V-Wave has gained considerable attention for its Ventura Interatrial Shunt System, a small implantable device designed to reduce pressure on the left atrium and lungs of HFrEF patients.

Ron Blankstein, MD, explains how and why Medicare is proposing an increase to hospital payments for coronary CT angiography.

Cath labs, like radiology suites and operating rooms, are leading contributors to the world’s growing carbon footprint.

Researchers explored data from nearly 4,000 STEMI patients, noting that optical coherence tomography may be a valuable first step of any treatment strategy. 

The management of stable angina has been evolving at a rapid rate. Using a one-size-fits-all strategy is becoming a thing of the past, replaced by a patient-centered approach that requires open communication and a healthy understanding of recent clinical research.

Ron Blankstein, MD, director of cardiac computed tomography for Brigham and Women’s Hospital, details recent developments in cardiac MRI, nuclear imaging and CT.

A care team in Germany has completed what may be the first structural heart procedure of its kind on a high-risk patient. It started as a straightforward heterotopic caval valve implantation, but then paravalvular leak resulted in a change of plans. 

"This breakthrough suggests that heart MRI could potentially replace invasive diagnostic tests," one specialist said.