On days with major snowfalls, hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease decreased 32 percent compared with days with no snowfall, according to an analysis of hospital admissions at four hospitals in Boston. However, two days after major snowfalls, hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease increased 23 percent compared with days with no snowfalls.

An analysis of a community-based study found that higher levels of moderate or vigorous physical activity (MPVA) or sport/exercise-related physical activity were associated with a lower risk of incident hypertension among African Americans.

The approval of two new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes acknowledges echocardiographic myocardial strain imaging and myocardial contrast perfusion echocardiography as emerging technologies, often a necessary step before a code is promoted to payable status.

We are living in a data-rich, information-poor era of healthcare, with what feels like a chasm between where we are and where we aim to be with patients’ outcomes, quality improvement and practice growth. The gulf is overflowing with data that are both the key to our success and the hurdle holding us back.

American College of Cardiology (ACC) President Richard A. Chazal released a statement on Jan. 30 denouncing President Donald Trump’s executive order that barred some refugees, immigrants and citizens from entering the U.S.

As the healthcare landscape continues its tectonic shifts, the old pillars—siloed organizations, unchallenged leadership, see-through accountability—are starting to totter. In their place new models are emerging, like the dyad, which pairs a respected physician leader with an accomplished administrative head to enable hospital systems and medical practices to more effectively manage their complex operations and, as importantly, stay ahead of change.

Busy schedules and work and family commitments make it difficult for people to plan meals and eat healthy. Hectic lifestyles, however, may contribute to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, according to a new American Heart Association (AHA) scientific statement.

Between the release of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) final rule and the election of a president who has promised to repeal the law that laid the groundwork for MACRA’s Quality Payment Program (QPP), uncertainty may be the only sure thing in U.S. healthcare today. Regardless of what happens to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or to MACRA, cardiologists should begin preparing for changes in how they deliver care and are reimbursed for their work.