The newly released AHA/ACC/ESC/WHF Expert Consensus Document: Second Universal Definition of Heart Failure (HF) addresses "changes in disease manifestations, diagnostic strategies and understanding of ...

Clopidogrel monotherapy was associated with lower risks of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and major bleeding compared with aspirin monotherapy among stable patients post PCI, according to ...

A robust body of observational and Mendelian randomization data establishes a causal relationship between elevated Lp(a) and ASCVD, ischemic stroke and calcific aortic valve stenosis (CAVS). 3 A ...

About 50% of U.S. adults will develop high BP during their lifetime. High BP is the most prevalent and modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality. The overarching BP ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System final rule. CMS has ...

As the new year begins, the landscape of cardiovascular medicine is undergoing a remarkable transformation, driven by groundbreaking technologies and innovative approaches that promise to ...

The proposed 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) includes a proposal to reduce the physician work relative value unit (RVU) for performing a left atrial appendage closure procedure (LAAO) from ...

A new clinical guideline released by the ACC and the American Heart Association (AHA) includes new evidence and updated recommendations for managing patients with an ...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) final rule, updating the PFS conversion factor from $32.3465 to $33.5675 for qualifying ...

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA), released every five years by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture, are a major driver of U.S. food policy, ...

Sleep is a critical physiological process that allows the body to rest, repair and rejuvenate and it has profound implications for systemic health, particularly the cardiovascular system. Along with ...

The 2023 European Society of Hypertension (ESH) and 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) hypertension guidelines both emphasize proper blood pressure (BP) ...