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

Male cardiologists earn approximately 15% more than their female counterparts, according to a new report from Medscape. 

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

TCT 2020, now known as TCT Connect, is scheduled to broadcast Oct. 14-18, 2020.

CMS has issued new codes for intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) procedures performed in a patient’s peripheral arteries in both the hospital outpatient and inpatient settings.

As protests continue throughout the world in the wake of George Floyd’s death, the Society of Thoracic Surgeons has issued a statement condemning racism and violence.

The Association of Black Cardiologists, American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology have collaborated on a joint statement that touches on the death of George Floyd and its connection to the cardiovascular health of racial minorities in the United States.   

Cardiology may return to pre-COVID-19 volumes sooner than many other healthcare specialties. What does this mean for hospitals throughout the United States?  

Expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has led to some improvements in cardiovascular care for underserved racial and ethnic patient populations—but there is still plenty of room for improvement.