Cardiology ranked No. 10 among all specialties, with plastic surgery and surgery tied at No. 1. 

The American Medical Association highlighted Medicare spending for all specialties in a new report. 

The scores can help predict a patient's short- and long-term risk of adverse outcomes. 

Physicians, industry leaders—and, yes, patients themselves—provided an updated look at the state of vascular care in 2021. 

The two-part document was published in full in European Heart Journal. 

Once the tool's performance is properly validated, it could help clinicians deliver better patient care and result in significant cost savings for health systems.

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair, researchers wrote, "could be safely preformed across a wide range of hospitals regardless of their volume status."

The AHA believes the next FDA commissioner should play a key role in influencing public health post-COVID-19.