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Patients who have their claims turned down by private insurers often incur debt they need months to pay off, according to an analysis of 4,589 survey responses. More than half the field reported such debt topped $1,000 in their household. 

This could enable ECG to become a primary screening tool for a largely underdiagnosed cardiac disease.

The Edwards Lifesciences Triformis Resilia surgical tricuspid valve top and side views..

The Edwards Lifesciences Triformis Resilia is the first dedicated surgical tricuspid valve on the market cleared with data from off-label use of mitral valves.

Michael Coords, MD, FSCCT, Medical Director of Cardiovascular Imaging, RadNet, a leader with the SCCT Health Policy and Practice Committee Regulatory Task Force, and incoming co-chair of the Health Policy and Practice Committee, says SCCT offers a unique blend of clinical education, business strategy, and networking to stay on top of CCTA's rapid proliferation.

SCCT offers a unique blend of clinical education, business strategy, and networking to stay on top of CCTA's rapid proliferation.

Ronen Rubinshtein, MD, FACC, FESC, director, heart institute, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, in Holon, Israel, president elect for the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), and chairman of the SCCT 2026 annual scientific meeting, explains plaque imaging, AI and structural heart disease are the spotlight at the meeting.

Coronary plaque imaging is an area many experts believe is driving a shift toward earlier detection and prevention of heart disease.

A figure from the new SCCT FFR-CT consensus document to help explain how the technology works to assess hemodynamic flow using CT imaging.

FFR-CT literature has reached a state of maturity where experts can comfortably start to provide guidelines to the wider community. 

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Kain Capital is backing a network of 26 imaging centers across Florida, Michigan, Maryland, Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama, co-founded by radiologist Chintan Desai, MD. 

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The Los Angeles-based imaging center operator will use the proceeds to finance future acquisitions, “organic expansion initiatives,” and health system partnerships. 

Sol Radiology

If explosive growth is a sure sign of astute planning, Sol Radiology has some of the best strategists in the business. As recently as late 2022, the Southern California practice had three radiologists serving one hospital. Today it’s a 45-physician force reading for 25 sites and running three of its own imaging centers. 

The Amplatzer Piccolo Occluder for transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure in premature infants. Photo courtesy of Abbott.

Transcatheter patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) closure has been a mainstay in congenital interventional cardiology for decades, but changes in the standard of care have resulted in catheter-based treatments overtaking surgical procedures. 

bicuspid aortic valve disease TAVR

More and more care teams are treating BAV stenosis with TAVR instead of surgical aortic valve replacement. Self-expanding and balloon-expandable valves appear to have their own benefits—as well as their own risks. 

Hospital finance

About 30% of patients die within 90 days of implanting an inferior vena cava filter, yet a median of only about 6% are removed within this time span, experts write in JACR

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Patients who have their claims turned down by private insurers often incur debt they need months to pay off, according to an analysis of 4,589 survey responses. More than half the field reported such debt topped $1,000 in their household. 

This could enable ECG to become a primary screening tool for a largely underdiagnosed cardiac disease.

The Edwards Lifesciences Triformis Resilia is the first dedicated surgical tricuspid valve on the market cleared with data from off-label use of mitral valves.