Ahmad M. Slim, MD, associate professor of medicine with the University of Washington and regional chief medical officer with the Pulse Heart Institute, explained how imagers get paid for coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) exams.

Researchers said they were surprised to learn that "no pain, no gain" was so accurate for this patient population. 

Americans suffer more than 1 million fractured vertebrae every year. RSNA’s latest AI competition may help advance precision detection and classification of this unfortunately common source of pain and potential debilitation.

Ron Blankstein, MD, associate director of the cardiovascular imaging program and director of the cardiac computed tomography program for Brigham and Women's Hospital, was a co-author on the ACC 2021 Chest Pain Guidelines, which now lists coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA or CTA) as a 1A level recommendation for frontline imaging. 

The bill, Advancing Telehealth Beyond COVID–19 Act of 2022, extends telehealth flexibilities under Medicare that were initially authorized during the public health emergency relating to COVID-19.

Veteran interventional cardiologist B. Hadley Wilson, MD, will serve as the ACC's next president. He will transition into the new role after ACC.23 in New Orleans. 

Mike Shapiro, DO, MD, director of the Center for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease at Wake Forest University, discusses the current guidelines for computed tomography (CT) calcium scoring as a screening test to assess heart attack risk.

Using patient-reported health scores may be able to help guide treatment decisions for patients presenting with coronary artery disease.