Diagnostic and Interventional Cardiology

C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, Director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s Heart Center at the Smidt Heart Institute, received the distinguished achievement of Master of the ACC (MACC) on March 6 during Annual Scientific Session

News | ACC

American College of Cardiology Honors Women’s Heart Disease Pioneer

March 9, 2023 — C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, FACC, professor of cardiology and the director of the Barbra Streisand Women’s ...

March 09, 2023

Use of an antihypertensive to lower blood pressure in obese patients was found effective, according to Target-HTN Trial results presented during the 2023 American College of Cardiology Scientific Session.

News | ACC

Data from Target-HTN Trial Released at ACC23 Supports Use of Antihypertensive to Reduce Blood Pressure in Obese Patients

March 9, 2023 — Positive results from a Mineralys Therapeutics study, the Target-HTN Phase 2 trial, demonstrated ...

March 09, 2023

Treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD) were largely developed in men and are less effective in women, according to a review published today in European Heart Journal – Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)

News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

Clogged Leg Arteries Underdiagnosed and Undertreated in Women

March 8, 2023 — Treatments for peripheral artery disease (PAD) were largely developed in men and are less effective in ...

March 08, 2023

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SPONSORED CONTENT: Unveiling the Future of Cardiovascular Workflow

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March 21, 2024

Study will evaluate THERMOCOOL SMARTTOUCH SF Dual Energy Catheter’s potential to enable safer and simpler procedures with the ability to deliver both radiofrequency and pulsed field ablation

News | Atrial Fibrillation

Biosense Webster’s First Dual Energy Catheter to Treat Atrial Fibrillation Begins Evaluation in SmartfIRE Clinical Trial

March 8, 2023 — Biosense Webster, Inc., a global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment and part of Johnson & Johnson ...

March 08, 2023

B. Hadley Wilson, MD, FACC, is the new president of the American College of Cardiology.

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Dr. B. Hadley Wilson is new American College of Cardiology President

March 8, 2023 — B. Hadley Wilson, MD, FACC, is the new president of the American College of Cardiology. Today marks the ...

March 08, 2023

A study to better understand the association between Lipoprotein(a), Lp(a) levels and artherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in an underrepresented population has been announced by Amgen, which will be working with the Association of Black Cardiologists and the Morehouse School of Medicine on the African American Heart Study.

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

African American Heart Study Announced by Amgen, in Collaboration with Association of Black Cardiologists and Morehouse School of Medicine

March 8, 2023 — A unique community-based partnership, the African American Heart Study, will be conducted to measure the ...

March 08, 2023

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Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability to diagnose cardiac disease with greater accuracy and precision

Feature | Cardiac Imaging

SPONSORED CONTENT: Finding the Right Solution

Cardiac positron emission tomography (PET) is growing in popularity among cardiologists because it provides the ability ...

March 05, 2024

Wearable sensor could be cheaper, less invasive way to reduce hospital readmissions

News | Wearables

Stick-on Device Provides Early Warning of Heart Failure Complications

March 7, 2023 — People with heart failure were 38% less likely to be readmitted to the hospital for heart failure ...

March 07, 2023

Partho P. Sengupta, MD, professor of cardiology at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey

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Bracelet Sensor Assesses Troponin Levels to Aid Heart Attack Diagnosis

March 7, 2023 — An experimental wrist-worn device was found to predict troponin-I and obstructed arteries with 90% ...

March 07, 2023

Analysis finds most athletes had no cardiac events over seven years, underscoring importance of shared decision-making

News | Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)

Cardiac Risks Appear Low for Elite Athletes with Diagnosed, Treated Genetic Heart Disease

March 7, 2023 — Ninety-five percent of athletes with a diagnosed and treated genetic heart disease experienced no ...

March 07, 2023

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BLOG: Combining Local Impedance with Contact Force to Perform RF Ablation

When performing radiofrequency (RF) ablation to treat cardiac arrhythmia, medical professionals must balance the safety ...

December 11, 2023

Kelly Chin, MD, professor of medicine and director of the pulmonary hypertension program at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas

News | Hypertension

Fixed-Dose Combination Pill Outperforms Monotherapy for Pulmonary Hypertension

March 6, 2023 — Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (high blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs ...

March 06, 2023

Neha J. Pagidipati, MD, MPH, associate professor of medicine in cardiology at Duke University School of Medicine and Duke Clinical Research Institute

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Multifaceted Strategy Boosts Preventive Care for Diabetes, Heart Disease

March 6, 2023 — A multifaceted intervention to improve prescribing practices increased the likelihood that patients with ...

March 06, 2023

Atul Verma, MD, head of cardiology at McGill University Health Centre in Montreal, Canada

News | Atrial Fibrillation

New Ablation Technology Found Safe, Effective for Atrial Fibrillation

March 6, 2023 — A new ablation technology known as pulsed field ablation was successful at eliminating episodes of ...

March 06, 2023

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November 14, 2023

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Findings from STELLAR Phase III Trial Presented at ACC23 Report Novel First-in-class Medication Shows Promise in Treating Rare Heart Lung Condition

March 6, 2023 — In findings presented from the STELLAR Phase III Trial during the American College of Cardiology’s 2023 ...

March 06, 2023

Virtual Care Team-Guided Strategy was found to optimize GDMT for hospitalized HF patients according to results of the multi-center IMPLEMENT-HF Trial presented at ACC 23/WCC during a March 6 Featured Clinical Research session.

News | ACC

Virtual Care Team-Guided Strategy Optimizes GDMT for Hospitalized HF Patients in IMPLEMENT-HF Trial, According to Multi-Center Study Presented at ACC 23

March 7, 2023 — A virtual care team-guided strategy for guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) optimization was found ...

March 06, 2023

Braden Manns, MD, professor of medicine at the University of Calgary

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Eliminating Copays for Preventive Drugs Does Not Reduce Cardiac Events

March 5, 2023 — Providing medications for chronic diseases—for example, cholesterol-lowering, blood pressure and ...

March 05, 2023