Nicholas Smedira, MD, a cardiovascular surgeon with Cleveland Clinic, discusses septal myectomy and the need to improve overall HCM care with new standards and evidence-based guidelines.

The vascular surgeon was fired after telling the media about a cardiologist who allegedly performed transcatheter aortic valve replacement without the proper credentials. He is now suing the hospital for wrongful termination and defamation.

Weekly subcutaneous treatments of semaglutide, originally developed to treat diabetes, are sold and marketed under the brand name Wegovy.

One expert believes the lack of standardization for how diagnostic imaging in conducted and reported has led to a major underdiagnosis of HCM.

Researchers shared long-term follow-up data from the Colchicine-PCI trial, which compared colchicine administration before PCI with a placebo.

Tyler Shatley, a veteran offensive lineman with the Jacksonville Jaguars, said he experienced symptoms for years before finally seeking a diagnosis. 

Using these devices as part of a zero-fluoroscopy workflow, which replaces X-rays with an alternative modality such as ultrasound, limits radiation exposure and the use of burdensome protective equipment.

Out of more than 250 abstracts submitted at its annual meeting in Boston, SCCT named one winner and two runners-up.