Screening TAVR patients for CAS may provide significant value, according to a new meta-analysis of 15 different studies.

Several groups collaborated on the document, which is designed to help clinicians provide high-quality, consistent care when using flurpiridaz during cardiac PET imaging exams. 

An oral version of the popular GLP-1 drug was associated with multiple benefits, including considerable improvements in BMI and waist circumference. Previous research found that it reduces certain heart risks in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital aims to take its use of AI during interventional procedures to the next level and find new ways to transform patient care. 

Improper removal of the catheter from the packaging can result in tip damage. Most damaged tips were detected prior to being used, but three tips did separate inside patients.
 

Kimberly Campbell, RN, nurse practitioner, Saint Luke's Cardiovascular Consultants, explains how her health system took a heart team approach toward peripheral artery disease. 

The American College of Cardiology has committed to reducing morbidity and mortality from noncommunicable diseases by 30% by 2030, but significant investments will be needed to expand the healthcare workforce.

CMS has proposed a policy shift that would allow cardiac ablation procedures to be performed in ambulatory surgical centers. Arash Aryana, MD, PhD, a veteran cardiac electrophysiologist, explained why he is "extremely encouraged" by this proposal, highlighting several potential benefits. 

“FDA clearance comes at the perfect time, with guidelines being adopted clinically for cardiac CT and with positive reimbursement driving procedure growth," says Jean-Luc Procaccini, CEO, molecular imaging and CT.

It is the only integrated system that combines high-density mapping and PFA in a single device. The system uses a 122-electrode spherical array to enable rapid, single-shot pulmonary vein isolation, helping to streamline workflows.

Picture yourself interacting with an AI model that can tell you when you might develop any of 1,000 disease conditions over the coming 10+ years. OK, now see yourself finding out such a model is already here.

Emergency medical services are there when you need them. Yet they barely come up in healthcare strategy discussions. AI could help change that.