In April, the cardiology community converged face-to-face in Orlando for The American College of Cardiology’s (ACC22) Annual Scientific Session after a two-year hiatus that forced the conference to go virtual due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. An estimated 7,700 in-person and 4,400 virtual cardiovascular professionals from around the globe came together to connect with peers and top experts in…
April 12, 2024 — Simpson Interventions, Inc., a pioneering medical technology company specializing in cardiovascular interventional devices, today announced that its groundbreaking Acolyte Image Guided…
April 12, 2024 — HeartBeam, Inc., a medical technology company focused on transforming cardiac care through the power of personalized insights, today announced new data…
April 15, 2024 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Abbott/Thoratec Corp. is recalling HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist System (LVAS) due…
April 12, 2024 — University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have discovered a gene on the Y chromosome that contributes to the greater incidence…
April 11, 2024 — Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was found to bring no increased risks and was associated with substantial decreased rates of death…
April 11, 2024 — One-year success rates from angioplasty procedures to open clogged arteries in the legs were significantly higher among patients whose procedures were guided…
April 11, 2024 — People with a buildup of fatty atherosclerotic plaque in the heart’s arteries considered at risk of rupturing were far less likely to…
April 10, 2024 — The American Medical Association (AMA) released informal survey findings (PDF) showing the ongoing, devastating impact of the Change Healthcare cyber-attack, which threatens the viability of…
April 10, 2024 — A new technology using ultralow temperature cryoablation (ULTC) has eliminated clinical ventricular tachycardia (VT) in 94% of patients. The late-breaking science…
April 9, 2024 — Cathie Biga, MSN, FACC, today became president of the American College of Cardiology and made history as the organization’s first non-physician…
