Care teams should be aware of this difference, even using CT images when possible to look for signs of any potential issues.

Both base salaries and total compensation are consistently lower for women than men, according to new survey data. The disparities in cardiac surgery are often worse than those found in other healthcare specialties.

The STS Risk Calculator App, available on both iOS and Android devices, gives users improved access to real-time risk assessments.

RSNA and several other industry societies have shared a new expert consensus document on the significant value of cardiac CT. Echo remains an effective first-line imaging option, the groups wrote, but CT can make a big impact as well. 

“Just as medicine has its own language, so does business," two surgeons explained in a new editorial.