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.

Popular weight-loss drugs don’t tip the scales against Alzheimer’s
Semaglutide alters Alzheimer’s biomarkers but doesn’t slow the disease’s advance.
Is the field of cardiology empowering or stifling? Cardiologists share their perspective
Some cardiologists feel the specialty is inclusive and nothing needs to change, but not everyone agrees with that sentiment. A new survey detailed the perspective of more than 1,500 cardiologists.
Catheters recalled due to defect—FDA highlights risk of stroke or brain damage
The recall was put in place after a hydrophilic coating was discovered on the inside of the devices. According to the FDA, patients treated with the catheters could face a number of significant risks.
Cardiology groups share new recommendations for performing safe, effective cardiac ablations in ASCs
The timing of this new guidance from the Heart Rhythm Society and American College of Cardiology could not have been better—the document went live just as CMS finalized its decision to cover cardiac ablation procedures performed in ASCs.
Healthcare AI today: AI succeeds Hippocrates, Amazon looms large, 2026 predictions begin
The largest healthcare system in the Middle East is partnering with Nvidia to decode the human genome. If successful, the AI-heavy project will translate almost the entire language of heredity into actionable information.

TAVR patients admitted on weekend face greater risk of death, complications

The so-called "weekend effect" seen with other cardiovascular diseases appears to exist for patients with severe aortic stenosis as well.

Industry Watcher’s Digest

Last week’s blastoff of the Chinese AI company DeepSeek struck many like a cold bucket of water in the face.

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Despite AI, burnout continues to dog radiologists

Wasn’t radiology the fastest medical specialty to embrace and adopt AI? And yet burnout continues to afflict many if not most radiologists.

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The US physician shortage shows no signs of stopping—what can cardiology leaders do?

The physician shortage that U.S. hospitals and health systems have been dreading is here—and its impact on cardiology could be quite significant.

Blood pressure drug recalled due to black contaminants—FDA highlights safety risks

The recall was put in place after a customer discovered “visible black particulate matter” in a sealed vial. If the contaminant enters a patient's blood vessels, it could lead to serious complications, including a stroke or even death.

FDA clears first blood test of its kind for Lp(a)

The new blood test from Roche Diagnostics measures Lp(a) in terms of nanomoles per liter (nmol/L) as opposed to milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL).

Industry Watcher’s Digest

This is the week of DeepSeek.

5 ways GenAI can enhance graduate medical education

Generative AI has a bright future in medical education. That goes not only for medical schools but also for postgraduate settings in which residents and fellows do most of their learning while also caring for patients.

Care Delivery

Popular weight-loss drugs don’t tip the scales against Alzheimer’s

Is the field of cardiology empowering or stifling? Cardiologists share their perspective

Catheters recalled due to defect—FDA highlights risk of stroke or brain damage

Cardiology groups share new recommendations for performing safe, effective cardiac ablations in ASCs

Healthcare AI today: AI succeeds Hippocrates, Amazon looms large, 2026 predictions begin