The American Heart Association has called for standardized definitions of cardiovascular events that occur during clinical cancer trials, according to a scientific statement published June 15 in Circulation. The statement highlights how inconsistent definitions can be a barrier to understanding…
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Accreditation Commission for Health Care-certified stroke centers improved performance on 11 of 17 core quality measures in 2025, according to a report published June 17. The report analyzed performance data from ACHC-certified Stroke Ready, Primary Stroke, Thrombectomy Stroke and Comprehensive…
CMS has proposed changes to current transcatheter aortic valve replacement Medicare coverage policies. The agency is accepting public comment on the proposal until July 15. Here are four notes: 1. CMS is proposing to expand coverage to include patients who…
The prevalence of valvular heart disease has risen more than 10% in older adults, a recent study found. The study, published June 16 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, analyzed in-home echocardiography data from 3,000 older American…
New Hampshire has the highest state location quotient for cardiologists and Utah has the highest for cardiovascular techs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The bureau tracks the location quotient for cardiologists and cardiovascular technologists and technicians by state…
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Thirty-three U.S. universities were recognized among the top 100 in the world for cardiac and cardiovascular systems education by U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News’ “Best Global Universities” ranked 2,250 universities overall and by 51 academic subject areas. The…
Health systems should direct AI investment toward implementation science, not new tool development, Sanjiv Shah, MD, director of research at Chicago-based Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, said on Becker’s “Cardiology + Heart Surgery Podcast.” “We already have an abundance of…
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in 41 states, according to CDC data. In April, the CDC updated its state data on leading causes of death, and mortality rates for several diseases and accidents. The most recent data…
Most states are seeing a decline in heart disease mortality rates, with Alaska experiencing the highest drop at 12.6% between 2023 and 2024, according to CDC data. The CDC calculated the number of heart disease deaths and the age-adjusted death…
Researchers have identified a potential cellular and molecular driver of cardiac allograft vasculopathy, a chronic form of heart transplant rejection, according to a study published May 18 in Nature Cardiovascular Research. Cross-collaborative teams from Stanford (Calif.) University, Washington University in…