Cardiovascular Disease
February 26, 2026
Women’s CVD Will Keep Rising by 2050 February 26, 2026
Imagine an America where two out of three women suffer from cardiovascular disease. What would it look like for your mother, sister, or daughter? The American Heart Association says you won’t have to imagine for long, with its latest scientific statement painting a grim picture of women’s cardiovascular health by 2050. Over the next 25 […]
Surgeries & Interventions
February 23, 2026
Market Competition Drives TAVR Overutilization February 23, 2026
Whether or not a patient receives TAVR over SAVR might be more influenced by market forces than clinical evidence, after a recent study found that the more competitive the hospital market, the higher the TAVR likelihood, regardless of guideline recommendations. Examining 137k patients undergoing aortic valve replacement across seven states, researchers calculated hospital market competition […]
Surgeries & Interventions
February 19, 2026
Evolut Low Risk, A Tale of Two Outcomes February 19, 2026
We might need to reconsider the concept of a TAVR-first strategy for low-risk aortic stenosis patients, after extended results from the Evolut Low Risk trial showed that reintervention rates at seven years were considerably higher in TAVR recipients compared to surgical replacement. As has been the case for each yearly follow-up, the trial examined 1.4k […]
