3D models can improve the visualization of challenging cardiac anatomy in addition to supporting clinical decision-making, education and procedural planning.
Women with CKD often receive a delayed diagnosis and are less likely to receive a kidney transplant. These trends mean, among other things, those women face an increased risk of developing heart disease.
Accessing cardiology data for research or population health initiatives is still quite difficult in Europe. Could this new project help reverse that trend?
From left to right: Ronald P. Karlsberg, MD, and Venkatesh L. Murthy, MD, PhD.
Two cardiologists have been named to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent group that makes preventive care recommendations based on clinical evidence. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a total of eight new members to the panel.
Savannah DeMelo, a professional soccer player with Racing Louisville FC, alleges that clinicians failed to properly diagnose and manage her heart disease. She collapsed on the field during a match in September 2025.
Examples of OCT (left) and IVUS (right) images of two different subjects with calcium. Blue arrows denote calcium noted on OCT, red asterisks mark calcium on IVUS. Images courtesy of JSCAI and Li et al.
The team behind this new meta-analysis reviewed data from more than 24,000 patients with a mean age of nearly 65 years old. They identified several benefits to choosing intravascular imaging guidance during PCI over traditional angiography alone.
Johnson & Johnson is selling key assets related to its Laminar program to a new startup, Jaguar LAA. This comes less than three years after Johnson & Johnson acquired Laminar for $400 million.