With an increasing shift towards same-day discharge (SDD) as a means of improving access for an increasing number of patients undergoing intracardiac catheter ablation, a new Scientific Statement from ...

Women with a mechanical prosthetic heart valve were at greater risk of pregnancy complications compared with women with a biological valve, based on findings from the ROPAC III study published April ...

Latest projections from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) show clinician demand continuing to grow faster than supply, leading to a total projected workforce shortage of between ...

Among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), the use of tirzepatide along with GLP-1 RAs and SGLT2 inhibitors as glucose-lowering medication (GLM) has increased sharply, along with an increased use of ...

Pulsed field ablation (PFA) is noninferior to cryoablation for the incidence of a first recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to ...

The OMNYPULSE pulsed field ablation (PFA) catheter had a 100% acute success rate, paired with a strong safety profile, in treating paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to the three-month ...

Higher luminal stenosis, plague burden and pressure drop across the lesion were associated with shorter test-to-acute coronary syndrome (ACS) event time, with prognostic impact more pronounced within ...

ACC Quality Summit 2025 – taking place Oct. 14-16 in Denver, CO – brings together the quality community to share insights, innovative strategies and real-world data to drive improvements in patient ...

A high baseline level of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) may indicate pan-coronary atherosclerosis and focal high-risk plaques in patients with a recent NSTEMI, according to a substudy of ...

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Patients who undergo catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AFib) who also have heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) experienced a greater benefit from ablation in terms of ...

Now is your chance to be a part of ACC Quality Summit 2025, taking place Oct. 14-16 in Denver, CO, and share your quality improvement work using NCDR registries, ACC's Heart Failure Accreditation or ...