How does access to care influence short-term TAVR outcomes? Researchers explored data from nearly 22,000 patients to find out. 

Multidisciplinary heart teams are growing more and more popular among hospitals and health systems all over the world. What started as a way to select TAVR patients has become something much more important. 

TAVR patients presenting with peripheral artery disease face significantly higher in-hospital risks, according to a new study published in Current Problems in Cardiology. 

The drops were linked to 55 reports of adverse events, including eye infections, permanent loss of vision and one death with a bloodstream infection.

"Small quality differentials combined with large price differentials suggests that health systems have not, on average, realized their potential for better care at equal or lower cost," Harvard researchers found. 

A new study published in JACC: Heart Failure offers more evidence that a patient's feelings can strongly influence their risk of poor cardiovascular health. 

Results demonstrate how implementing adjusted procedures to limit radiation exposures for children may lower cancer risks and save on health care costs.

The move could reclaim overpayments of an estimated $479 million from 2018 and $4.7 billion over 10 years.