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Medical societies representing all three specialties issued a joint statement Jan. 21, criticizing studies claiming such scans pose risk of potential patient harm. 

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Researchers with UT Southwestern Medical Center recently surveyed over 900 women about how they view the technology's deployment in screening. 

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The Healthcare Leadership Council—a forum for C-suite leaders across different industries—recently released the results of a new survey of its members.

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2026 may be the year that many if not most healthcare leaders arrive at a fork in the road to mature AI implementation. 

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Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. It is estimated that it claims approximately 125,000 lives in the U.S. every year.

TactiFlex Duo Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled

The TactiFlex Duo Ablation Catheter, Sensor Enabled was designed to switch from PFA to radiofrequency ablation as needed, providing electrophysiologists with options when treating AFib patients.

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This new imaging approach has the potential to benefit women with both high and low risk of developing cancer, researchers charge. 

Anthony Fletcher, MD, FACC FAHA, FSCAI, president of the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC), and an interventional cardiologist at CHI St. Vincent Heart Clinic Arkansas, Little Rock, explains the results of a recent ABC survey looking at the level of awareness among providers and communities in cardiology care deserts in the South. He said there was a poor level of understanding about LDL-C management and Lp(a) awareness among both primary care providers and patients in these underserved areas.

Association of Black Cardiologists President Anthony Fletcher, MD, discusses the group's efforts to educate patients in Louisiana, Arkansas, Georgia and Mississippi.

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An interventional rad in California is at risk of having his medical license revoked after the state’s medical board discovered he had previously omitted information about his past.

The intra-annular, self-expanding Navitor valve gained FDA approval in 2023 for the treatment of high-risk heart patients with severe aortic stenosis. This analysis explores its early impact on patient care. 

Sunil Rao, MD, director, interventional cardiology, cardiac catheterization laboratory, NYU Langone Heart, professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, discusses the heart team approach in the context to determining what is best for the patient in terms of bypass surgery or percutaneous coronary intervention.

Sunil Rao, MD, discusses the heart team approach in the context of deciding what is best for the patient between bypass surgery and percutaneous coronary intervention.

Cardiology has been shifting from reactionary treatment strategies to a greater emphasis on prevention. This is an especially important trend in heart failure, which is associated with high costs and rising hospitalization rates. 

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Medical societies representing all three specialties issued a joint statement Jan. 21, criticizing studies claiming such scans pose risk of potential patient harm.