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.

Medical debt vs. Medicaid expansion: One state has a clear winner
Researchers found enrollment correlated with big reductions in medical debt as signaled by collections activity and subprime credit scores.
Fewer stents, positive outcomes: Sirolimus-eluting balloons a safe alternative during PCI
Using a DCB that releases sirolimus over an extended period of time appears to be both safe and effective when treating patients who present with NSTEMI or unstable angina.
5 reasons not to (solely) blame insurance companies for what ails US healthcare
As this midterm-election year barrels toward decision day, health insurers continue taking punches from both political parties. The piling-on might be as unfair as it is understandable.
How long will we accept patients languishing in the ER as normal? (asks a firsthand witness to ‘boarding’ who’s also a distinguished journalist and an erstwhile ER doctor)
Boarding is hospital-speak for when patients get left in the emergency department, typically on gurneys or in wheelchairs, for many hours—sometimes days—because no inpatient beds are available.
First bedside procedure of its kind performed by traveling clinicians on premature infant
The 22-week-old patient was successfully treated by a traveling cardiologist—all without being transported to the cath lab.

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.

Acute kidney injury after TAVR: Key risk factors every cardiologist should know

Multiple studies have linked acute kidney injury after TAVR to a heightened risk of short- and long-term mortality.

doctor with overweight patient who may be treated with TAVR or surgery

New obesity statistics highlight importance of preventive cardiology

Cardiovascular health is much worse in some parts of the United States than others. Cardiologists in those high-risk areas can make a world of difference by embracing preventive cardiology and working to treat patients before it is too late.

New dyslipidemia guideline puts add-on testing, early screening in the spotlight

The updated recommendations represent a collaboration between the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association and several other U.S. healthcare organizations.

High costs may be keeping working-age heart patients from seeking care

When working-age adults develop cardiovascular disease, it often ends up eating up a significant amount of their income. Are insurance companies doing enough to help these patients?

Care Delivery

Medical debt vs. Medicaid expansion: One state has a clear winner

Fewer stents, positive outcomes: Sirolimus-eluting balloons a safe alternative during PCI

5 reasons not to (solely) blame insurance companies for what ails US healthcare

How long will we accept patients languishing in the ER as normal? (asks a firsthand witness to ‘boarding’ who’s also a distinguished journalist and an erstwhile ER doctor)

First bedside procedure of its kind performed by traveling clinicians on premature infant