According to a new study of more than 119,000 hospitalizations, the costs associated with TAVR are far from consistent. 

SCAI President Sunil Rao, MD, spoke with us about some of the key interventional cardiology studies presented at ACC.23 in New Orleans. 

The study’s primary endpoint, amputation-free survival after six months, was seen in 66.1% of CLTI patients who underwent transcatheter arterialization.

Low-fat diets were also linked to certain benefits, including a reduced heart attack risk. 

The devices have been hit with multiple recalls in recent months. Those issues are now impacting sales outside of the United States as well.

The newly approved valve is the latest addition to Abbott’s Epic surgical valve platform.

Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills safety who went into sudden cardiac arrest on the football field back in January, has also highlighted the importance of this new bipartisan legislation. 

Researchers explored data from nearly 25,000 PCI procedures, tracking the outcomes of patients treated with transradial access and transfemoral access. 

Weekend warriors who take brisk walks of around four miles just once or twice per week enjoy lower cardiovascular and all-cause mortality than their sedentary peers.

When should a clinician tell a patient they have a gene variant that appeared incidentally but may have ramifications for cardiovascular health?