The European Society of Cardiology had nearly twice as many attendees as ACC this year, as the European meeting secures its place as the largest cardiology meeting in the world.

Jaime Warren, EdD, FACC, vice president of care transformation at MedAxiom, an ACC company, explains what is needed to address staffing shortages created by a 94% increase in cardiac CT volumes over the past 5 years. 

The Symphony Thrombectomy System eliminates tradeoffs between two priorities—leveraging large-bore power and ease of use vs. efficiently reducing clot burden and delivering improved speed. 

The technologies and tools of the cardiac catheterization lab have evolved in recent years, allowing interventionalists to perform procedures with more precision than ever. Angiographic imaging, meanwhile, has remained relatively consistent—but that is all starting to change.

Hypertension is a significant issue in Japan, impacting an estimated 43 million adults. Medtronic's Symplicity Spyral RDN system is now approved for the treatment of those patients. 

Researchers tracked data from more than 3,000 patients, calling for more clinical trials of antiproliferative agents other than paclitaxel.

The Varipulse PFA platform, which has already received FDA and CE mark approval, was linked to an adverse event rate of just 0.6%. 

GLP-1 drugs have been taking the United States by storm in recent years. According to a new study of more than 90,000 patients, some of these medications can also make a big impact on reducing adverse heart failure outcomes.

One researcher described the study's findings as "one of the most significant advances in heart attack treatment in decades.”

Negotiated professional prices for hospital-based radiology services are about 43% higher than independents vs. 16% more for PE-backed rad groups.

In an open letter published in the New York Times, former CDC directors call on Congress to mitigate threats to public health caused by mass layoffs and cuts to critical programs. 

The Class 2 recall pertains to the system's built-in shielding and collimation accessories. 

Rad Partners "firmly" denied the allegations, which mirror a similar complaint from Aetna, contending it plans to "vigorously defend against these claims" in court. 

The Small Business Administration will raise receipts-based standards for 263 industries including imaging, allowing more to apply for financing.