April 2014

Adding Total Vein Care: Good for Patients, Good for Business ()
Q&A: Filling A Void with a Cath Lab Boot Camp ()
Pumped Up: Echo’s Role in LVAD Implantation ()
Structured Reporting: Boosting Patient Care, Refining Billing ()
Can FFR Safely Guide CABG? ()
Wireless Worries: Hack-proofing Implantable Devices ()
Chest Pain Accreditation: A Project Management Perspective ()
Media Impact on Physician Decision-making ()
Ohio cardiologist pays $1M in Stark case ()
HRS.14: International lineup of young investigators ()
AATS: No signs of risk creep with TAVR ()
Nurses and the art of medicine ()
Boston Medical Center cardiologist Gary Balady, M.D., receives AHA's Paul Dudley White Award ()
Waiting, but not idle ()
Acutus Medical, Inc. announces CE mark for new 3D diagnostic imaging and mapping catheter ()
CDC and CMS recognize e-MDs client Jennifer Brull, M.D. as a 2013 Million Hearts Hypertension Control Champion ()
FDA puts Class I recall on HeartWare device ()
An exclusive club? Non-system delays may bolster reported D2B times ()
AATS: Complex cardiac surgeries may require continued training ()
NPs, PAs may help practices work at full speed ()
Protocol slashes radiation dose but not cath lab volume ()
FDA approves valve treated to prevent calcification ()
Statins: There’s no free lunch, yet users still chow down ()
Magnets in iPad 2 disrupt some ICDs if held close ()
Stress-only SPECT: Putting the Rest to Rest? ()
Hackers & healers: Doctors victims of tax fraud ()
First reduced radiation heart procedures in Arizona at John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital ()
Boston Scientific begins clinical trial of ACUITY X4 LV pacing leads and RELIANCE 4-FRONT ICD leads ()
Creative conferencing ()
Money talks: How to broach out-of-pocket costs with patients ()
Radial PCI learning curve ranges from 30 to 50 cases in U.S. ()
Ochsner Medical Center makes interventional procedures safer, more efficient with Toshiba cardiovascular x-ray technology ()
New ACC/AHA/SCAI policy statement cites the importance of ACE accreditation in promoting structured procedure reporting for cath labs ()
ZZ Biotech announces phase 2 trial with 3K3A-APC in stroke; funds will be provided by NIH and Broadview Ventures ()
Target: Stroke hits a bull’s eye with timely care, improved outcomes ()
FDA unveils plan to speed up medical device development ()
Court grants delay on CoreValve injunction ()
Coronary artery calcification often unreported in CT angiography studies ()
HRS.14: Latest tech, case management & many attendees ()
Many sentinel events linked to human factors ()
Radiotracer acts as marker, predictor in aortic stenosis ()
New clinical data from PANDORA and ENGAGE affirm market-leading medical device’s durable, consistent and proven outcomes In endovascular treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysms ()
Continuing warfarin in ablations reduces periprocedural stroke risk ()
Heart failure stands out for costly readmissions ()
High readmission rates? Look at location, not hospital ()
Device dilemmas ()
FDA gives thumbs up to mini ICDs ()
Preventable complications ()
Most high-risk pediatric device approvals based on adult data ()
On cell phones & silence ()
Medical liability burden may grow under ACA ()
Sick at heart? Psychiatric intervention may help cardiac patients ()
From arthropods to aortas ()
Judge limits sale of CoreValve but grants delay ()
Virtual care strategies align with value-based reimbursement ()
Celladon receives breakthrough therapy designation from FDA for MYDICAR(R), novel, first-in-class therapy in development to treat heart failure ()
Two Penn researchers receive prestigious national award for breakthroughs in cardiovascular science ()
Head-to-head study reports patient comfort With Visipaque (iodixanol) and Isovue (iopamidol) during peripheral arteriography ()
Medtronic announces CE Mark and European launch of first implantable cardioverter-defibrillator system to allow for full-body MRI scans ()
Covidien recalls embolization, retrieval devices ()
Fragmented care after stroke may contribute to CT overuse ()
FDA OKs use of biventricular pacing for less severe HF ()
Europeans call for trials akin to caliber of HTN-3 ()
Public discourse on payments ()
Payments and politics ()
Circ retracts paper by its editor-in-chief ()
CVIS market may hit $233M by 2018 ()
Medicare pay: 200 cardiologists clear $1M, with one topping $18M ()
Adult Congenital Heart Association names new executive director ()
'IN.PACT Admiral' drug-coated balloon From Medtronic outperforms standard angioplasty In landmark study ()
EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system receives CE mark ()
Physicians underestimate stroke, bleeding risk in AF patients ()
ACC.14: ZEUS shows shorter DAPT is an option with DES ()
Public release of physician payments: Chaos or clarity? ()
FDA widens indication for Pradaxa ()
MedPac calls for payment change for echo, nuclear cardiology ()
ACC.14: Cardiologists can take leadership roles in ACOs ()
Hamilton Cardiology Associates implement UltraSPECT software to lower radiation dose ()
Urine test detects treatment nonadherence in hypertensives ()
Stroke after AVR may be more common than previously believed ()
Stress testing in asymptomatic patients may not be beneficial ()
More questions than answers ()
ACC.14: Race influences downstream costs following stress echo ()
Medtronic sees potential in renal denervation, but proceed with caution ()
Signs of future high blood pressure in college football players ()
Detroit Medical Center first in Midwest to use new technology for treating coronary artery disease ()
Patient enrollment completed in multicenter European REMEDEE registry of OrbusNeich's COMBO dual therapy stent ()
Fujifilm presents integrated synapse portfolio to optimize workflow and improve patient care at ACC 2014 ()

Anti-clotting agent helps reduce the incidence and impact of stent thrombosis during PCI ()
Nearly 80 Percent of cardiologists say ischemic stroke risk reduction is their primary goal in non-valvular atrial fibrillation treatment, new survey shows ()
Real-time dose monitoring from Toshiba makes cardiac interventions safer ()
Infraredx announces scientific presentations on TVC Imaging System at the American College of Cardiology’s 63rd annual scientific session ()
Takeda presents additional data from the EXAMINE cardiovascular safety outcomes trial at the American College of Cardiology's 63rd annual scientific session ()
In a subanalysis, the benefits Of Eliquis® (apixaban) vs. warfarin in reducing the risk of stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation were consistent, regardless of blood pressure control ()
Corindus Vascular Robotics sees significant customer growth and omentum on path to ACC14 ()
Two Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute physicians honored by American College of Cardiology ()
Minneapolis Cardiology Fellow named an ACCF Young Investigators Awards finalist ()
ACEIs but not ARBs may lower cardiac risk in diabetics ()
SCAI lists 5 procedures to avoid in heart patients ()
ACC.14: To build career, listen, help and be judicious ()
ACC.14: Survey finds more docs hate than like lipid guidelines ()
Disappointed societies see SGR vote as wasted opportunity ()
Drug-eluting stents match bare metal stents in NEXT ()
Updated AF guidelines support use of RF ablation ()