Cardiology
Reports From the Field
Use of an Electronic Alert Tool to Prevent Readmissions Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Conference Coverage
Outcomes-based measurement of TAVR program quality goes live
The ACC and STS team that runs the mandated U.S. national TAVR registry devised and is launching a new metric to measure program quality.
Conference Coverage
Primordial cardiovascular prevention draws closer
“LDL and blood pressure, which are modifiable, may be more powerful determinants of lifetime risk than polygenic predisposition.” – Dr. Brian A....
Opinion
The power and promise of person-generated health data (Part II)
While PGHD has the potential to help people, it also presents new challenges.
News
Wuhan data link COVID-19 with myocardial damage
News
COVID-19 shifts telehealth to the center of cardiology
A series of recent mandates aimed at addressing barriers to telehealth ‘have come in a time of desperation,’ one New York–based cardiologist says...
Conference Coverage
Low fitness level linked to higher risk of heart failure in diabetes
PHOENIX –Therapies targeting large and sustained improvements in fitness and weight loss may modify the risk of heart failure in patients with...
Conference Coverage
Dramatic rise in hypertension-related deaths in the United States
The ‘alarming’ increase in hypertension-related deaths between 2007 and 2017, was particularly prominent in the rural South.
Conference Coverage
AFib-related cardiovascular deaths on the rise
PHOENIX, ARIZ. – A more pronounced increase in mortality rate was observed among black and white men.
News
COVID-19 will test medical supply stocks
“In the matter of a week or two...I think we’ll get a feel for whether or not we really have enough of the supplies that it takes,” said Dr....