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When CMS shared a list of cardiologists being targeted with a brand new payment model, the American College of Cardiology identified a long list of apparent mistakes.

Medaxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, explains the role of private equity in cardiology and that it is a small player in cardiology practice ownership.

Medaxiom CEO Jerry Blackwell, MD, MBA, FACC, discusses investor's interest in buying cardiology practices, noting that PE ownership remains relatively low.

AMA fixing prior authorization at the AMA 2022 House of Delegates meeting. Photo by Dave Fornell

ASE, ASNC and SCAI have come out against a WiSER model using AI for traditional Medicare prior authorizations.

Joseph Woo, MD, FACS, FACC, FAHA, chair of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, and associate director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, recently took over as the new 2026-27 president of the American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS).

Chair of the department of cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, and associate director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, is the new 2026-27 president of the AATS.

The A-FLUX Reducer System from VahatiCor is designed to treat coronary microvascular dysfunction.

The self-expanding A-Flux device is implanted in the coronary sinus to increase pressure on the venous side of the heart and improve perfusion in smaller vessels.

Impella users need to monitor for blood leaks at the sidearm and hub of the introducer sheath shown below here introducers.

Eight reports of major bleeding have been reported from Impella introducers, prompting the FDA early alert this week. 

Innovation at work

Follow-up care after a successful heart transplant can be challenging—both for providers and their patients. Consider, for example, the fact that so many patients who develop complications never actually present with symptoms.  

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