Cardiology Associations

This page includes news coverage of cardiology societies and associations. Follow these links for specific cardiology society news pages: American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA), American Society of Echocardiography (ASE), American Society Nuclear Cardiology (ASNC), European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Society for Cardiovascular Angiography Interventions (SCAI), Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT), and Vascular Interventional Advances (VIVA).

How to manage the cardiovascular health of patients during noncardiac surgeries
The American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology and other U.S. medical societies have collaborated on new recommendations that cover everything from preoperative patient evaluations to postoperative care.
Persistent mitral regurgitation after TAVR more common among women than men
The study's authors emphasized that these data should be kept in mind when making treatment decisions for female patients with severe AS.
Heart attack patients treated at for-profit hospitals more likely to be readmitted
Readmission rates are getting lower over time among patients treated at nonprofit hospitals. At for-profit facilities, meanwhile, readmission rates have stayed relatively unchanged.
High-quality heart failure care is easy to find for many Americans—but care gaps remain
The Heart Failure Society of America has released a new comprehensive look at HF clinics in the United States. The report includes more than 300 programs that serve approximately 626,000 patients.
Semaglutide is improving the heart health of millions—but how? Experts are stumped
“Our analyses could not fully ascribe the effects of semaglutide on cardiovascular disease to known risk factors with any certainty,” one researcher said after exploring years of data. "These results suggest that semaglutide should be considered as a cardiovascular disease reduction drug and not just as a weight loss drug."

ASE guidelines summary of recommended imaging steps for performance of M-TEER.

New guideline standardizes echo guidance for mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repairs

The new guideline emphasizes the importance of 3D multiplanar reconstruction for M-TEER to increase precision.

Cathie Biga, MSM, MACC, past president of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and president/CEO of Cardiovascular Management of Illinois, spoke in a business session at ACC 2026 on the use of artificial intelligence analytics and said human interface is needed to make the data actionable.

The key to AI cardiology analytics is human action

While AI analytics has greatly increased the ease of access to vast amounts of cardiology data, action is still required to make it useful.

Michael Coords, MD, FSCCT, Medical Director of Cardiovascular Imaging, RadNet, a leader with the SCCT Health Policy and Practice Committee Regulatory Task Force, and incoming co-chair of the Health Policy and Practice Committee, says SCCT offers a unique blend of clinical education, business strategy, and networking to stay on top of CCTA's rapid proliferation.

Radiologists: Take the deep dive into advanced cardiovascular CT at SCCT

SCCT offers a unique blend of clinical education, business strategy, and networking to stay on top of CCTA's rapid proliferation.

Ronen Rubinshtein, MD, FACC, FESC, director, heart institute, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, in Holon, Israel, president elect for the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT), and chairman of the SCCT 2026 annual scientific meeting, explains plaque imaging, AI and structural heart disease are the spotlight at the meeting.

Plaque imaging, AI and structural heart disease in the spotlight at SCCT 2026 meeting

Coronary plaque imaging is an area many experts believe is driving a shift toward earlier detection and prevention of heart disease.

A figure from the new SCCT FFR-CT consensus document to help explain how the technology works to assess hemodynamic flow using CT imaging.

CT-FFR standardized in new SCCT-SCAI consensus statement

FFR-CT literature has reached a state of maturity where experts can comfortably start to provide guidelines to the wider community.

Robert Hawkins, MD, MSC, assistant professor of cardiac surgery, University of Michigan, discusses the growing trends of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) following prior transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and how to best risk assess these patients using a new STS risk calculator.

How to evaluate risk when TAVR patients require surgery later in life

Robert Hawkins, MD, discussed an updated risk calculator—and the latest data on SAVR after TAVR—for a new video interview with Cardiovascular Business.

Former ACC president William Parmley, 1936-2026.

Former ACC president William Parmley remembered as powerhouse in cardiology

Parmley is most noted for his research on the harmful effects of secondhand smoke, hemodynamics and new therapies for heart failure.

heart doctors and surgeons working together. top cardiology hospitals in the United States.

Medical societies respond after Trump administration questioned necessity of certain procedures

A recent OIG report suggested vascular surgeons, interventional cardiologists and interventional radiologists may be performing medically unnecessary procedures in office-based labs. Now, some of the leading medical societies from those fields have provided additional context.

Cardiology Associations

How to manage the cardiovascular health of patients during noncardiac surgeries

Persistent mitral regurgitation after TAVR more common among women than men

Heart attack patients treated at for-profit hospitals more likely to be readmitted

High-quality heart failure care is easy to find for many Americans—but care gaps remain

Semaglutide is improving the heart health of millions—but how? Experts are stumped