The American Heart Association and three other leading medical societies want clinicians to consider the heart health of women during all stages of life, from adolescence to menopause and beyond.

Cardiologists with Henry Ford Hospital recently performed pulmonary artery denervation on two adults with pulmonary hypertension. These were the first patients in the United States to undergo treatment as part of the global PULSE-LHD trial.

Researchers tracked data from more than 50 million hospital discharges. Overall, legalizing recreational cannabis was linked to more patients being hospitalized for myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation and heart failure.

The new device from Chicago-based Parasol Med Tech uses gel to seal the left atrial appendage. It leaves no metal hardware behind.

Medtronic is recalling more than 700 OmniaSecure defibrillation leads, urging customers to quarantine and return them. The FDA has ruled this is a Class II recall. No adverse events have been reported.

Six in 10 cardiovascular imagers report feelings of burnout, and many of them are thinking about leaving the field altogether. 

Andrew Einstein, MD, PhD, spoke to Cardiovascular Business about the potential benefits and limitations of using coronary CT angiography as a screening modality.

Heartflow filed the lawsuit after Elucid received FDA clearance for its new AI-enabled FFR-CT software. Elucid, meanwhile, is standing behind its technology and plans on responding through the appropriate legal channels.

The procedure, believed to be the first of its kind, was performed at the 2026 European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery annual meeting in Barcelona, Spain.

TAVR Assist+ was built to capture patient measurements and perform other straightforward tasks. This gives cardiologists more time to make critical treatment decisions.

The studies all answer key clinical questions, highlighting a variety of new technologies, drugs and techniques. 

The overall mortality rate for U.S. patients with cardiovascular disease has improved significantly in recent years. At the same time, however, care gaps remain that must be addressed.

The data comes from the Commonwealth Fund. The group’s annual survey found that uninsured rates among all working-aged adults in the U.S. are rising, now standing at 11%—a number expected to go up as Medicaid work requirements go into effect.

Many details, including the number of victims and the method hackers used to perform the data breach, are unknown. The company said the incident is still being investigated with the help of law enforcement.