 2023

Piedmont Heart Institute Adds 11 Cardiovascular Specalists

May 2023

Local Pilot Allowed to Fly Once Again Thanks to Piedmont Heart

Fox 5

May 2023

Artificial Intelligence Promises Life-Saving Capabilities for Cardiac Patients

Atlanta News First

May 2023

Athens Man Gets Second Chance at Life with New Heart

11 Alive

April 2023

Two New Heart Surgeons Hired for Piedmont Macon Medical Practice

Middle Georgia CEO

April 2023

Piedmont Heart Implants 400th Lifesaving Heart Failure Sensor

March 2023

Robin Raflo: "Employing Radical Acceptance"

Authority Magazine

March 2023

Piedmont Marks 10 Year Anniversary of the Women's Heart Program

February 2023

Atlanta Woman Has Baby, Heart Transplant Within Five Months

Fox 5 Atlanta

February 2023

New CT Scanner at Piedmont Newnan Produces Advanced Images

Winters Media

February 2023

Piedmont Heart Gives Life-saving AEDs to Local Organizations in Augusta

Fox 54 News Now

February 2023

Late Breaking Data on Pulmonary Vein Isolation with HELIOSTAR Balloon Ablation Catheter Presented at AF Symposium 2023

Cardio Vascular News

February 2023

'Watch Your Risk': Macon Woman Shares Her Open Heart Story

WMAZ

February 2023

Local Experts Share Heart Health Tips for Older Adults

AJC

February 2023

Heart Surgeon Discusses Options for Patients with Severe Heart Failure

Fox 5 Atlanta

February 2023

Piedmont Heart Institute Sets Organizational Record for Heart Transplants in 2022

February 2023

Healthgrades' Top 2023 Cardiology Hospitals By State

Becker's Hospital Review

January 2023

New Implantable Device Helps Ease Heart Failure Symptoms

Fox 5 Atlanta

November 2022

The Lowdown: 11 Questions with PHI Physician of the Year Dr. Steve Sigman

Atlanta Jewish Times

November 2022

The Role of Percutaneous LAA Closure in Stroke Risk for Patients with AF

Medscape

November 2022

Piedmont Eastside Cardiac Rehab Relocates to Larger Facility, With New Equipment

November 2022

This is the First Sign You Have High Cholesterol

Eat This, Not That!

November 2022

Dr. Kent Nilsson at Piedmont Athens Implants One of the First Wireless, Dual Chamber Pacemakers

UGA Today

October 2022

Piedmont Heart Institute Adds 12 Cardiovascular Specialists

October 2022

Steve Sigman, M.D. Named PHI Physician of the Year

September 2022

Heart Talk Podcast: Structural Heart Innovations

Medaxiom

August 2022

Piedmont Heart Recognized as Best in Georgia for Cardiology and Heart Surgery by U.S. News Report

July 2022

Welcome Dr. Ezequiel Molina, Surgical Program Director for Advanced Heart Failure, Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support

July 2022

A Peachtree Road Race Reunion for Former Olympic Runner and Recent Heart Patient

Facebook

July 2022

Piedmont Macon Nationally Recognized for Commitment to Providing High-Quality Cardiovascular Care

Middle Georgia CEO

June 2022

Local Hospital Sees Spike in Heart-Related Heart Attacks

Fox 54 (Augusta)

June 2022

Over 200 Piedmont Physicians Named ‘Top Doctors’ By Atlanta Magazine

June 2022

Piedmont Atlanta’s Dr. Barrett Goes Above and Beyond

Atlanta Business Chronicle

May 2022

Long Covid and Heart Conditions – Even Mild Cases Can Cause Long-term Problems

Atlanta Journal Constitution

May 2022

Intravascular Lithotripsy Tied to Superior Long-term PAD, PCI Outcomes at SCAI 2022

Cardiovascular Business

May 2022

EuroPCR 2022: Studies Underscore Potential of Renal Denervation as an Adjunctive Therapy for Hypertension

Interventional News

May 2022

Two New Vascular Surgeons Now at Piedmont Eastside Hospital

Gwinnett Daily Post

April 2022

Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center Participates in New Clinical Trial for the World's First True Dual-Chamber Leadless Pacemaker System

March 2022

First Patient in SPYRAL AFFIRM Clinical Trial Treated at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital

March 2022

Check In & Check Up For Your Health: Sybil Wilkes with Dr. Edward Clermont, Pastor Joe Jackson and Comedian George Wallace

”It’s Sybil” Show

March 2022

A Touching Story Of Teamwork for Pregnant Heart Patient

Fox 5 Atlanta

March 2022

Piedmont Heart Named as Flagship Institution for Valve Disease Awareness Day

February 2022

Fund Helps Provide for Calcium CT Scoring

December 2021

Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Named One of the Nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by Fortune and IBM Watson Health

November 2021

Eastside Heart and Vascular Now Piedmont Heart Institute

October 2021

Piedmont Earns National Recognition for Efforts to Improve Cardiovascular Treatment

October 2021

Piedmont Performs First in U.S. Heart Valve Procedure as Alternative to Surgery

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

September 2021

Piedmont Heart Institute Adds Nine Cardiovascular Specialists

September 2021

FDA Approval and First Implant of Orsiro Mission Drug-Eluting Stent System in the U.S.

Cardiac Vascular News

September 2021

Piedmont Athens Welcomes New Electrophysiologist to Cardiology Practice

September 2021

Piedmont Athens Welcomes New Cardiothoracic Surgeon

Athens CEO

September 2021

Cardiologist Urges Risk Factor Modifications to Prevent Heart Disease

September 2021

Too Young to Die: COVID’s Crush

Atlanta Journal Constitution

August 2021

Piedmont Athens Celebrates Milestone for 100th Heart Failure Monitoring System

August 2021

Top Quality Ratings for CABG

July 2021

A Stunning Transformation Thanks to Cardiac Rehab and Next Steps

June 2021

Piedmont Athens Offers New, Noninvasive Method for Detecting Blockage in the Heart

June 2021

Six Piedmont Hospitals Among Nation's Top Performing Hospitals for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients

June 2021

Health Care Heroes: Nurse Yuan Hu Saves Piedmont Heart Institute with PPE

Atlanta Business Chronicle

May 2021

ACC.21: Primary Prevention of Arrythmias Lags Behind Secondary Prevention

HCPLive

May 2021

ACC.21: Etripamil May Benefit Patients with Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia

Healio

May 2021

Jasmine’s Story: Losing My Sight Changed My Life

Marfan Foundation

May 2021

Piedmont Atlanta First in Metro Atlanta to Enroll in VIVID Clinical Trial

April 2021

Piedmont Atlanta Plays Critical Role in Investigating Whether Sonic Waves Can Help Treat Advanced Heart Disease

April 2021

Cassie Opens Up and Tells Us What’s Going On With Her Heart

The Bert Show

April 2021

Healthy Living: Women Can Prevent High Blood Pressure By Managing Stress

Covington News

March 2021

Piedmont Heart First to Offer WATCHMAN FLX

February 2021

Piedmont Now Offering Atrial Fibrillation Program at Clinics Across Metro Atlanta

February 2021

Local Doctor Explains Why Heart, Stroke Patients Especially Need the COVID-19 Vaccine

WSB-TV

February 2021

Caring for Georgia’s Broken Hearts

Georgia Trend

February 2021

Cardiologist Focused on Treating Heart Failure Joins Piedmont Heart Institute

January 2021

Edwards Treats First Patient In U.S. Clinical Trial Evaluating Minimally Invasive Device For Mitral Valve Disease (Piedmont’s Dr. Thourani is Principal Investigator)

BioSpace

December 2020

Women's Heart Programs Offered Virtually, Help Women Stay Healthy During Pandemic

The Coweta Shopper

November 2020

Piedmont Fayette Only Hospital in Georgia Named America's 100 Best for Coronary Intervention, Stroke Care, and Critical Care

October 2020

Kandzari Named Chief of Piedmont Heart Institute

September 2020

Piedmont Performs Its First Procedure as Part of CLASP IID Trial Involving Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair System

September 2020

Finding Ways to Thrive During the Pandemic Thanks to Women's Heart Online Wellness Program

Fox 5

September 2020

Confounding Factors in Renal Denervation Trials

Hypertension

September 2020

Piedmont Healthcare Among Top Performing Healthcare Systems for Treatment of Heart Attack Patients

August 2020

Doctors Seeing Heart Issues as Lasting Side Effects in COVID-19 Patients

WSB-TV

August 2020

Piedmont Atlanta First Hospital in U.S. to Earn Extracorporeal Life Support Program Certification

August 2020

Piedmont Heart Adds Six New Cardivascular Specialists

August 2020

Piedmont Participating in Large International Trial to Study Ventilation, ECMO on COVID Patients

July 2020

Cardiology Game Changers: 7 Leaders Weigh In

Becker’s Hospital Review

June 2020

Teleflex Announces First Patient Enrollment in CTO-PCI IDE Study

Teleflex Inc.

June 2020

Athens Cardiologist Puts Her Heart Into Her Life, Work

Athens Banner-Herald

June 2020

Dr. Kenneth Taylor Named to Leadership Atlanta

Leadership Atlanta

June 2020

CDC Says Georgia Will See 40,000 More Deaths Than This Time Last Year – Not Counting Coronavirus

WSB-TV

June 2020

Cardiothoracic Surgeons Offer Compassion, Perseverance, and Experience during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Society of Thoracic Surgeons

May 2020

Crisis Plans for APPs Reduces COVID19 Exposure and Risks

AAPA

April 2020

Global COVID Grand Rounds

CTSNet

April 2020

Rooms to Go Founder Makes $1M Gift Towards Marcus Tower at Piedmont Atlanta Early Activation

April 2020

Piedmont Heart Named a Top Research Site in Phase 3 VICTORIA Clinical Trial for Patients with Worsening Chronic Heart Failure

February 2020

Piedmont Rockdale Cardiology Department Earns Echo Reaccreditation

February 2020

Dr. Catherine Marti Named Piedmont Heart's Physician of the Year

February 2020

Heart Transplant Gives Athens Man a Second Chance

February 2020

Radial Access Nearing 50 Percent of PCI Volume in the U.S.

Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

February 2020

New Screening Helps Georgia Women Identify Heart Disease Before It's Too Late

February 2020

Heart Screening 'Saved My Life' Says Survivor

February 2020

Calcium Scoring CT Scan Provides Wake-up Call to Former ELHS Track Coach

Henry Herald

February 2020

Piedmont Rockdale Now Offers Calcium Score Screening for Heart Disease

February 2020

Five-Year Outcomes of Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement

New England Journal of Medicine

January 2020

A Second Opinion Can Make a Big Difference

Fox 5 Atlanta

January 2020

Piedmont Heart Institute Opens in Walton County

January 2020

Piedmont Heart Institute First in Georgia to Use New Minimally-Invasive Approach for Treating Heart Failure

December 2019

Timing of Intervention in Aortic Stenosis

New England Journal of Medicine

November 2019

Renowned Surgeon Vinod Thourani, M.D., Joins Piedmont Heart Institute

November 2019

Piedmont Hospitals Earn Chest Pain Center Accreditation

November 2019

Aortic Stenosis: The Emperor's New Clothes

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

October 2019

Novel Multiphase Assessment for Predicting Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction Before Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement

JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

October 2019

Paclitaxel Devices in PAD: Debate Continues but Mortality Risk Cannot Be Ignored

Medscape

October 2019

Piedmont Fayette is Only Hospital in Georgia Named America's 100 Best for 4 Service Lines

October 2019

Grateful Patient Donates $40,000 for CPET Equipment

October 2019

GIFT Supports Magill-Miller Advanced Heart Failure Clinic

September 2019

Short-term Results with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Treatment of Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients with Symptomatic Aortic Insufficiency

Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

September 2019

Five-Year Outcomes after PCI or CABG for Left Main Coronary Disease

New England Journal of Medicine

September 2019

Piedmont Heart on the Cutting Edge of Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging

September 2019

Medical Breakthrough for Heart Patients (TAVR patient story)

WSB-TV

September 2019

30 Signs of Deadly Health Conditions Hiding in Plain Sight

Best Life

August 2019

Ablative Solutions Announces Piedmont Heart is First Center Worldwide to Enroll and Randomize a Patient in TARGET BP I Clinical Trial

Cardiac Vascular News

July 2019

Piedmont Heart Institute Participates in Landmark Study Using Sonic Pressure Waves to Treat Heart Artery Blockages

July 2019

Piedmont Athens Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals for Heart Attack Treatment for Second Consecutive Year

July 2019

Heart Failure for People Under 65 is Rising: How to Reduce Your Risk

Healthline

July 2019

Survivor: Allen Brady Has Made it Through 6 Years as POW and Aortic Valve Disease

Eye on Veterans Radio Show

June 2019

White Meat May Be Just As Bad For You as Red Meat

Fox 5

June 2019

Georgia Woman Survives Aortic Aneurysm Scare

Fox 5

June 2019

Piedmont Atlanta is First Hospital in U.S. to Use New Minimally Invasive Valve Replacement Technology in Patient with Bicuspid Aortic Disease

May 2019

Cigna Foundation Grant Helps Aid Expansion of Women's Heart Program in Fayette, Coweta

April 2019

Women Under 50 Having More Heart Attacks, Doctors Say

WSB-TV

April 2019

Piedmont Heart Physicians Co-Author LVAD Study

March 2019

Heart Failure Patient Donates to Hospital That Gave Him Hope

Fox 5

March 2019

Piedmont Atlanta and Athens Named Centers of Excellence for TCAR Procedure

March 2019

Heart Attack Survivor Urges Women to Listen To Their Heart

March 2019

What a Mammogram Can Tell You About Your Heart

February 2019

15 Things That Happen to Your Body When You Cut Back on Salt

Reader's Digest

February 2019

Medtronic Resolute Drug-Eluting Stent Platform Receives Expanded Indication for Treatment of Chronic Total Occlusion

Medtronic

February 2019

Why Are There More Heart Attacks on Monday?

First Coast News

February 2019

FDA Approves BIOTRONIK's Ultrathin Orsiro Stent for the Treatment of Coronary Artery Disease

PR Newswire

February 2019

Piedmont Columbus Regional Introduces Cardiomems to Monitor Patients at Home

WTVM

February 2019

American Heart Association Promotes Go Red for Women

WSBTV

February 2019

Prognostic Value of Vasodilator Stress Cardiac MRI

JAMA Cardiology

February 2019

Free Yoga Class for Women Focuses on the Heart

February 2019

Heart Disease Bigger Threat to Women than Breast Cancer, Says Athens Cardiologist

February 2019

Samsky Family Pledges $11 Million Gift to Piedmont Heart

January 2019

Open Heart Surgery Didn't Keep This State Rep From Being Sworn In

11 Alive

January 2019

Most Talked About Articles from 2018

Journal of American College Cardiology

January 2019

Piedmont Heart Performs First Two Tricuspid Valve Repair Procedures with the 4TECH TriCinch Coil System in the U.S.

December 2018

A Lifetime of Achievement for Dr. Cantwell of Piedmont Heart

November 2018

Bernie Marcus Tours Construction Site 24 Hours After Life-Saving Surgery

October 2018

Do Fish Oil Supplements Protect Heart Health?

Living Better with Piedmont

October 2018

11 New Cardiovascular Specialists Join Piedmont Heart

August 2018

Piedmont Atlanta Earns Top Quality Rating for CABG

June 2018

Patients Get Faster Life-Saving Treatment in States with Policies Allowing Direct Transport to Specialized Heart Attack Care Hospitals

Circulation

May 2018

Piedmont Athens Among Nation’s Top Performing Hospitals for Heart Attack Treatment

May 2018

Thought Leaders in the Field: Recent Research Recognition

April 2018

Dr. Sasidhar Guthikonda of Piedmont Fayette Has Best Stent Record in State

dexur.com

February 2018

Heart Screening Saves Local Woman's Life

WSB-TV

February 2018

Athens Opens Dedicated Inpatient Advanced Heart Failure Unit

January 2018

FDA Approves EluNIR Drug-Eluting Stent

tctmd.com.com

December 2017

Georgia College Baseball Player Gives Thanks for a New Heart

11alive.com

November 2017

Atlanta Chef Lightens Up Fattening Thanksgiving Dishes

fox5atlanta.com

November 2017

Donated Wetsuit Helps Heart Patient Return to the Water, Teach Granddaughter to Swim

11alive.com

October 2017

Piedmont Newnan Expands Cardiology Services

October 2017

Piedmont Athens Regional Cardiology is Now Piedmont Heart Institute

October 2017