Emily Lau, MD, a women's health expert with Massachusetts General Hospital, thinks major changes are needed in how we diagnose CVD in women. "Our guidelines need to be more precise and offer sex-specific recommendations," she says.

Researchers explored more than 100,000 online reviews, using AI to learn as much as possible about what drives patients to give their cardiologist a positive or negative rating.

Care teams gained significant momentum in the early days of TAVR. Now, however, they are being used to address a wide variety of cardiovascular concerns. 

Serious changes could be coming to a cardiology practice near you.

The ongoing rise of private equity continues to be one of the biggest topics in modern healthcare. 

The popular diet prioritizes whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts, seeds and olive oil. Researchers found that it was associated with multiple long-term benefits for patients with a cancer diagnosis. 

Tracking private equity acquisitions can be challenging, but that didn't stop researchers from exploring the last decade of activity in cardiology. "It will be critical to monitor the effects on procedural utilization, quality and outcomes for patients with CVD,” the group wrote. 

The way a cardiology department's management is organized can have a direct impact on physician satisfaction and patient care. "Without good governance and leadership, nothing else matters," one expert said.