Week in Review: Cardiology's revenue down 73% in April | 'World's smallest heart pump' | Saving rural hospitals

Cardiology has seen its revenue and utilization take significant hits as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The device will be tested in high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients.

Do patients in the United States have sufficient access to TAVR centers?

The COVID-19 pandemic hit rural hospitals especially hard—and that’s bad news for patients in areas already associated with poor cardiovascular outcomes.

An inquest into the death of a 24-year-old scaffolder has found that the patient was “failed” by his healthcare providers.

As the COVID-19 pandemic escalated in March and April 2020, many cardiologists made the transition to telemedicine. How did this necessary adjustment affect patient care?

Operators who performed at least 16 uLMS-PCIs per year were associated with improved survival.

Hypertension is associated with a much greater risk of dying from COVID-19, according to new research published in European Heart Journal. The study’s authors noted that outcomes improved if patients took antihypertensive medications as recommended.

Asking older patients one simple question when they undergo coronary artery calcium scanning can make a world of difference, according to new findings published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes.

The Montreal Heart Institute has been able to operate at a normal pace and keep COVID-19 at bay—and its specialists think other hospitals could learn a thing or two from their experience.