The AHA Mission: Lifeline Program was designed to reduce STEMI patient transfer times, but response times still often lag, and new protocols may be needed to expedite STAT transfers.

Jason Andrade, MD, director of electrophysiology, Vancouver General Hospital, and principal investigator of the PROGRESSIVE AF trial, explains how cryoablation can be used as a frontline treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib) before drugs in this AHA late-breaker. 

The SPYRAL HTN-ON MED renal denervation trial failed to show that renal denervation was superior to sham control at improving ambulatory blood pressure (ABPM), but that might have been due to patient lifestyle changes during COVID-19.

The presence of breast arterial calcifications on mammography exams might not be as indicative of cardiovascular risk as previously thought, according to new data.

Brian Lindman, MD, medical director of the Structural Heart and Valve Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, explains the new American Heart Association (AHA) Target Aortic Stenosis (AS) program to screen with echo to find more AS patients. 

The ASE launched its new, interactive EchoGuide mobile and web application, and already has about 15,000 downloads.

Financial operations have turned dire for hospitals and health systems, according to a recent report that reviewed significant revenue losses and rising costs.

The public health emergency enacted during the start of the COVID-19 pandemic will continue past January 2023. 

Just months after announcing it was closing its primary health services business, e-commerce giant Amazon is once again stepping into the healthcare sector with a new services offering, Amazon Clinic.