Cardiology Associations

This page includes news coverage of cardiology societies and associations. Follow these links for specific cardiology society news pages: American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), American Society Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Society for Cardiovascular Angiography Interventions (SCAI), Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT), and Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA).

Weightlifters do significant heart damage when taking anabolic steroids—but there is hope
Steroid users can undo at least some of the damage if they simply stop taking them.
Physicians support Medicare coverage for TAVR in patients with aortic regurgitation
The ACC, SCAI and STS have shared early support for expanding Medicare coverage to include TAVR in patients with native AR. The groups emphasized that CED requirements and multidisciplinary heart team meetings are necessary to ensure patients receive the best possible care going forward.
Peripheral IVL linked to key benefits over atherectomy as utilization increases
Atherectomy is still the go-to treatment option for many clinicians, but peripheral IVL appears to be gaining momentum as time goes on.
New CPT codes are expanding reimbursement for AI-powered CCTA tools
New codes for these technologies have made a world of difference for clinicians. Reimbursement for the use of AI is an area where cardiology is far ahead of most other healthcare specialties.
Maryland mammography law turns incidental cardiac findings into a new screening opportunity
The law reflects growing interest in using existing imaging studies to identify cardiovascular disease risk without requiring additional scans, radiation exposure or costs.

Weightlifters do significant heart damage when taking anabolic steroids—but there is hope

Steroid users can undo at least some of the damage if they simply stop taking them.

A majority of medical devices involved in Class I recalls were never required by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to undergo premarket or postmarket clinical testing, according to new research published in Annals of Internal Medicine.[1]

Physicians support Medicare coverage for TAVR in patients with aortic regurgitation

The ACC, SCAI and STS have shared early support for expanding Medicare coverage to include TAVR in patients with native AR. The groups emphasized that CED requirements and multidisciplinary heart team meetings are necessary to ensure patients receive the best possible care going forward.

Shockwave Medical, a Johnson & Johnson MedTech company, has officially launched its Shockwave E8 Peripheral IVL Catheter in the United States. Shockwave’s E8 catheter was designed specifically to treat patients with calcified femoropopliteal and below-the-knee (BTK) peripheral artery disease (PAD), including those diagnosed with complex chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI).

Peripheral IVL linked to key benefits over atherectomy as utilization increases

Atherectomy is still the go-to treatment option for many clinicians, but peripheral IVL appears to be gaining momentum as time goes on.

Cara Santillo explains how new CPT codes are expanding reimbursement CCTA AI. #Heartflow #SCCT #YesCCT

New CPT codes are expanding reimbursement for AI-powered CCTA tools

New codes for these technologies have made a world of difference for clinicians. Reimbursement for the use of AI is an area where cardiology is far ahead of most other healthcare specialties.

Michael Coords, MD, FSCCT, medical director of cardiovascular imaging at RadNet, explains what the new Maryland law requires when when breast artery calcifications are found in mammograms that indicate the patient may have higher risk of cardiovascular disease.

Maryland mammography law turns incidental cardiac findings into a new screening opportunity

The law reflects growing interest in using existing imaging studies to identify cardiovascular disease risk without requiring additional scans, radiation exposure or costs.

HeartMate 3 LVAD linked to 16% risk of stroke, other neurological issues—what heart failure specialists should know

Researchers tracked years of data, noting that strokes and other neurological adverse events reduce a patient's odds of survival.

Video: Rick Snyder, MD, FACC, president of HeartPlace, and Chief Physician Executive at U.S. Heart and Vascular, testified to Congressional leaders in his role with the American Independent Medical Practice Association (AIMPA) to explain how federal healthcare policies have created an inefficient payment system that rewards higher cost care models and is putting lower cost private practices out of business.

Policy expert explains why cardiology services in the US are getting more expensive

"We really should have a system that is patient-centric, physician-led, and professionally managed, but in a cost-effective way," Rick Snyder, MD, said.

Fewer Americans are dying from heart disease—Black patients still face the highest risks

The overall mortality rate for U.S. patients with cardiovascular disease has improved significantly in recent years. At the same time, however, care gaps remain that must be addressed.

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