CMS estimates that aggregate Medicare payments for cardiovascular procedures performed in ASCs would increase 5% in 2027, compared with a 2% increase across ASC services overall, reflecting in part the relatively high proportion of...
CMS estimates that aggregate Medicare payments for cardiovascular procedures performed in ASCs would increase 5% in 2027, compared with a 2% increase across ASC services overall, reflecting in part the relatively high proportion of...
Pi-Cardia's ShortCut™ device is the first FDA-cleared leaflet modification technology designed to enable valve-in-valve TAVR procedures in patients at risk of coronary obstruction.
Pi-Cardia's ShortCut™ device is the first FDA-cleared leaflet modification technology designed to enable valve-in-valve TAVR procedures in patients at risk of coronary obstruction.
SAN CLEMENTE, CA – September 1, 2026 – Reflow Medical, Inc. announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted the Spur Peripheral Retrievable Stent System a New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP), providing...
SAN CLEMENTE, CA – September 1, 2026 – Reflow Medical, Inc. announced that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted the Spur Peripheral Retrievable Stent System a New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP), providing...
A world-first clinical trial conducted by Monash University researchers has shown that cholesterol-lowering medication can reduce heart attack and stroke in people aged over 70 years.
A world-first clinical trial conducted by Monash University researchers has shown that cholesterol-lowering medication can reduce heart attack and stroke in people aged over 70 years.
MUNICH -- Caristo Diagnostics, a global leader in AI technologies for cardiovascular disease, announced new independent University of Oxford-led research presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2026 showing that...
MUNICH -- Caristo Diagnostics, a global leader in AI technologies for cardiovascular disease, announced new independent University of Oxford-led research presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2026 showing that...
Many people who survive a heart attack will later develop heart failure due to the scarring that occurs as the heart heals. Researchers at Uppsala University are now presenting a new type of biological treatment that is administered directly...
Many people who survive a heart attack will later develop heart failure due to the scarring that occurs as the heart heals. Researchers at Uppsala University are now presenting a new type of biological treatment that is administered directly...
“The academic PRAGUE-26 trial aimed to challenge the current standard of care in intermediate–high risk acute pulmonary embolism by determining whether conventional CDT (without ultrasound facilitation) can improve on anticoagulation...
“The academic PRAGUE-26 trial aimed to challenge the current standard of care in intermediate–high risk acute pulmonary embolism by determining whether conventional CDT (without ultrasound facilitation) can improve on anticoagulation...
Key takeaways
Whether immediate coronary angiography should be performed routinely in unconscious patients without an ECG ST-elevation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is uncertain due to the lack of data...
Key takeaways
Whether immediate coronary angiography should be performed routinely in unconscious patients without an ECG ST-elevation after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is uncertain due to the lack of data...
The open-label, noninferiority ISOLEDS trial enrolled 664 patients with true distal left main bifurcation lesions at 24 centres in China and randomised them (1:1) to OCT- or IVUS-guided PCI.
The open-label, noninferiority ISOLEDS trial enrolled 664 patients with true distal left main bifurcation lesions at 24 centres in China and randomised them (1:1) to OCT- or IVUS-guided PCI.
This open-label noninferiority trial was conducted at 25 French centres. Patients aged 80 years or older who were hospitalised with NSTEMI were included. They were randomised to receive either stress imaging-guided selective invasive...
This open-label noninferiority trial was conducted at 25 French centres. Patients aged 80 years or older who were hospitalised with NSTEMI were included. They were randomised to receive either stress imaging-guided selective invasive...
A 20-year-old woman presented with resistant hypertension despite taking 3 antihypertensives. On examination, she had a blood pressure of 180/100 mm Hg and a systolic murmur heard under the left scapula.
A 20-year-old woman presented with resistant hypertension despite taking 3 antihypertensives. On examination, she had a blood pressure of 180/100 mm Hg and a systolic murmur heard under the left scapula.
Neeraj Shah, MD, MPH; Raveen Bazaz, MD; Bassel Sayegh, MD; Mitsugu Ogawa, MD; Dennis Phillips, MD; Benjamin Kristobak, MD
An 83-year-old man with diastolic heart failure, chronic atrial fibrillation on warfarin, severe atrial-functional mitral regurgitation, and a secundum atrial septal defect in an anterior/superior location underwent transcatheter edge-to-edge...
An 83-year-old man with diastolic heart failure, chronic atrial fibrillation on warfarin, severe atrial-functional mitral regurgitation, and a secundum atrial septal defect in an anterior/superior location underwent transcatheter edge-to-edge...
This study aimed to characterize the evolution of mitral regurgitation across low-flow aortic stenosis phenotypes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement and evaluate its potential association with clinical outcomes.
This study aimed to characterize the evolution of mitral regurgitation across low-flow aortic stenosis phenotypes following transcatheter aortic valve replacement and evaluate its potential association with clinical outcomes.
Ricardo de Souza Alves Ferreira, MD, MSc; Guilherme Evangelista Rezende, MD; Raphael França Lacerda de Andrade, MD; José Luís Attab dos Santos, MD
A 65-year-old woman with a history of smoking presented with a 30-day history of epigastric pain, nausea, and asthenia, with acute worsening on the day of admission. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography demonstrated a giant, fusiform...
A 65-year-old woman with a history of smoking presented with a 30-day history of epigastric pain, nausea, and asthenia, with acute worsening on the day of admission. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography demonstrated a giant, fusiform...
This single-center retrospective observational study evaluated the efficacy and safety of MYNX CONTROL (Cordis) after its introduction in clinical practice in Japan.
This single-center retrospective observational study evaluated the efficacy and safety of MYNX CONTROL (Cordis) after its introduction in clinical practice in Japan.
A 23-year-old man with a medical history of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency, recurrent streptococcal infections, and recent acute rheumatic fever was evaluated by the cardiology team for recurrent chest pain.
A 23-year-old man with a medical history of acetaldehyde dehydrogenase deficiency, recurrent streptococcal infections, and recent acute rheumatic fever was evaluated by the cardiology team for recurrent chest pain.
A 1-year-old boy presented to a pediatric cardiology outpatient clinic with failure to thrive, feeding difficulty, and 2 episodes of pneumonia-related hospitalizations in the year prior, suggestive of increased pulmonary blood flow.
A 1-year-old boy presented to a pediatric cardiology outpatient clinic with failure to thrive, feeding difficulty, and 2 episodes of pneumonia-related hospitalizations in the year prior, suggestive of increased pulmonary blood flow.
A 26-year-old man with a history of tetralogy of Fallot repair and biological pulmonary valve replacement 8 years prior was admitted for a transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation because of severe stenosis of the pulmonary valve conduit.
A 26-year-old man with a history of tetralogy of Fallot repair and biological pulmonary valve replacement 8 years prior was admitted for a transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation because of severe stenosis of the pulmonary valve conduit.
Ioannis Skalidis, MD, PhD; Lisa Simioni, MD; Giulia S. Beretta, MD; Giacomo Maria Cioffi, MD; Julius Jelisejevas, MD; Peter Wenaweser, MD; Pascal Meier, MD, PhD; Philippe Garot, MD; Thomas Hovasse, MD; Mariama Akodad, MD, PhD; Serban Puricel, MD; Stéphane Cook, MD; Mario Togni, MD
The authors discuss the current evidence base, highlight promising avenues such as multimodal large language models and retrieval-augmented generation tools that leverage current guidelines, and outline regulatory and ethical considerations...
The authors discuss the current evidence base, highlight promising avenues such as multimodal large language models and retrieval-augmented generation tools that leverage current guidelines, and outline regulatory and ethical considerations...
