Cardiology Policy
March 6, 2025
ABMS Rejects Independent CV Board, Doesn’t Explain Why March 6, 2025
In a move that could mark a serious setback for independent cardiology certification, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) denied the joint ACC/AHA/HRS/SCAI/HFSA request to launch a new American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine. Pushing for independence since 2023, the new American Board of Cardiovascular Medicine would have been completely independent of the ABIM and […]
Cardiology Pharmaceuticals
March 3, 2025
Better Understanding Finerenone’s HF Impact March 3, 2025
Finerenone (Bayer’s Kerendia) seems to be the gift that keeps on giving, and we can now add the ability to reduce worsening HF events in patients on diuresis to its growing list of benefits thanks to a new JAMA substudy of the FINEARTS-HF trial. Diving deeper into the data from the FINEARTS-HF trial, researchers found […]
Structural Heart
February 27, 2025
There’s No Clear King of TAVR Valves February 27, 2025
Cardiologists have a wide selection of TAVR valves to choose from, and a new study pitting the top three second generation devices against each other suggests there’s not much difference in the long run. In a search for the king of TAVR valves, researchers compared seven year outcomes of Edward’s Sapien 3, Medtronic’s Evolut R/PRO, […]