December 2013

LGE-CMR may help guide ICD decisions ()
Healthcare executives optimistic about Affordable Care Act ()
13% of practice-owning cardiologists courting buyers ()
Patients more vulnerable in first 30 days on warfarin ()
Physical inactivity linked to depression after cardiac surgery ()
Leaching from packaging prompts recall ()
Management of atrial fibrillation still suboptimal in Europe ()
Digisonics and Medis partner to provide comprehensive pediatric and Adult Cardiovascular MR image review, analysis and structured reporting solution ()
Cardiovascular specialists make gains in e-prescribing ()
Cardiovascular disease burdens overshadow mortality improvement ()
Walking more means less cardiovascular risk ()
Brady bunching: Here is a story … ()
Texas Children's Hospital named first accredited pediatric heart failure institute in Texas ()
New energy harvesting technology set to reduce number of open-heart surgeries ()
Tryton Medical establishes Bifurcation Institute ()
American Thoracic Society and the American Lung Association to co-fund research into lung disease ()
FDA and European Medicines Agency launch generic drug application inspections initiative ()
Accreditation for Cardiovascular Excellence achieves record-breaking cardiac cath lab applications ()
UK receives $11.3 Million for cardiovascular disease and obesity research ()
UTHealth named one of nation’s NIH stroke network centers ()
Budget bill clears Senate ()
Shift toward value ()
First-in-man study shows feasibility of bioresorbable scaffold ()
Innovative program doubles patient engagement, cuts heart failure readmission rate in half ()
Smartphones help keep cholesterol in check ()
Global atrial fibrillation burden on the rise ()
Vitamins may not improve post-MI outcomes ()
AUC reflect imaging choices for stable ischemic heart disease ()
ACEI/ARB may provide renoprotective effect ()
Upping health expenditures benefits men more than women ()
Still on the leading edge at 99 ()
Costs for cardio-related hospital stays reach $50B ()
Residency teaching needs more focus on cost-cutting ()
Early CT may predict favorable stroke outcomes ()
Billing code-based algorithm helps identify PAD cases ()
Budget deal & cardiology: The bottom line ()
Short height may be risk factor for CHD ()
Novel anticoagulants reduce ICH risk better than warfarin ()
FDA panel favors diabetes drug second time around ()
Persist & prevail ()
FDA panel supports Watchman approval ()
Smoking cessation therapies: No link to cardiovascular events ()
Statins effective at preventing cardiovascular disease ()
Another potential avenue for treating resistant hypertension ()
Despite decline in use, rates of digoxin toxicity still high ()
American College of Cardiology 46th New York Cardiovascular Symposium December 13-15 led by Dr. Valentin Fuster ()
Got (whole organic) milk? ()
Erectile dysfunction & hypertension: ‘Same disorder, different tissues’ ()
Protocol-driven ED observation units save money & time ()
CMS: 2013 readmission rates fall below 18% ()
Higher heart rates at discharge linked to readmissions, death ()
Private physician offices post healthy profit margins ()
Handoff bundle reduces errors, improves workflow ()
American College of Cardiology helps hospitals, patients avoid readmissions ()
Medtronic announces CE Mark and TGA listing for the Symplicity Spyral multi-electrode catheter and Symplicity G3 generator ()
Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation to host conference on valvular heart disease ()
Decline in stroke deaths linked to hypertension control ()
Endocarditis burden remains high in elderly ()
Pocket-size echo a practical, reliable diagnostic tool ()
Who gains from hospital report cards? ()
FDA advises owners to inspect HeartStart AEDs ()
Leapfrog names 90 hospitals tops for quality care ()
Review challenges benefit of PCI plus medical therapy ()
Patients with PTSD less likely to take hypertension meds ()
Docs see value in EHR-based quality improvement program ()
Echo with contrast safer than without in critically ill patients ()
Shopping for an ECG? Good luck ()
Siemens launches Artis one angiography system for universal use ()
‘Serial infector’ gets 39-year prison term ()
Guidelines call for restricting transfusions in heart disease patients ()
Overview sets foundation for catheter-based mitral valve therapies ()
Higher MI transfer rates may not lead to better outcomes ()
CABG outshines PCI for long-term risk reduction ()