ACC.21 now completely virtual | MRIs appear safe if patient has a cardiac device with abandoned leads

The American College of Cardiology has announced that its 2021 annual meeting, ACC.21, will now be entirely virtual. The meeting is still scheduled for May 15-17, 2021.

A team of cardiologists and radiologists explored the issue, sharing their findings in JAMA Cardiology.

Researchers explored data from more than 5,000 patients who were prescribed one of the two beta-blockers following an acute myocardial infarction. 

Blood pressure guidelines that do not differentiate between men and women may need to be revisited.

Yes, researchers confirmed, the popular medication is still perfectly safe to take for type 2 diabetes. 

A new analysis in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society suggests physicians could be doing more to help older patients combat cardiovascular disease. 

The study, published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, included data from more than 28,000 patients. 

The incoming HHS secretary will play an enormous role in the shape of the healthcare system in the U.S. after the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the American Heart Association, which published a number of goals for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to achieve in its public health response.

The neural network performed well even when faced with low-quality images, German researchers reported in Skeletal Radiology.