New AFib guidelines update recommendations for ablation, LAAO | Progress for total artificial heart technology

Cardiologists, electrophysiologists, surgeons and patient representatives all worked together on the updated guidelines, which were published in both the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Circulation.

The device is intended to be a bridge for heart failure patients waiting to receive a full heart transplant.

Interventional cardiologist David Kandzari, MD, performed the procedure just days after the device received full FDA approval. 

The deal could also include additional clinical and regulatory milestone payments in the years ahead.

"This practice has been adopted by multiple organ-procurement organizations and is used on thousands of organ donors each year, without ever having been rigorously studied," one researcher said. 

“Marijuana use isn’t without its health concerns, and our study provides more data linking its use to cardiovascular conditions," one researcher said. 

ChatGPT may not be quite ready to help prepare trainees for their next echocardiography exam—but it does show promise. 

Philips and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have released findings from their efforts to reduce waste in the hospital's radiology department.

Cybersecurity consultant Richard Staynings argued legacy medical devices are inherently insecure—and likely to remain in hospitals for decades to come.