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). 

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Sapien 3 Ultra Resilia TAVR valves

Redo TAVR with balloon-expandable valves linked to positive outcomes, key improvements

Researchers tracked real-world data from more than 140 patients who originally received a transcatheter heart valve from Edwards Lifesciences, Medtronic or Boston Scientific. 

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Exploring the pros and cons of direct-to-patient drug programs

These programs may provide benefits in some cases. In others, however, there is a concern that they could actually lead to higher costs over time.

The stages of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome that was included in the new ACC-AHA CKM syndrome guideline.

ACC-AHA release first cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome guidelines

Science shows the deep relationship between cardiac, kidney and metabolism issues that may impact up to 90% of the U.S. population.  

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. 

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