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This channel newsfeed includes clinical content on treating patients or the clinical implications in a variety of cardiac subspecialties and disease states. The channel includes news on cardiac surgery, interventional cardiologyheart failure, electrophysiologyhypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

Anne Kroman, DO, MUSC, explains efforts to increasing female representation in electrophysiology. #GLOWE #HRS #HRS24 #WomeninEP

Efforts to get more women involved in electrophysiology and why it is important

Anne Kroman, DO, PhD, assistant professor at Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), explains mentoring efforts for women in EP and why it is important for patients to see more female electrophysiologists to help overcome barriers.

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The 25 top US hospitals for diabetes care

U.S. News and World Report reviewed 660 hospitals, ranking them based on data related to treating diabetes and endocrinology. 

PHOTO GALLERY: AMA display of medical quackery and ineffective, dangerous alternative medicine

The American Medical Association has a collection of artifacts on health fraud quackery at its Chicago headquarters office.

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The 25 best heart hospitals in the United States

U.S. News & World Report is back with its latest rankings. Did your facility make the cut? 

Healthcare salaries and compensation

Compensation keeps climbing in cardiology, electrophysiology, heart surgery

Among general cardiologists, compensation increased nearly 8% from 2023 to 2024. Interventional cardiology and electrophysiology saw even larger jumps.

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Baylor, others paying $15M over DOJ allegations they ‘gambled’ with heart patient health

According to a whistleblower, multiple Texas healthcare providers put complex heart surgeries in the hands of unqualified trainees without proper supervision. The $15M being recovered is the largest amount ever for a case of this kind. 

Vacant Walmart Health clinics attracting interest from insurers

Citing people familiar with the matter, a report said the retailer has spoken with Humana about potentially buying Walmart’s empty clinics.

Zachary Kon, MD, surgical director, advanced heart failure and cardiac transplantation at Hofstra/Northwell, explains the current standard for collecting and preserving organs and a the new concept of thoracoabdominal normothermic regional perfusion (NRP)

Advances in heart transplantation: Normothermic regional perfusion and beyond

Zachary Kon, MD, discussed the current standard for preserving organs and how NRP could lead to even better outcomes.

Around the web

When regulating AI-equipped medical devices, the FDA might take a page from the Department of Transportation’s playbook for overseeing AI-equipped vehicles. These run the gamut from assisting human drivers to fully taking the wheel. 

Kit Crancer, RBMA board member, speaks with Radiology Business about key legislative developments on the Hill that will affect the specialty. 

California-based Acutus Medical has said its ongoing agreement to manufacture and distribute left-heart access devices for Medtronic is the company's only source of revenue.