Nearly one-fifth of patients die within two years of undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), according to a new analysis…

Cardiologists are often not too concerned when atrial arrhythmias occur during the 90-day “blanking period” after catheter ablation. According to a new analysis published in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, however, such…

Cardiologists can safely perform routine electrophysiology (EP) studies during…

Attune Medical, the Chicago-based healthcare technology company, has received a De Novo…

Non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are associated with fewer major bleeding events and deaths than vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) when treating patients who develop new-onset atrial fibrillation (AFib) after…

Pharmacy-provided low-cost generic programs (LCGPs) can help improve patient access to affordable cardiovascular disease (CVD) medications. According to a new analysis published in Annals of Internal Medicine, however,…

Catheter ablation procedures may help improve the mental health of patients presenting with symptomatic atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to a new analysis published in JAMA.[1] The study’s authors identified key…

A bicyclist killed outside Omaha, Nebraska, on the morning of Sept. 10 has been identified as Matthew Latacha, MD, a veteran cardiologist with Methodist Health System. He was 47 years old.…

Boston Scientific has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its Watchman FLX Pro left atrial appendage closure…

Certain intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs) manufactured by Datascope, a subsidiary of Getinge, have been involved in…

Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is as effective for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib) as radiofrequency or cryoballoon ablation, according to new research presented at…

Withings, the healthcare technology company known for its remote monitoring devices, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its newest smart scale, the Body Scan…

ESC Congress 2023, the annual meeting of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), is scheduled for Aug. 25-28 in Amsterdam.

ESC Congress is often described as…

Albert L. Waldo, MD, an influential cardiologist who helped shape the field of electrophysiology, died Aug. 17 due to complications related to a long fight…

Deeper device implantation during left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) procedures increases the patient’s risk of developing a blood clot, according to new research published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.[1]…

CathVision, a Denmark-based healthcare technology company focused on the electrophysiology lab, has received U.S. Food and Drug…

Viz.ai has received a de novo approval from the U.S. Food…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a new draft guidance designed to help applicants add clinically relevant information about QTc interval prolongation to the labeling of non-…

Can fasting instructions before transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), ablation and other cardiac procedures be relaxed? A team of…