| AHRQ seeks comments on post-acute coronary syndrome depression |
| Palliative care is uncommon following TAVR or VAD implantation |
| Most women are unaware heart disease is the leading cause of death |
| Medtronic posts revenue, earnings growth and projects strong fiscal year guidance |
| Silent MIs account for more than 45% of MIs in a community-based cohort study |
| California law firm sues Theranos |
| Medtronic, Qualcomm partner to develop continuous glucose monitoring systems |
| Medicare beneficiaries at critical access hospitals have fewer complications and lower costs |
| AHA criticizes study that finds reducing salt intake to low levels may not be beneficial |
| The Case for More FFR Utilization in the Cardiac Cath Lab |
| Hearst Health Prize to honor management or improvements in population health |
| Patients vs. Populations: Afib Experts Get Energized Over Quality Metrics & Training |
| Storm Warning: Preparing for a Deluge of Cardiovascular Patients |
| Coming of Age: Congenital Heart Disease Programs Hustle to Meet Needs of Adult Patients |
| Nursing Team Plays Key Role in Patient Success for Cardiogenic Shock |
| Hospitalization rates after acute MI are significantly higher in low-income counties |
| Heart cell researcher admits to falsifying and fabricating data |
| Are Powerful Tools Reshaping Decision-making in the Cath Lab? |
| Watch List? Comparative Billing Reports Alert Cardiologists to CMS Scrutiny |
| Time to Get Ahead of the Curve: Clinical Decision Support Mandate Delayed, Not Dead |
| Endologix announces top-line results of Nellix endovascular aneurysm sealing system study |
| Decision Support: Improving Data Quality, Improving Cardiology Decision-making |
| Call for Navigation: Charting a Course for Stroke Survivors |
| Do-Better or Do-Over? Cath Lab Safety May Be Ready for a Reboot |
| Structured Reporting: The Cardiologist’s View on the Value of Quality Data Collection |
| Goal Reversal? Study Suggests Echocardiography Could Have an Underuse Problem |
| Antiplatelet Agents: The Transition that Reduces Cost & Maintains World-class Care |
| Signing Bonus: How Shared Decision Making Improves Informed Consent |
| FDA advisory panel votes in favor of the Amplatzer PFO occluder device |
| Age-adjusted hospitalization rates for acute ischemic stroke decline from 2000 to 2010 |
| Noted cardiologist Jagat Narula receives SCCT award |
| NASA study examines cardiovascular health of astronauts and crew members |
| Gait speed helps predict mortality after cardiac surgery |
| Ischemia on stress testing is not associated with increased mortality risk in women |
| American Society of Hypertension elects new president |
| Pharmaceutical industry payments may influence branded statin prescriptions |
| Assessing blood pressure over time may help adults understand their risk of stroke and death |
| Older adults with hypertension may benefit from lower systolic blood pressure target |
| Medical societies release updated guidelines on two new heart failure medications |
| Practicing Cardiologists Recognized as "Health Care Heroes" After Developing Their Own Cardiovascular Software |
| Edwards' Surgical Heart Valve Innovations Demonstrate Positive Patient Benefits |
| First-ever pediatric feasibility study results set stage for clinical trial of world’s first bioabsorbable heart valve-enabling Endogenous Tissue Restoration |
| Endologix Completes Patient Enrollment in the Ovation® LIFE (Least Invasive Fast-Track EVAR) Study |
| Aria Health agrees to partner with the Pennsylvania Heart and Vascular Group |
| Missouri cardiologist pleads guilty to making false statements to receive higher reimbursement |
| Study finds cardiologists are unaware of patient nonadherence to medications |
| Novartis announces clinical trial program for oral heart failure medication |
| Investigational diabetes drug reduces cardiovascular events |
| AATS.16: TAVR is superior to surgery in lowering mortality among high risk patients |
| CMS seeks comments on leadless cardiac pacemakers |
| Report: Theranos voids two years of reports from its blood testing devices |
| Researchers discover gene that may lower non-HDL cholesterol and reduce coronary artery disease risk |
| AATS.16: Cardiothoracic surgeons will see a major caseload increases |
| AATS.16: Tricuspid regurgitation is rare following mitral valve repair |
| Imprisoned cardiologist must pay victims nearly $5.5 million in restitution |
| AATS.16: Investigational aortic valve replacement system is safe and effective at 1 year |
| Nonprofit runs campaign to increase hypertension awareness |
| Most physicians perceive generic drugs to be as safe and effective as their branded counterparts |
| Researchers examine inner workings of heart cells |
| Reevaluating post-stroke care |
| Updated guidelines recommend team approach and rehab programs following strokes |
| Valeant promises to reduce the prices of two heart drugs |
| Survey: What is the status of SPECT at your organization? |
| Prominent cardiologists call for study evaluating CardioMEMS device effectiveness |
| Former Medtronic vice chairman and surgeon Glen Nelson dies at age 79 |
| Medicare patients experience high rates of complications and reoperations following ICD implantation |
| Association of Black Cardiologists elects new president and chairman |
| Duke, SAS partner to make cardiovascular patient data available to researchers |
| Cardinal Health agrees to distribution agreement with Biosensors to sell coronary stents |
| Endologix posts a net loss for first quarter but revenue increases |
| Noted Stanford cardiologist Alfred Spivack dies at age 87 |
| Drug-coated balloons compare favorably with uncoated balloons or drug-eluting stents for revascularization of infrapopliteal arteries |
| Hospitals have not seen decreases in prices of Valeant heart medications |
| Robotically assisted PCI with the CorPath system is safe and feasible |
| Trial examines Watchman device in patients ineligible for oral anticoagulation |
| Cigna agrees to value-based contracts to cover PCSK9 inhibitors |
| Insurers warm to deals linking drug cost, efficacy |
| Medicure Files Application for New AGGRASTAT® Product Format |
| Report projects heart failure market to increase by 13.7% per year until 2025 |
| Edwards Lifesciences to hold annual shareholder meeting |
| Systematic review highlights treatments to reduce the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease |
| Cardiac program helps NBA teams access players’ stress echocardiogram data |
| Chiesi agrees to acquire cardiovascular medications from The Medicines Company |
| HRS.16: Two physicians receive grants for atrial fibrillation research |
| Corindus Vascular Robotics increases revenue in first quarter |
| HRS.16: S-ICD system is safe for patients at risk for sudden cardiac arrest |
| HRS.16: Hispanics, African Americans with heart failure are at lower risk of developing atrial fibrillation |
| St. Jude Medical Announces MultiPoint Pacing IDE Study Results During Late-Breaker at Heart Rhythm 2016 |
| SCAI.16: Men and women have similar short-term outcomes following TAVR |
| HRS.16: Ganglionic plexus ablation leads to worse outcomes in AFib patients |
| HRS.16: SonR technology helps reduce heart failure hospitalizations by 35% |
| SCAI.16: Patients undergoing TAVR have superior outcomes with moderate anesthesia |
| HRS.16: Patients with atrial fibrillation who receive warfarin have increased risk of dementia |
| New Data Further Support Medtronic Leadership in Leadless Pacing at Heart Rhythm 2016 |
| HRS.16: Healthcare expenditures vary following ablation |
| SCAI.16: Patients receiving the Avert system have reductions in contrast media volume |
| SCAI.16: Quality improvement project helps decrease bleeding and costs following PCIs |
| Cook Medical voluntarily recalls catheters |
| SCAI.16: Robotic-assisted PCIs have similar outcomes to manual PCIs |
| DPP-4 inhibitors are not associated with higher risk of hospitalized heart failure |
