Her mother is a consulting pharmacist for a breast-cancer clinic and a private cardiology practice in Saga.

They represent the diagnostic experience of a typical "real world" cardiology practice.

"I met a woman at a party a few weeks ago," says Ross, who has a private cardiology practice in Washington.

His mother is a receptionist at a cardiology practice in Yonkers.

So Sioux Valley countered by organizing a competing cardiology practice that has managed to stabilize admissions.

"A lot of it is just common sense," said Dr. Ken May, whose 17-doctor cardiology practice is among the groups involved.

At the Mid America Heart Institute, he is actively involved with patient care, clinical research as well as non-invasive cardiology practices.

After a residency at Montefiore Hospital, he opened a private cardiology practice in Manhattan and maintained it while teaching.

The bridegroom's mother manages her husband's cardiology practice in the Bronx.

Tarnower established a cardiology practice in the Scarsdale and White Plains areas of New York.