This latest recall involves the device's batteries, which are separating due to a "welding defect." 

American Society of Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC) delegates to the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates 2022 meeting Stephen Bloom, MD, and Nishant Shah, MD, explain a new AMA policy asking Congress to revise its clinician decision support mandate. 

Detecting plaque erosion can offer an early warning sign of restricted blood flow to the heart, which can cause heart attacks. 

The majority of patients undergoing stress tests have symptoms consistent with obstructive coronary artery disease.

The new survey, developed by the American College of Cardiology, included input from program directors throughout the United States. 

The American Medical Association Board of Delegates approved a policy calling on payers to reimburse for the drug regadenoson and not to employ payment policies that push for cardiologists to change the drug they use for pharmacologic stress for one that is considered less safe.

The test works by picking up on subtle blood flow changes that are often a precursor to major medical events.

Healthcare deals have fallen during the first few months of 2022, but deal volume remains elevated from pre-pandemic levels.

Members who signed the letter were particularly critical of the fact that the shortage is a result of COVID lockdowns in China, stating that this crisis brings to light “the urgent need to establish an outbound investment review process to ensure that critical capabilities are not being offshored ..."