Cardiology Business September 8, 2025
Edwards Acquires Vectorious, Bolsters HF Portfolio September 8, 2025
Edwards Lifesciences took a step towards becoming a major player in remote HF monitoring, after acquiring startup Vectorious.
Cardiology Pharmaceuticals September 4, 2025
The Differences in HCM, Results from ODYSSEY and MAPLE September 4, 2025
In a big step towards better hypertrophic cardiomyopathy treatments, two separate studies presented at ESC suggest cardiac myosin inhibitors’ efficacy depends critically on whether patients have the obstructive or nonobstructive form of the disease.
Cardiology August 28, 2025
Cardiologists, Practice What You Preach! August 28, 2025
Cardiologists might be struggling with the same lifestyle challenges they counsel patients about, as a national survey of ACC members revealed significant gaps between what physicians’ recommend and how they act.
Obesity Care August 25, 2025
GLP-1s Work, But Not for Free August 25, 2025
Real-world semaglutide (Wegovy) patients might be experiencing a healthcare cost paradox, after a recent analysis in JAMA showed that GLP-1s successfully reduce weight and improve cardiovascular risk factors, but lead to increased patient healthcare expenditures in the short term.
Electrophysiology August 21, 2025
Conduction-System Pacing Succeeds at Treating AV Block August 21, 2025
Conduction-system pacing could be poised to reshape standard care for atrioventricular (AV) block patients after the randomized CSPACE trial demonstrated its significant benefits over traditional right ventricular septal pacing.
Cardiology Pharmaceuticals August 18, 2025
Rivaroxaban Monotherapy Could Be Better for CAD + AFib August 18, 2025
New analysis from the AFIRE trial suggests rivaroxaban monotherapy might be emerging as a preferred antithrombotic strategy for patients with AFib and stable coronary artery disease, especially in older age groups.
Surgeries & Interventions August 14, 2025
TEER Could Save Lives in AFMR Patients August 14, 2025
Shedding light on a new treatment for an understudied condition, data published in EHJ suggests that transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) delivers significant survival advantages in patients with atrial functional mitral regurgitation (FMR).
Cardiology Business August 11, 2025
The State of the TAVR Market in 2025 August 11, 2025
2025 has been a year of many cardiology trends, with one stand out technology capturing much of the spotlight – transcatheter aortic valves. To keep our valves in a row, Cardiac Wire has compiled a breakdown of the top TAVR makers, movers, shakers, and potential future players.
Cardiology Pharmaceuticals August 7, 2025
SURPASS-CVOT Shows Mounjaro Surpasses Trulicity in CV Outcomes August 7, 2025
The largest and longest tirzepatide study to date just confirmed that Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro has surpassed its older GLP-1, Trulicity, in practically every way, with significant gains when it comes to cardiovascular benefits.
Cardiovascular Disease August 4, 2025
The Impact of Physical Activity Before and After CV Events August 4, 2025
A long-term analysis of the CARDIA study revealed that moderate-to-vigorous physical activity steadily declines from young adulthood through midlife, but patients destined to develop cardiovascular disease experience rapid activity decreases more than a decade before their first event.
Cardiology Pharmaceuticals July 31, 2025
AstraZeneca’s Anselamimab Comes Up Short in Phase 3 Trial July 31, 2025
In a setback to one of its rarer disease pipelines, AstraZeneca’s amyloidosis antibody, anselamimab, failed to significantly reduce all-cause mortality and CV hospitalizations in the CARES Phase 3 trial’s overall patient population.
Cardiology Pharmaceuticals July 28, 2025
SGLT2i Prescriptions Increase for HF, With Some Exceptions July 28, 2025
Three years after SGLT2 inhibitors were added to the heart failure treatment guidelines, a JAMA Cardiology study reveals significant new prescriptions, with a few key patient sub-groups falling behind.
Cardiac Imaging July 24, 2025
The Top Trends of SCCT 2025 July 24, 2025
The Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography had its 20th annual meeting in the gorgeous city of Montreal and though it's still intimate, the conference punches well above its weight class when it comes to innovation. Here are some of the big takeaways from SCCT 2025.
Cardiovascular Disease July 21, 2025
CV Polypills Could Prevent Millions of Deaths by 2050 July 21, 2025
A new JACC study revealed that broader adoption of single-pill combination therapies (aka polypills) containing multiple cardiovascular medications could significantly transform global health trends by 2050 and potentially lower the burden of future CVD.
Cardiology Pharmaceuticals July 17, 2025
It’s Official – Finerenone is Approved for HF July 17, 2025
One of the hardest-to-treat cardiac conditions just got a little more hopeful as the FDA approved Bayer’s KERENDIA (finerenone) for treating heart failure patients with left ventricular ejection fraction ≥40%, marking the first new pharmaceutical option for HF in years.
Cardiovascular Disease July 14, 2025
Good News and Bad News – CV Deaths Are Changing July 14, 2025
Good news – overall heart disease deaths in the U.S. have declined significantly since 1970. The bad news? According to a recent AHA study, several complex heart conditions are becoming increasingly responsible for cardiovascular deaths.
Cardiology July 10, 2025
Top 6 Cardiology Trends from 2025’s First Half July 10, 2025
The first half of 2025 is now over, and the world of cardiology keeps expanding. As we do every year, we’ve compiled a list of the top six stories of H1 – one for each month – to recap the big changes and innovations happening in cardiology.
Electrophysiology July 3, 2025
Kardium’s Quarter Billion Dollar PFA Raise July 3, 2025
Developing the best pulsed field ablation system in the world isn’t cheap, and Kardium’s new $250M financing round signals that the company now has enough funding to pursue that mission to its fullest.
Structural Heart June 30, 2025
Foldax’s TRIA Mitral Valve Impresses at NYV June 30, 2025
The valve replacement space keeps adding contenders, and Foldax’s polymer-based TRIA Mitral Valve replacement showed compelling one-year results in its India Clinical Trial presented at New York Valves 2025, suggesting we could soon have an alternative to bovine tissue valves.