Major complications are rare during percutaneous coronary intervention. When they do occur, however, the in-hospital mortality rate is relatively high. 

The case dates to 2017, when the unidentified woman began undergoing surveillance ultrasounds every six months, as she was susceptible to liver disease. 

Physicians and researchers complete thousands of clinical trials each year, but some findings prove far more significant than others. For cardiologist Dharmesh Patel, MD, the results of the SMART trial have changed the way he’s managing and recommending treatment for women with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis.

Physicians shouldn’t think of AI as a tool to wield and sharpen. They should think of it as a medical student to mold and mentor.

The U.S. Department of Justice claimed the dialysis chain was sending kickbacks and favors to physicians in exchange for patient referrals.

The suggestion comes from a strategic communications professional who specializes in thinking creatively about how to unlock opportunities—including those that are, at present, hard to see.

The bipartisan Physician Led and Rural Access to Quality Care Act would amend the Social Security Act to allow physicians to open new hospitals in hard-to-reach communities.

“Before these CPT codes there was no real acknowledgment of the additional burden borne by the providers who accepted these patients."