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“The creation of an associate dean in AI speaks to the fact that AI has become central to research, education and clinical operations in the health care system."

Divaka Perera, MD, at ACC.26

The second day of the American College of Cardiology’s annual conference started with a series of highly anticipated interventional cardiology trials.

 Stavros V. Konstantinides, MD, PhD, presenting data at ACC.26

New 30-day data presented at ACC.26 helped answer questions cardiologists have had been asking for years. “Thank you for bringing PE into the future," one vascular specialist said from the stage.  

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An advanced algorithm that looks for signs of heart failure in five-second voice recordings has received the FDA's breakthrough device designation.

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Decreased screening rates among different subgroups highlight the ongoing need for outreach strategies that target vulnerable populations, experts contend.

Medtronic’s MiniMed 780G automated insulin delivery system

Nearly 27,000 MiniMed 780G insulin pumps were included in a new Class II recall. By taking a few basic steps, however, patients should be able to avoid any significant risks.

William P. Shutze, MD, FACS, secretary of the Society of Vascular Surgery (SVS), a vascular surgeon with Texas Vascular Associates in Plano, Texas, and a clinical associate professor of medicine at Texas A&M College of Medicine, explained the role of vascular surgeons in peripheral artery disease (PAD) and critical limb ischemia (CLI).

Vascular surgeons perform procedures interventional cardiologists and interventional radiologists do not do—so why not make sure they are part of every heart team conversation?

Northwestern deploys new mobile stroke unit

The MSU operates 365 days a year and covers 138 square miles. Hundreds of patients have been treated through the MSU, with more than 500 receiving critical care in it 2025 alone. 

Most popular radiology video interviews on Health Imaging. The evolving role of artificial intelligence (AI) in breast imaging was a big topic at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2024 meeting. Health Imaging spoke with Manisha Bahl, MD, breast imaging division quality director and breast imaging division co-service chief at Massachusetts General Hospital and an associate professor of radiology, Harvard Medical School, at the conference to hear more about her breast AI sessions.

Radiology has seen a lot of large language model and generative AI research and adoption and it is clearly a hot button topic with our No. 1 video.

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A nationwide policy shift implemented in 2018 was designed to, among other things, improve the waiting list mortality rate. One unintended consequence, however, is that patients are now more likely to experience a stroke after receiving a new heart.

Abbott Volt Pulsed Field Ablation

The approval, which Abbott said arrived earlier than expected, came after regulators reviewed data from a 2024 clinical trial.

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Investors are betting on generative AI to solve costly provider workflow inefficiencies. So are provider executives. 

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“The creation of an associate dean in AI speaks to the fact that AI has become central to research, education and clinical operations in the health care system."