Topics | Cardiovascular Business

Acute Coronary Syndrome

Hormone therapy could elevate CVD risk in transgender individuals

Hormone therapy could elevate CVD risk in transgender individuals

Discharge heart rate shows promise for predicting post-AMI mortality

High-risk HPV raises women’s risk for heart disease

Cardiovascular line items central to hospitals’ outpatient revenue

Cardiovascular Imaging

Inpatient-specific AUC reduces clutter in echocardiography department

Inpatient-specific AUC reduces clutter in echocardiography department

Stress test with cardiac MRI may be peerless predictor of outcomes

New carotid imaging technique offers speedy, noninvasive CVD risk assessment

Now that it’s guideline-endorsed, how should clinicians use CAC testing?

Coronary Intervention & Surgery

Off-pump vs. on-pump CABG: Does it really matter?

Off-pump vs. on-pump CABG: Does it really matter?

Data-driven initiative slashes blood transfusion rates, costs for heart surgery

Under-table shields reduce radiation to operators during PCI, angiography

Optimism boosts post-PCI recovery in patients with chronic angina

Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia

Black patients see lower AFib risk with ICDs than whites

Black patients see lower AFib risk with ICDs than whites

His-optimized CRT improves electrical resynchronization in advanced HF patients

Lifetime risk of sudden cardiac death ‘significantly higher’ in blacks than whites

Dime-sized innovation harnesses heart’s energy to power implantable devices

Healthcare Economics & Policy

Nearly half of Americans with ASCVD struggle with medical bills

Nearly half of Americans with ASCVD struggle with medical bills

Food deserts linked to poor CV outcomes

Upping physicians' pay-for-performance bonuses tied to better care

Some Irish teens’ heart health comparable to that of 60-year-olds

Heart Failure

Left ventricular function helps predict post-op mortality in HF patients

Left ventricular function helps predict post-op mortality in HF patients

His-optimized CRT improves electrical resynchronization in advanced HF patients

Almost 25% of HFrEF patients prescribed drugs that could worsen their condition

Optimal hemodynamics reduce HF readmissions in LVAD patients

Hypertension

Automated office BP readings subvert ‘white coat effect’ for more accurate numbers

Automated office BP readings subvert ‘white coat effect’ for more accurate numbers

Blood pressure variability ‘modifiable risk factor’ for cognitive decline

New generic drug company to start with blood pressure medication

48% of American adults have heart disease with new BP guidelines

Lipids & Metabolic

FDA clears 1st interoperable insulin pump

FDA clears 1st interoperable insulin pump

Top cardiologist weighs in on Trump’s physical: ‘Losing some weight would help’

Fake physician ‘diagnosed’ diabetes by asking patients to hold metal rod

Now that it’s guideline-endorsed, how should clinicians use CAC testing?

Practice Management

Cardiologist accused of sexual battery kept seeing patients for weeks

Inpatient-specific AUC reduces clutter in echocardiography department

Data-driven initiative slashes blood transfusion rates, costs for heart surgery

Cardiologist accused of sexual battery kept seeing patients for weeks

Automated office BP readings subvert ‘white coat effect’ for more accurate numbers

Quality

Johns Hopkins All Children’s on brink of losing Medicare funding

All Children’s failed to report 13 cases of patient harm in heart surgery unit

Johns Hopkins All Children’s on brink of losing Medicare funding

Malpractice suits for alleged heart transplant errors piling up against Houston hospital

Executives shuffle at Baylor St. Luke’s following ProPublica investigation

Structural & Congenital Heart Disease

Clopidogrel loading offers little added benefit for stenosis patients pre-TAVI

Clopidogrel loading offers little added benefit for stenosis patients pre-TAVI

Oral antibiotics on par with IV delivery for endocarditis

All Children’s failed to report 13 cases of patient harm in heart surgery unit

Classifying cardiac changes pre-TAVR may boost risk stratification

Vascular & Endovascular

Artificially sweetened drinks linked to increased risk of stroke

Artificially sweetened drinks linked to increased risk of stroke

‘Physiological age’ a better predictor of survival than chronological age

Paclitaxel-coated devices found safe in new study—but the debate isn’t over

Swedish study spotlights the high eventual price of early physical unfitness

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