Cardiology News
DOJ ENFORCEMENT ALERT
Federal enforcement actions targeting mobile cardiac PET scan providers — based on official DOJ press releases
LANDMARK GUIDELINE UPDATE
ASNC issues Class I recommendation — PET/CT is now the preferred first-line cardiac imaging test
A New Era in Hypertension Care: PREVENT Scores and Novel Therapies Shift the Standard of Care
This update reviews the 2025 AHA/ACC guidelines regarding staging, risk stratification, and novel interventions for systemic hypertension.
SGLT2 vs GLP-1: Individualizing Diabetes, Cardiovascular, and Renal Outcomes
Primary care practitioners serve a critical role in optimizing clinical outcomes for adults with T2DM by evaluating underlying mechanisms, treatment efficacy, and medication safety profiles.
Clinical Frailty Scale Improves Risk Prediction in Acute Heart Failure
Researchers evaluated whether the 9-point Clinical Frailty Scale can reliably capture impairment in a large cohort of patients hospitalized for heart failure.
2026 ACC/AHA Guideline Update on Management of Atrial Fibrillation
The updated guidelines provide comprehensive recommendations for the diagnosis, risk stratification, and management of atrial fibrillation, incorporating new evidence from landmark trials.
BP Lowering Still Decreases CVD Risk Even in Chronic Kidney Disease
Data from a new Lancet study suggests that patients with CKD might get similar cardiovascular protection from blood pressure drugs as the general population.
Young TAVR Trend Stabilizing: New Data from Vizient Registry Analysis
Despite a TAVR popularity surge in recent years, a Vizient registry analysis suggests the procedure's prevalence has stabilized in patients under 65.