Echocardiography expert Roberto Lang, MD, says artificial intelligence will be so important to cardiac ultrasound in the near future that echo labs not using it will be inefficient and less accurate than labs that do use it.

Automated phone trees are a cost-effective means of reducing unnecessary interruptions and can be implemented “in an easily accessible manner,” according to experts at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.

The American College of Cardiology, Association of Black Cardiologists and several other U.S. societies released a new joint statement on the ruling.

James Kirkpatrick, MD, discussed some of the biggest trends and themes he saw at the American Society of Echocardiography's 2023 annual meeting.

When matched by gender and career length, nonemergency rads are nearly twice as likely to be promoted to associate professor. 

Both the complexity and volume of deals has soared in recent years, the agency noted, prompting the need to review premerger forms for the first time in years. 

The findings were reached using an analytic hierarchy process, which can help physicians review options with patients who have never experienced either exam.

The upcoming changes include a total of 395 new codes, 25 deletions and 13 revisions.

The new-look pulmonary valve features a proprietary bi-leaflet design and was designed to grow with the patient, limiting the need for repeat surgeries.

The senior statistician purchased short-term stock options, including some that expired the next day, after allegedly being made aware of Paxlovid’s success in clinical trials ahead of a public announcement.