A new JAMA Internal Medicine study suggests that communication coaching for cardiologists may help improve patient interactions by encouraging questions and increasing empathy.

The news comes after Abbott had to recall more than 4.2 million older glucose monitoring systems due to issues with batteries overheating. 

The STOP-CA trial showed that statins can help chemotherapy patients avoid potential side effects related to anthracycline agents. Co-principal investigators Marielle Scherrer-Crosbie, MD, and Tomas Neilan, MD, discussed the details of that trial at ACC.23. 

The new valve was placed inside the damaged valve via a catheter that is inserted through a small incision in the patient's neck. 

Clopidogrel is especially effective at limiting major adverse cardiovascular events among PCI patients with diabetes, researchers found. 

The popular chat-based AI model was able to answer straightforward questions with considerable accuracy. However, it still has certain issues that need to be addressed. 

A look inside a Banner Health cardiology ambulatory surgical center (ASC) in Sun City, Arizona.

Commissural alignment is especially important now, researchers explained, because TAVR is being recommended for younger patients with longer life expectancies. 

It is crucial for radiologists to beware of these missed cases in routine practice, experts wrote recently in Clinical Imaging. 

Three former executives from Outcome Health, a health technology startup company based in Chicago, have been convicted by a jury in a fraud scheme amounting to approximately $1 billion.