Care Delivery

This channel includes news on cardiovascular care delivery, including how patients are diagnosed and treated, cardiac care guidelines, policies or legislation impacting patient care, device recalls that may impact patient care, and cardiology practice management.

4 must-haves for health execs deploying ambient AI scribes at scale
Successfully adopting the technology across wide and varying care settings depends on a whole lot more than just technical sophistication.
Aggressively treating blood pressure, cholesterol levels fails to improve cognitive function
Targeting key cardiovascular risk factors for two full years was not linked to a reduced risk of cognitive decline or dementia.
FTC homes in on healthcare
The federal regulatory agency that exists to protect consumers and promote competition across the economy is newly focused on patients and clinicians as well as taxpayers.
Cardiovascular Business announces its Forty Under 40 Class of 2026
The Cardiovascular Business Forty Under 40 Class of 2026 represents an accomplished group of clinicians, researchers, entrepreneurs and administrators who are redefining what cardiovascular leadership looks like under the age of 40.
FDA-approved surgical aortic valve implanted for first time in US
The next-generation valve from Corcym features a sutureless frame as well as laser-cut leaflets and thread holes.

Unhappy surgery workers call Mayo Clinic leadership to task

Around 275 union and nonunion employees are petitioning the CEO and their department chair over what they’re calling unsafe working conditions.

artificial intelligence robot evaluates healthcare data

AI organizes heart failure patients into 5 distinct groups, helping cardiologists manage care

Researchers used multiple AI models to evaluate EHR data from more than 322,000 heart failure patients. By identifying these subtypes, the group thinks clinicians could perform better risk assessments and make more informed treatment decisions.

Daniel Cantillon, MD, said the first leadless, dual-chamber pacing system performed very well in the Aveir dual-chamber i2i trial. #HRS #HRS23

Early success of dual-chamber leadless pacemaker suggests big changes could be on the horizon

Daniel Cantillon, MD, explained why the positive performance of Abbott's Aveir dual-chamber leadless pacemaker could lead to considerable improvements in patient care.

A 'moving target': PCPs call out inconsistent regulations in the rollout of telehealth

These regulations varied between states and insurance plans, and they affected reimbursement as well.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Buzzworthy developments of the past few days.

Risk model helps radiologists predict whether patients will experience contrast-associated injury after CT

The study represents the largest and most comprehensive investigation of contrast-associated acute kidney injury in patients with cancer.

patient acceptance of medical AI is rising

Is crafty ‘Dr. AI’ already siphoning mindshare from actual doctors?

Patients can be persuaded to place almost as much confidence in diagnostic AI as they have in primary care physicians.

A figure from the HRS remote monitoring consensus document on staffing challenges with remote monitoring.

Electrophysiology experts issue recommendations for remote monitoring of CIEDs

The Heart Rhythm Society released a new expert consensus statement on the management of remote device clinics for implantable EP devices.

Care Delivery

4 must-haves for health execs deploying ambient AI scribes at scale

Aggressively treating blood pressure, cholesterol levels fails to improve cognitive function

FTC homes in on healthcare

Cardiovascular Business announces its Forty Under 40 Class of 2026

FDA-approved surgical aortic valve implanted for first time in US