| The Month in Review | Editor's Note: Our most popular stories for October covered a ton of ground, from a new cardiovascular condition to a key update on compensation. One piece of news that stood out was the new one-stop cardiology clinic in Belgium. It offers same-day CVD diagnoses, meaning a patient can walk in, undergo any necessary medical imaging and receive a full diagnosis before they go home for the night. If these clinics gain momentum, it may be a game-changer for patient care. As always, thank you for reading. – Michael Walter | Editor Editor's Note: Our most popular stories for October covered a ton of ground, from a new cardiovascular condition to a key update on compensation. One piece of news that stood out was the new one-stop cardiology clinic in Belgium. It offers same-day CVD diagnoses, meaning a patient can walk in, undergo any necessary medical imaging and receive a full diagnosis before they go home for the night. If these clinics gain momentum, it may be a game-changer for patient care.
As always, thank you for reading. – Michael Walter | Editor |
| The American Heart Association has developed an updated strategy for the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease. A newly defined health condition, cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, sits at the center of that strategy. The American Heart Association has developed an updated strategy for the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease. A newly defined health condition, cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, sits at the center of that strategy. | | |
| More than 5,000 women were interviewed about their eating habits from 1985 to 1991, and then researchers followed up with them 30 years later. The full study was published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia. More than 5,000 women were interviewed about their eating habits from 1985 to 1991, and then researchers followed up with them 30 years later. The full study was published in Alzheimer’s and Dementia. | | |
| Interventional cardiologist Alfred G. Valles, MD, was 50 years old at the time of the accident. According to colleagues, he "strived daily to achieve his vision for world-class care." Interventional cardiologist Alfred G. Valles, MD, was 50 years old at the time of the accident. According to colleagues, he "strived daily to achieve his vision for world-class care." | | |
| The agency said Abiomed did not seek the necessary approvals for one Impella-related device and was slow to act on certain safety concerns. The agency said Abiomed did not seek the necessary approvals for one Impella-related device and was slow to act on certain safety concerns. | | |
| EMTs waited outside the man's house for 13 minutes before finally entering. The delay, it turns out, was due to an error in the dispatcher's computer system. EMTs waited outside the man's house for 13 minutes before finally entering. The delay, it turns out, was due to an error in the dispatcher's computer system. | | |
| A new 57-page report from MedAxiom explored the latest data on compensation, production, staffing and medical imaging offerings among cardiology programs in the United States. A new 57-page report from MedAxiom explored the latest data on compensation, production, staffing and medical imaging offerings among cardiology programs in the United States. | | |
| Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest private equity firms, is reportedly working to buy the two business units and turn them into a brand new company. Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest private equity firms, is reportedly working to buy the two business units and turn them into a brand new company. | | |
| The allegations revolve around payments referring cardiologists received to supervise PET scans from March 2014 to May 2023. The allegations revolve around payments referring cardiologists received to supervise PET scans from March 2014 to May 2023. | | |
| The new healthcare facility is the first of its kind, offering same-day cardiac imaging scans, cardiologist consultations and diagnoses. The new healthcare facility is the first of its kind, offering same-day cardiac imaging scans, cardiologist consultations and diagnoses. | | |
| Here is a list of all the late-breaking clinical trials being presented at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2023 annual meeting Oct. 23-26, 2023, in San Francisco. Here is a list of all the late-breaking clinical trials being presented at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2023 annual meeting Oct. 23-26, 2023, in San Francisco. | | |
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