There is a rapidly growing shortage in general cardiologists and for positions in rural areas, numerous healthcare system recruiters set up at the ACC reported.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, an outspoken critic of private equity's influence, praised the group's efforts. "Together, we’re taking on this trillion-dollar, behemoth industry that’s hurting working people and sucking money out of the rest of the economy," she said. 

"This was an unneeded burden, which was solely adding to the administrative hassles of medicine," said American Society of Nuclear Cardiology President Larry Phillips.

The recall is due to ongoing concerns about the devices breaking. Three patients have been injured as a result of this issue.

Researchers explored data from nearly 70,000 patients, sharing their findings in the American Journal of Cardiology.

This recall is due to reports of “increased resistance” when using the devices. There have been 194 customer complaints about the issue so far. 

Leaders from the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Rhythm Society and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions have shared their vision for a new, independent Board of Cardiovascular Medicine.

Less than two months after an FDA advisory panel voted in favor of approval, the transcatheter edge-to-edge repair system can now be sold and marketed in the United States.