Cardiovascular Business

09/25/2025

Naples Comprehensive Health - NCH has announced that Joseph Lamelas, MD, an internationally renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and pioneer in minimally invasive cardiac surgery, will join the NCH Rooney Heart Institute in Naples on Oct. 15.

Naples Comprehensive Health (NCH) announced that Joseph Lamelas, MD, an internationally renowned cardiothoracic surgeon and pioneer in minimally invasive cardiac surgery, will join the NCH Rooney Heart Institute in Naples on Oct. 15.

09/25/2025

TAVR reintervention rates remain low. However, they are slowly rising as the procedure is used more and more to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis. Researchers think this trend may continue going forward.

TAVR reintervention rates remain low. However, they are slowly rising as the procedure is used more to treat patients with severe aortic stenosis. Researchers think this trend may continue going forward.

09/24/2025

There have been so many developments in the treatment of TR that it can be challenging to keep up. The American College of Cardiology crafted this new document to help ensure cardiologists, cardiac imagers and other clinicians have access to the most recent clinical data and policy decisions.

There have been so many developments in the treatment of TR that it can be challenging to keep up. The ACC crafted this new document to help ensure cardiologists, cardiac imagers and other clinicians have access to the most recent clinical data and policy decisions.

09/24/2025

Researchers tracked data from nearly 60,000 Medicare patients, highlighting the benefits of weekly injections of semaglutide.

Researchers tracked real-world data from nearly 60,000 Medicare patients, highlighting the benefits of weekly injections of semaglutide.

09/24/2025

“There’s an enormous opportunity for expansion into new indications for nuclear cardiology. I’m excited to work with ASNC to help shepherd some of these advances into the field,” said ASNC President-elect Jamieson Bourque, MD

Jamieson M. Bourque, MD, MHS, previewed his plans for the future in a new interview with Cardiovascular Business.

09/24/2025

To address this latest safety concern, the third in three months, the company is updating each device and then returning it to the customer.

To address this latest safety concern, the third in three months, the company is updating each device and then returning it to the customer.

09/23/2025

An updated version of Heartflow's Plaque Analysis platform has gained FDA clearance. In addition, the company announced that Cigna will cover the platform going forward.

09/23/2025

Some controllers were assembled with an incorrect part, potentially impacting device performance. The FDA shared an early alert about this issue in August. It has been linked to one patient's death.

09/23/2025

Siemens Healthineers and Styker plan on working together to develop the new robotic system and integrate it into modern workflows.

Siemens Healthineers and Styker are collaborating on a brand new robotic system that can perform a variety of neurovascular procedures.

09/23/2025

A new report from the Heart Failure Society of America - HFSA tracks the latest statistics and trends in heart failure care. “It is imperative to prioritize improvements in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart failure," one cardiologist explained.

Approximately one in four Americans will develop heart failure in their lifetime, according to a new report from the Heart Failure Society of America. What can be done to combat this worrisome trend?

09/22/2025

The SCAI Door-to-Lactate Clearance Cardiogenic Shock Initiative is designed to be a simple, practical guide for patient care to boost outcomes for this high-mortality condition.

The new initiative aims to provide shock teams with objective data that can guide early management decisions and reduce mortality rates.

09/22/2025

It's still early, but a new feature could provide significant value when electrophysiologists use augmented reality during ablation procedures.