This new approach, which combines traditional intermittent fasting with 20-hour fasting periods on nonconsecutive days, could make a big impact on the cardiovascular health of high-risk patients.

Abbott previously issued a voluntary medical device correction about this problem, but no recall had been announced at that time. The recall includes devices distributed from November 2017 to February 2023.

The company is still riding the momentum of its technology being included in the 2021 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association chest pain guidelines.

Eric Secemsky, MD, told Cardiovascular Business that a lack of training is one of the biggest factors limiting the use of intravascular imaging-guided PCI among interventional cardiologists. 

According to an advisory on the FDA’s website, there is a “reasonable probability” that any immunocompromised patients exposed to the affected antibiotic could develop a life-threatening infection.

The new Boston Scientific valve received CE mark approval in 2020, but has not been approved by the FDA.

A look inside a Banner Health cardiology ambulatory surgical center (ASC) in Sun City, Arizona.

Researchers explored data from nearly 25,000 PCI procedures, tracking the outcomes of patients treated with transradial access and transfemoral access. 

Weekend warriors who take brisk walks of around four miles just once or twice per week enjoy lower cardiovascular and all-cause mortality than their sedentary peers.

A new report from the Joint Commission has laid bare a dramatic increase in sentinel events, up 19% in 2022 compared to the previous year, with the majority happening in hospital settings.

Most patients who received mechanical ventilation for COVID-19 at a busy European hospital not only survived but also showed no scarring or thickening on lung CT at two years post-discharge.