The quality of a low-carbohydrate or low-fat diet may matter more than the amount of carbohydrates or fat consumed when it comes to reducing heart disease risk, according to a new study published in ...
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 ...
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 ...
Alpha-Gal Syndrome (AGS) is an underrecognized, tick-borne allergic condition with emerging relevance in cardiovascular medicine. Sensitization to galactose-α-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal), a ...
Management of tricuspid regurgitation (TR) largely depends on the etiology, which falls under three categories: 1) primary TR (due to anatomic abnormalities of the tricuspid valve (TV), 2) secondary ...
As obesity continues to drive cardiovascular risk, the ACC has released two new guidance documents to support clinicians: Concise Clinical Guidance (CCG) on the medical management of obesity and a ...
In this week’s View, Dr. Eagle looks at increased one-year mortality in younger patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). He then explores the PREDIMED trial which found that ...
Long-term melatonin use for insomnia was associated with a higher hazard of heart failure (HF), an increase in HF hospitalizations and a doubling of all-cause mortality over five years, according to a ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the FARAPULSE Pulsed Field Ablation System for isolation of pulmonary veins in the treatment of drug-refractory, recurrent, symptomatic, ...
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 ...
Medical coding translates health care services into standardized codes (such as CPT, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS) for insurance billing, directly determining physician reimbursement based on documentation.
Semaglutide, the popular anti-obesity medication originally developed to treat diabetes, continues to show cardiovascular benefits beyond weight loss, including reducing risk of death, reducing ...