3D models can improve the visualization of challenging cardiac anatomy in addition to supporting clinical decision-making, education and procedural planning.
Women with CKD often receive a delayed diagnosis and are less likely to receive a kidney transplant. These trends mean, among other things, those women face an increased risk of developing heart disease.
Accessing cardiology data for research or population health initiatives is still quite difficult in Europe. Could this new project help reverse that trend?
Two cardiologists have been named to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent group that makes preventive care recommendations based on clinical evidence. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a total of eight new members to the panel.
Savannah DeMelo, a professional soccer player with Racing Louisville FC, alleges that clinicians failed to properly diagnose and manage her heart disease. She collapsed on the field during a match in September 2025.
The team behind this new meta-analysis reviewed data from more than 24,000 patients with a mean age of nearly 65 years old. They identified several benefits to choosing intravascular imaging guidance during PCI over traditional angiography alone.
"I want to be safe, I want to get the vessel open and I don’t want to spend a long time doing it," cardiologist William C. Dixon, MD, explains. "IVL helps me achieve all of those things.”
