Medicine is, and has been for years now, trending toward a more value-based payment system. But what exactly does that mean, and where does cardiology fit in?

There will likely be a national shortage of medical devices—including CV tools like stents, shunts and catheters—in the near future, according to the FDA.

A government effort to shift noninvasive cardiac testing from provider-based settings to hospital-based settings more than a decade ago inadvertently increased healthcare costs in the long run, researchers reported in JAMA Internal Medicine. 

The global market for implantable pacemakers is projected to see moderate, steady growth through 2023, resulting in a sum of more than $5.32 billion, according to a recent report.

A drop in income over six years was linked to a higher likelihood of CVD in a recent analysis of the ARIC study, suggesting financial stress might be a predictor of worse heart health in the U.S.

Recent pushback against a nutritional guideline that supports the consumption of red and processed meats includes allegations that the guideline’s lead author had ties to the meat industry, Health Exec reports.

Presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders suffered a heart attack last week, his campaign confirmed Oct. 4.

Vermont senator and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders was hospitalized Tuesday for an artery blockage that required two stents, the New York Times reports.