Physicians and patients may want to consider selecting ARBs instead of ACE inhibitors as an initial treatment for hypertension, based on a new analysis in Hypertension.

Declining elective PCI rates, a shift toward the outpatient setting and changes in the initial management of stable ischemic heart disease all appear to be responsible for the drop.

Additional findings from this analysis are scheduled to be presented at Heart Rhythm 2021.

The authors tracked data from stroke patients, and healthy controls, between the ages of 15 and 49 years old. 

New two-year findings, presented at TVT 2021, suggest that the Watchman FLX device is a safe alternative to long-term oral anticoagulation therapy.

The groups aim to help hospitals around the world collect data on cardiovascular procedures using evidence-based algorithms.

Beginning around 2031, autonomous virtual assistants will deliver precision preventive medicine while networked provider orgs offer closely connected care via single, shared digital infrastructures.