More than 100 U.S. medical societies—including the ACC, ASNC and others—have united in support of a new bill that would make a long-term impact on Medicare payments.

HFpEF now accounts for a majority of heart failure cases, highlighting the importance of ensuring both primary care providers and dedicated heart teams know as much about this topic as possible. 

Patients with severe COVID-19 cases that required ventilation were 16 times more likely to develop ventricular tachycardia within six months, researchers found. 

Researchers evaluated data from more than 200 patients who underwent redo TAVR, noting that women and patients with a higher BMI faced a higher risk of coronary flow compromise.

According to the large new study, published in JACC: CardioOncology, atherosclerotic CVD is associated with an especially high risk of cancer. 

The STOP-CA trial showed that statins can help chemotherapy patients avoid potential side effects related to anthracycline agents. Co-principal investigators Marielle Scherrer-Crosbie, MD, and Tomas Neilan, MD, discussed the details of that trial at ACC.23. 

The group hopes its members can increase congressional support of a new bill introduced in the House. 

Some nuclear cardiology labs are still using SPECT systems that are 20-25 years old. Is it time to make an upgrade?