IHF cardiologists can come from a variety of backgrounds, but they all share the same goal: to ensure complex heart failure patients receive the best care possible. 

American College of Cardiology President Cathie Biga, MSN, says Medicare payment reform remains a top priority going forward. Site-neutral payments and improved access to PAD screening are two other issues close to the ACC's heart. 

Takotsubo syndrome, commonly known as “broken heart syndrome,” is often treated as if it was heart failure, but the optimal clinical approach remains a bit of a mystery.

A bill in Congress would reverse the 2025 Medicare cuts and increase physician pay, but a March deadline looms to make this happen.

Female stroke survivors are less likely to receive a cardiology referral or undergo cardiac monitoring than their male counterparts.

The annual conference is now in its fourth year. Attendees are encouraged to leave their ties, jackets and skirts at home and embrace a more casual dress code.

Many heart failure patients still skip cardiac rehab altogether. Offering a home-based option could potentially help reverse that trend. 

The difference in atrial fibrillation risk was unexpected, surprising researchers.