November 2020

How to make the Mediterranean diet even better for CV health | Surprise medical bills | Blood pressure & brain damage ()
Cardiovascular Imaging: Unexplained heart attacks | COVID-19 & the hearts of athletes | Patients with pacemakers & ICDs ()
November in Review: Blood clots & COVID-19 | Revered cardiologist dies | Patients settle for $66.5M | Stark Law updates ()
New technique for heart bypass surgery could lower costs | Another pro athlete gets COVID-related myocarditis ()
CVB Covid ()
Electrophysiology & Arrhythmia: The benefits of ablation | AVR for patients with aortic stenosis & AFib | Advanced AI ()
Weekend Edition: Blood clots & COVID-19 | Stark Law updates | Aortic stenosis & AFib | Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ()
New technique could reduce MI-induced heart failure | Many type 2 MI patients not evaluated by a cardiologist ()
Practice Management: Top U.S. hospitals for cardiovascular care | Major Stark Law updates | TAVR's dominance ()
'We have never seen anything like this': COVID-19 & blood clots | CMS announces major Stark Law updates ()
Heart Failure: COVID-19 & myocarditis | Empagliflozin & HFrEF | Can the keto diet prevent HF? ()
Hypertension: High blood pressure during a pandemic | Pre-pregnancy hypertension on the rise ()
Cardiologist dies from COVID-19 | Type 2 diabetes associated with a high risk of heart attack or stroke ()
Weekend Edition: Statins & side effects | Eggs & diabetes | Fauci speaks | Anticoagulation strategies for COVID-19 ()
Ablation as the initial treatment for AFib | Social isolation associated with high blood pressure | Empagliflozin & HFrEF ()
Coronary Intervention & Surgery: FFR & PCI | Top U.S. hospitals for coronary intervention | PCI vs. CABG ()
New data on obesity & COVID-19 | Eating eggs associated with an increased risk of diabetes | TTVr for TR ()
Vascular & Endovascular: Why blood clots are so common among COVID-19 patients | Reducing the risk of stroke ()
Fauci speaks at AHA virtual meeting | Boston Scientific retiring Lotus Edge TAVR program | The top CV hospitals in the US ()
Statins & side effects | TAVR now the 'dominant' choice for aortic valve replacement | Imaging & unexplained heart attacks ()
Healthcare Economics & Policy: Cardiologist salaries on the rise | Corruption or coincidence? | The pandemic's toll ()
High-dose blood thinners & COVID-19 | Fish oil and vitamin D supplements for AFib? | FFR & PCI ()
Weekend Edition: Legal battle ends with $66.5M settlement | COVID-19 & arrhythmias | Marijuana use & CV health ()
Cardiologists not practicing what they preach | Practice to pay $500K to resolve fraud allegations | Wait times for TAVR, SAVR ()
COVID-19 patients with abnormal heart rhythms face greater risks | Elderly AFib patients | Food insecurity & CV mortality ()
Structural & Congenital Heart Disease: TAVR outcomes | Ticagrelor & clopidogrel | Valve durability | ACC recommendations ()
Patients settle for $66.5M after lengthy legal battle | Pre-pregnancy hypertension | Healthcare groups support the ACA ()
Acute Coronary Syndrome: Marijuana use & heart attack outcomes | COVID-19 patients with elevated troponin levels ()
Marijuana use linked to poor cardiovascular outcomes | Pfizer's vaccine | Hydroxychloroquine & COVID-19 ()
Risk of death after stroke much higher for COVID-19 patients | A new imaging guideline for cardiology, radiology trainees ()
Weekend Edition: Cardiologist salaries still rising | COVID-19 & heart failure | Corruption or coincidence? ()
Another recall for metformin due to contamination | COVID-19 research and CV therapies | Cardiac resynchronization therapy ()
New-look device can ID, treat heart disease | Training for cardiothoracic surgeons may be falling short ()
Do payments from device manufacturers influence physicians? | These foods may increase the risk of heart disease, stroke ()
Lipids & Metabolic: New data on the keto diet | Recalls for extended-release metformin | Prior statin use & COVID-19 ()
Why blood clots are so common among COVID-19 patients | Ticagrelor & clopidogrel | Cardiologist dies in tragic accident ()
Cardiovascular Imaging: COVID-19 & heart damage | Non-MR compatible cardiac devices | 4D imaging ()