Scripps Health today celebrated the grand opening of the most advanced center dedicated to heart care anywhere on the West Coast. The $456 million Prebys Cardiovascular Institute on the campus of Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla is a hub for innovation bringing together leading researchers, physicians, staff and technologies in the largest heart program in the region.

A good picture may be worth a thousand words, but good image reporting helps cardiologists treat their patients optimally. A committee of European nuclear imaging and cardiovascular imaging professionals offered a series of recommendations on how to make that possible.

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) decided to make most abstracts available to attendees for online viewing next week, several days before the conference starts. The move likely will change the experience for everyone.

The risk for peripheral artery disease (PAD) increased nearly threefold when patients had type 2 diabetes compared to those who didn’t, according to findings published in the February issue of Lancet: Diabetes & Endocrinology.

Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc., a leading developer of precision vascular robotics, announced today that it has initiated a clinical trial of its CorPath System in peripheral vascular interventions.

Darrell Ranum, JD, vice president for patient safety at The Doctors Company, shares some practical tips to help cardiologists avoid being sued for negligence.

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) plans to make most of the general abstracts for its upcoming conference available online for viewing by attendees on March 2, almost two weeks in advance of the three-day event.

Poor doctor-patient communication, medication cost, and resistance from insurance companies to approve preferred medications and specialist visits were cited by women heart patients as leading reasons for non-adherence to their cholesterol medication, according to the first national survey of patients living with or at risk for heart disease about how they manage cholesterol, a leading risk factor for heart disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women and cholesterol is a modifiable risk factor, that when managed, can help reduce the risk of developing heart disease.