CMS also announced that the penalty phase of its Appropriate Use Criteria Program has been delayed yet again.

The initial complaint, filed nearly one year ago, remains unresolved. 

The study's authors noted that the ECG acquisition technology in these wearable devices appears to be quite effective. The automated algorithms, however, could still be improved. 

The document includes updated classification to established a framework for stenosis, plaque burden and plaque modifiers, including assessment of CT-FFR or myocardial CT perfusion.

However, the study’s authors did find associations between suboptimal TAVR procedures and adverse outcomes.

Researchers will examine stress test results, CT images, and blood tests for women who undergo estrogen depletion as a treatment for breast cancer.

Cardiologist Peter Fail, MD, discusses the idea of using shunts to form a passage that enables the left atrium to decompress at rest and during physical activity. The goal is to lower left atrial pressure in heart failure patients.

The new analysis focused on transcatheter edge-to-edge repair and left atrial appendage occlusion procedures.

Media coverage of the cardiologist's murder has been banned among Turkish media outlets. 

“Even if we compensate for the differences in population size, the U.S. is still miles ahead when it comes to total cardiomyopathy cases," explained Walter Gabriel, MPH, an epidemiologist and analyst on the report.