COVID-19 has the potential to infect cardiac cells, causing changes in their ability to function after just 72 hours. 

Rapid reperfusion is linked to improved survival for STEMI patients, but delayed care is still prevalent. 

CMS has proposed expanding its national coverage policy for transcatheter edge-to-edge repair of the mitral valve so that it includes patients with functional mitral regurgitation. 

The report comes as confirmed cases continue to rise in certain parts of the country. If that surge continues, the pandemic's financial impact “could be even more significant.”

COVID-19 has disrupted routine cardiovascular care all over the world, with some procedures getting delayed for months and many hospitals reporting a significant drop in myocardial infarction patients.

Statin use may help healthy older patients avoid physical disability and cardiovascular disease, according to new data published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

The analysis, published in Stroke, gathered data from two massive patient registries in China. 

An influential writer in the Green Mountain State who’s lived there since the 1940s is calling for the culling of its hospital network.