In announcing its proposed changes to the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule for 2027, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services justified the reduced reimbursement by pointing to rates paid by private insurers, which are on average 16% less than what the federal government pays.

The doctor, visiting Montana from Pennsylvania for a ski trip, says he did not even realize at first what had happened.

When heart patients are diagnosed with severe AS, how quickly do they need to undergo TAVR? That was the focus of a new analysis published in Open Heart.

Specialists from the fields of interventional cardiology and cardiac surgery collaborated to perform what is believed to be the first completely catheter-based Fontan procedure in U.S. history. The young patient's recovery was much easier than it would have been otherwise. 

The new entity, Precure, will be owned by both groups. Its work in detecting early disease for timely intervention stems from a research project launched this summer. The Mayo Clinic said Precure will make the results of that initiative actionable.

Researchers found that photon-counting CT delivered post-TAVR imaging findings comparable to transthoracic echocardiography—no sedation required. 

Women with CKD often receive a delayed diagnosis and are less likely to receive a kidney transplant. These trends mean, among other things, those women face an increased risk of developing heart disease.

A new report from the University of Minnesota found that OB/GYN specialty care is drying up nationwide, but healthcare facilities in rural America are the most affected.