James Udelson, MD, an investigator involved with the PRECISE trial, explained how patient outcomes were improved by 70% from the current standard of care.

Suhny Abbara, MD, editor of Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging and chief of cardiothoracic imaging for University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, discusses how spectral computed tomography (CT) can help both cardiac and general CT imaging.

The new study, presented at the AHA Scientific Sessions 2022 conference in Chicago, focused on data from more than 2,000 patients. 

The new guidance, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, covers a variety of topics, including thoracic aortic disease, peripheral artery disease, shared decision-making and cardiac imaging.

Atrial fibrillation and peripheral artery disease, for example, are both predictors of mortality among women, but not men. 

New research out of Mayo Clinic found that clinicians who listened to AI-based treatment recommendations were more successful at identifying patients with low ejection fraction. 

Deepak Bhatt, MD, MPH, details long-term outcomes from the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial, which show a lasting impact on patients with uncontrolled hypertension. 

The new study, based on data from nearly 1,400 PAD patients who were treated with Shockwave Medical's IVL technology, was presented at VIVA22 in Las Vegas.