Interventional cardiologists and nurses worry about cardiovascular disease developing in their patients. A study that looked at long-term radiation exposure to cath lab operators and staff may prompt them to add themselves to that list.

After two years, fewer than 7 percent of patients who were implanted with a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) had spontaneous ventricular tachyarrhythmia or ventricular fibrillation events, according to a pooled analysis of two trials.

More popularly known as the TV personality Dr. Oz, Mehmet Oz, MD, a cardiothoracic surgery professor at Columbia University in New York City, responded to critics calling for his ouster from the school. Ten physicians sent a letter to the medical school’s dean citing his “lack of integrity,” among other things, the Washington Post reported.

The incidence of heart failure dropped steeply over a decade in a population-based study, and while hospitalization rates remained steady over time, causes shifted from cardiovascular to noncardiovascular.

For patients undergoing elective carotid artery stenting, in-hospital and 30-day stroke and death rates were similar if they received proximal embolic protection devices or distal filter embolic protection devices, according to a study that compared the efficacy of the devices.

In a major symposium at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2015, University of Colorado Cancer Center investigator Tim Byers, MD, MPH, describes research showing the link between cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

The FDA issued clearance for the 4 Fr 1.25 Solid Diamondback 360 Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System to treat patients with peripheral artery disease.

Levi Watkins Jr., MD, a pioneering cardiac surgeon known for both clinical and civil rights achievements, died April 11 of complications from a stroke. He was 70 years old.