More and more care teams are treating BAV stenosis with TAVR instead of surgical aortic valve replacement. Self-expanding and balloon-expandable valves appear to have their own benefits—as well as their own risks. 

New ACC/AHA recommendations encourage clinicians to take a proactive approach when managing patients with elevated or high blood pressure. The inclusion of renal denervation in this document represents clear progress for a relatively new technology.

Competition was once fierce between interventional cardiologists and cardiac surgeons, but that has changed over the years. "It is absolutely a partnership," one veteran surgeon told Cardiovascular Business. 

This is a rapidly growing area of interest in cardiology as research continues to find close links between heart disease and kidney disease.

The excessive use of electronic devices is associated with significant health risks for young children and adolescents. In fact, too much screen time may impact the body in ways that last well into adulthood.