April 2021

1-year data on Harmony TPV | Vaccine-related blood clots | A huge shift in how we view blood pressure treatments ()
Week in Review: New cath lab guidelines | Carotid stent system recalled | Foot doctors ID undiagnosed AFib ()
News Alert: Many more people should be considered for blood pressure-lowering medications ()
April in Review: The best and worst diets for the heart | FDA announces multiple recalls | Cardiologist salaries rise ()
Patient access to TAVR | Cardiologists urge CMS to change course on virtual supervision policy | Robotic-assisted PCI ()
SCAI unveils new cath lab guidelines | CMS proposes additional payment for use of IVL in hospital | Unexplained heart attacks ()
Cardiologists push for new patient ID policies | Guided antiplatelet therapy & PCI | USPSTF rules on hypertension screening ()
Imaging & Physiology: AI model uses X-rays to predict mortality risk | Red meat linked to heart damage ()
Cancer treatments linked to a higher CVD risk | How popular diets affect the heart | Digital health company raises $12.5M ()
Economics & Policy: Cardiologist salaries continue to rise | Fighting for MIPS transparency | Diversity in cardiology ()
Marijuana users with heart rhythm issues risk a ‘devastating outcome’ | FDA recall announced | New HF data ()
News Alert: FDA announces recall of carotid stent system after 5 reported injuries ()
Week in Review: Cardiologist salaries continue to rise | Stroke concerns for COVID patients | Red meat & heart damage ()
Asymptomatic COVID-19 patients face a prolonged stroke risk | Diabetes startup raises $133M | Transseptal MViV ()
Heart Failure: TEER in patients with elevated MVG | Patient-reported data vs. NYHA classifications ()
AI for coronary plaque blockages | Medtronic recalls blood pump | Cardiologists push for MIPS changes ()
Vascular & Endovascular: Stroke risk increases with age for TAVR patients | Mobile stroke units improve outcomes ()
USPSTF rules on screening for AFib | Cardiologist fights lawsuit | TEER beneficial for HF patients with elevated MVG ()
Heart Rhythm: SGLT2 inhibitors & AFib | AI-powered ECG analysis | How AFib affects TMVR outcomes ()
Surgical risk scores & TAVR | Red meat linked to heart damage | $3.67M to develop a new AFib treatment ()
Cardiologist salaries are up 5% | Hypertension treatment increases skin cancer risk among older adults ()
Week in Review: Head-to-head TAVR research | How early marijuana use affects the heart | AI predicts CVD mortality ()
Practice Management: Why diversity is so important | COVID-19 & patient care | AFib ablation protocols ()
AI predicts CVD mortality | Vegetarian diets & heart disease | Hypertension treatments at barbershops? ()
Risk of death, stroke increases with age for TAVR patients | Adding meat to the Mediterranean diet | COVID-19 & TAVR ()
Prevention & Risk Reduction: How early marijuana use affects the heart | Beta-blockers inferior to other treatments ()
First procedure completed in historic TAVR study | FDA, CDC push for pause of J&J vaccine | Big news from Endologix ()
News Alert: US recommends pause of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine due to blood clot risk ()
A better strategy for assessing CV risk | Cardiologist takes stand in Derek Chauvin trial | J&J vaccine concerns ()
Structural Heart Disease: TAVR for rheumatic AS | How AFib affects TMVR outcomes | An alternative to AVR ()
Uninterrupted vs. interrupted OAC therapy | Metformin & polycystic kidney disease | Another approval for Abbott ()
Week in Review: AI model predicts CV death | 'An incredible discovery' | Diabetes treatment tips from an expert ()
The gene that regenerates damaged heart muscles | CVD & diabetes | HF guidelines | New data on SGLT2 inhibitors ()
COVID-19: AstraZeneca vaccine associated with rare blood clots | Stroke data highlight the importance of vaccination ()
AstraZeneca vaccine associated with risk of rare blood clots | TAVR vs. SAVR for patients with rheumatic AS ()
Interventional & Surgery: New regulatory approvals | Primary PCI boosts 10-year survival rate for STEMI patients ()
Breaking News: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine associated with risk of rare, potentially fatal blood clots ()
AI uses X-rays to predict mortality | 3 key ways COVID-19 changed patient care | Abbott's newest approval ()
Acute Coronary Syndromes: Why fish oil isn't always beneficial | A key discovery | PTSD & heart attack risk ()
Beta-blockers among people with HIV | Practice sues health system for $50M | Apple hiring a cardiologist ()
Excess deaths in the US up 23% | New study highlights the importance of TAVR | A new FDA approval for alirocumab ()
Week in Review: Beta-blockers inferior to other therapies | Processed meat & CVD risk | FDA approves Harmony TPV ()
Processed meat & CVD risk | ACC's new president | Dapagliflozin benefits both male & female HF patients ()