Robert Hawkins, MD, discussed an updated risk calculator—and the latest data on SAVR after TAVR—for a new video interview with Cardiovascular Business.
A recent OIG report suggested vascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists and interventional radiologists may be performing medically unnecessary procedures in office-based labs. Now, some of the leading medical societies from those fields have provided additional context.
Drinking a lot of coffee may increase a person's heart attack risk, according to a new meta-analysis. On the other hand, coffee intake was linked to key benefits in the same study.
Medicare may have paid up to $105 million for questionable vascular procedures in 2023 alone, according to a new OIG report. No accusations have been made at this time, but the government thinks 139 different physicians deserve "further scrutiny."
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.
