Cardiovascular Business

09/19/2026

DataTools4Heart platform was created in response to ESC's call for a major shift towards data-driven cardiovascular care.

Accessing cardiology data for research or population health initiatives is still quite difficult in Europe. Could this new project help reverse that trend?

09/18/2026

American Heart Association volunteer Damodhar Suresh, MD, explains 5 practice-change trials from ESC 2026.

Damodhar Suresh, MD, spoke to Cardiovascular Business about some of the biggest studies presented during the annual ESC conference in Munich, Germany.

09/18/2026

Savannah DeMelo, a professional soccer player with Racing Louisville FC, alleges that clinicians failed to properly diagnose and manage her cardiac disease prior to her on-field collapse from cardiac arrest.

Savannah DeMelo, a professional soccer player with Racing Louisville FC, alleges that clinicians failed to properly diagnose and manage her heart disease. She collapsed on the field during a match in September 2025.

09/18/2026

Two cardiologists have been named to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent group that makes preventive care recommendations based on clinical evidence. HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a total of eight new members to the panel.

09/17/2026

This non-ablation therapy is designed to reduce oxidative stress that contributes to atrial remodeling in AFib.

The therapy, if successful, could eliminate the need for patients to take drugs or undergo invasive catheter ablation procedures.

09/17/2026

The team behind this new meta-analysis reviewed data from more than 24,000 patients with a mean age of nearly 65 years old. They identified several benefits to choosing intravascular imaging guidance during PCI over traditional angiography.

The team behind this new meta-analysis reviewed data from more than 24,000 patients with a mean age of nearly 65 years old. They identified several benefits to choosing intravascular imaging guidance during PCI over traditional angiography alone.

09/17/2026

Johnson & Johnson is selling key assets related to its Laminar program to a new startup, Jaguar LAA. This comes less than three years after Johnson & Johnson acquired Laminar for $400 million.

09/16/2026

Eating four to six servings of whole-grain foods per day is associated with multiple cardiovascular benefits, according to a new meta-analysis of dozens of clinical trials.

09/16/2026

ACCESS model is modernizing CMS to create a digital health ecosystem allowing Medicare patients greater access to innovative technologies.

The ACCESS model is designed help more patients get treated and managed with advanced technologies. In addition to heart failure, improved coverage has been announced for Medicare beneficiaries battling COPD, substance use disorders and ni****ne dependence.

09/16/2026

XCath Robotics has received the FDA's breakthrough device designation for its Iris surgical robotic system that performs remote robotic-assisted mechanical thrombectomy in acute ischemic stroke patients.

XCath Robotics has received the FDA's breakthrough device designation for its Iris surgical robotic system. The device is used to perform remote robotic-assisted mechanical thrombectomy on patients with acute ischemic stroke.