Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, MHS, previewed his plans for the future in a new interview with Cardiovascular Business. 

Approximately one in four Americans will develop heart failure in their lifetime, according to a new report from the Heart Failure Society of America. What can be done to combat this worrisome trend?

The new initiative aims to provide shock teams with objective data that can guide early management decisions and reduce mortality rates. 

Several groups collaborated on the document, which is designed to help clinicians provide high-quality, consistent care when using flurpiridaz during cardiac PET imaging exams. 

The American College of Cardiology has committed to reducing morbidity and mortality from noncommunicable diseases by 30% by 2030, but significant investments will be needed to expand the healthcare workforce.

Kimberly Campbell, RN, nurse practitioner, Saint Luke's Cardiovascular Consultants, explains how her health system took a heart team approach toward peripheral artery disease. 

The initiation of the ACC Ambulatory Surgical Center Registry comes at a time when hospitals are expanding their structural heart programs. The registry is providing valuable details about which patients should stay at the hospital and which can be treated in an outpatient setting.

There is a belief among some clinicians that it is too easy for companies to gain CE mark approval for their medical devices. However, a new proposal from the European Society of Cardiology and other groups could help change that.