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.
Widaplik, the new polypill from George Medicines, includes telmisartan, amlodipine and indapamide. The FDA's decision comes after positive data were published in both JACC and The Lancet.
Sola is a rupture-resistant balloon catheter that uses laser energy to deliver 360-degree pressure with each pulse. It was designed to address limitations the company saw in current calcium-modification devices.
Former American College of Cardiology president Kim Allan Williams, Sr., MD, an ACC delegate to the American Medical Association House of Delegates, discusses an AMA resolution aimed at improving public awareness of low-dose CT lung cancer exams that can screen for coronary artery calcium at the same time.
The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology made its voice heard, pushing for legislation to repeal Medicare payment cuts and tie payments to inflationary increases. Prior authorization and a proposed tariff on radioisotopes were also discussed.
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.
