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Healio
Boston Scientific announced that the Food and Drug Administration approved two navigation-enabled ablation catheters for treatment of type I atrial flutter.
The magnetically tracked catheters are used with a mapping system and are being launched in conjunction with an enhancement to the mapping system's software, according to a press release from the company.
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TCTMD
Statin therapy, particularly with a high-intensity statin, is associated with lower risks of death and amputation in older patients with peripheral artery disease, a new analysis shows. In a large, observational study of patients with peripheral artery disease, treatment with a high-intensity statin was associated with a 33 percent lower risk of amputation and a 29 percent lower risk of death compared with no low-density lipoprotein cholesterol-lowering medication.
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Elsevier Health Sciences via ScienceDaily
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of disability globally. Participation in cardiac rehabilitation programs is associated with significantly lower death, but evidence suggests that women are significantly less likely to stick to a cardiac rehabilitation program than men.
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Healio
A team-based approach, including a physician, registered nurse and health technician, was effective in managing blood pressure among patients with hypertension, and can provide a framework for the implementation for such care in the patient-centered home, according to data published in the Journal of Primary Care and Community Health.
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ASE
Drs. Susan Wiegers and James Blankenship, presidents of ASE and SCAI, jointly wrote an article explaining their societies' reluctance to promote the ACC/ACR's new AUC For Diagnostic Imaging of Patients With Chest Pain, which was published in JACC in January. MedPage, SmartBrief, and Cardiovascular Business have all carried this news, some with additional comments from the authors. ASE chose not to endorse the AUC document primarily because of the rankings in the document. They believe it is equally important to advocate for patients to receive procedures that are beneficial as it is to avoid procedures that are not beneficial. The authors pushed to reconvene the process and start over to get 'evidence based' AUC's rather than incorrect AUC's that contradict published guidelines and could negatively influence patient safety and well-being.
ASE
Echocardiography is dependent on the quality of the acquisition and reader. To assure the best patient care, ASE has partnered with Ke Labs to create a hands-on, real-world training experience that is available online. This application enhances the skills of sonographers and physicians in the measurement and interpretation of echocardiograms. It also supports quality improvement standards, including variability and correlation between different modalities in the measurement and interpretation of cardiovascular ultrasound images. Earn up to 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ per year. Visit ASEcho.org/Echo-Test-and-Teach to schedule a FREE full feature demo.
ASE
At the end of April, ASE presented survey results on the professional component codes 93306, 93307, and 93308. This presentation was supported by over 275 responses for all codes surveyed and submitted to the AMA from ASE/ACC members. This substantial number helped build a case for the support of the codes. ASE had a well-received presentation, thanks to hard the work done by ASE advocacy team members including Dr. Michael Main, Dr. Geoffrey Rose, Dr. Michael Picard, Dr. David Wiener, staffer Irene Butler, and consultant Denise Garris. The recommendations are confidential until CMS releases the July 2017 proposed rule for the 2018 physician fee schedule.
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ASNC
ASNC's new SPECT Nuclear Cardiology Procedures guidelines provide a comprehensive resource detailing the latest imaging technology developments, stress modality advances, updated radiotracer dosing recommendations and, for the first time, recommendations for I123 MIBG imaging. Published in the Journal of Nuclear Cardiology and on ASNC.org, the guidelines feature more than 20 detailed illustrations and tables ideal for posting in nuclear cardiology laboratories. If you perform SPECT procedures, don’t miss ASNC’s guide-to-the-guidelines webinar, where authors Milena J. Henzlova, MD, PhD, W. Lane Duvall, MD, and Andrew J. Einstein, MD, PhD, FASNC, review key take-aways and tips for implementation in practice.
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ASNC
ASNC and the International Atomic Energy Agency have teamed up to offer complimentary webinars for cardiologists, radiologists and nuclear medicine physicians interested in best practices in Nuclear Cardiology. The IAEA/ASNC webinars feature an interactive format that helps participants to assess their skills and expand their knowledge of Nuclear Cardiology. Mark your calendar for July 20, 2016, when Peter Tilkemeier, MD, FASNC, will present "Reporting a Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Scan."
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ASNC
ASNC and the Chinese Society of Nuclear Medicine (CSNM) worked together to translate the 2010 Single Photon-Emission Computed Tomography into Chinese. "The Chinese version of this guideline for myocardial perfusion imaging is necessary and timely," said CSNM President Yaming Li, MD, who along with Jianming Li, MD, reviewed the Chinese translation. This translation is the first of many collaborations ASNC and CSNM are planning to help provide Nuclear Cardiology educational resources for physicians in China. ASNC thanks INVIA Medical Imaging for grant support but assumes sole responsibility for all aspects of the guideline's educational and editorial content. To download the newly translated guideline, click here.
ASNC
ASNC is again offering its popular Nuclear Cardiology Board Examination Course—simply the best way to prepare for your Nuclear Cardiology certification and recertification exams. Offered Sept. 21-22, in conjunction with the ASNC2016 Scientific Sessions in Boca Raton, Fla., the Nuclear Cardiology Board Exam Course will cover physics, instrumentation, radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals, stress testing, risk stratification, acquisition and processing, gaged perfusion SPECT, radionuclide ventricular function imaging, artifact recognition assessment of myocardial viability and radiation safety. Attendees will test their knowledge with four practice exams. For more information, including how to register, click here.
ASNC
In today's healthcare environment where variation is commonplace, you'll improve your odds for success if you really know how you and your practice compare with your peers on key metrics, including organization, operations performance, management of clinical quality and transformational pursuit. ASNC and MedAxiom have teamed up to provide the qualitative and quantitative data needed for understanding how you're doing and identifying where you can improve. To find out how ready you are to be measured, ask your Technical Director to complete this 15-minute survey. MedAxiom will use your answers to create a MedXcellence report to help you set a trajectory to transformation. The deadline is May 20, so get started today.
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HFSA
Last year Medicare physician payment reform was finally enacted into law. This law, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015, repealed the flawed Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula that had served as the underpinning of Medicare physician payment for many years. To replace the SGR, a new payment system will take effect in 2019. HFSA is committed to providing its members with reliable resources to help learn the basics of MACRA and guide future decision-making about opportunities for participation in the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) or in an Alternative Payment Model (APM).
Recently, a new proposed rule was released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to outline the Agency's thinking about MACRA implementation. HFSA is analyzing this proposed rule and will respond with comments within the 60 day comment deadline. The HFSA Advocacy Committee would appreciate hearing from you regarding any specific concerns you have with MACRA implementation. Please send your comments to in...@hfsa.org. Go here for links to important MACRA resources.
HFSA
JCF is pleased to announce the publication of its second focus issue, to be available online on June 7. The issue will contain clinical research and reviewer papers on the topic cardio-oncology, as well as a consensus statement from the International CardiOncology Society and Canadian Cardiac Oncology Network.
In recognition of the high prevalence of heart failure in older adults and the need for additional research in this arena, the Journal of Cardiac Failure has issued a Call for Papers on Geriatric Heart Failure for a special focus issue to be published in December 2016. The Journal is seeking original research manuscripts, focused reviews, brief reports, and research letters that address any aspect of heart failure in older adults, including but not limited to basic mechanisms, epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis, management, and prognosis. The deadline for submission of manuscripts for consideration for the focus issue is July 31, 2016. All papers will undergo expedited review with prompt turnaround. To view current and past issues of JCF, including author information, please visit the JCF website.
HFSA
The 2016 HFSA program boasts over 65 scientific sessions and hand-on workshops, with renowned faculty delivering content spanning advanced HF, pharmacology, patient care, diagnosis and management, nutrition, novel therapies, devices and technology, basic and translational science, precision management, big data, late breaking clinical trials and much more. Session focus on a multi-disciplinary patient centered approach making this a must attend meeting for the entire HF team. New sessions on contemporary questions in HF management make this an ideal review for cardiologists, internists, nurses and other health professionals with a special interest in HF!
Taking the Boards? The 2016 HFSA Board Review Course: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology course held this summer will be based on the ABIM content blueprint for the certification in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology. Concise presentations by national experts will be augmented by board-review type questions using an audience response system. For scheduling and information on both these events, please visit here.
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SCAI
SCAI 2016 On Demand allows you to catch up on all that you missed at Interventional Cardiology's Annual Meeting, including the Cath Lab Leadership Boot Camp, our Coronary, Congenital, Peripheral and Structural Tracks and so much more!
SCAI
The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) recently published an update to its first-of-its-kind 2012 paper outlining best practices in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (CCL), or cath lab. The paper, "SCAI Expert Consensus Statement: 2016 Best Practices in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory," was published online in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, SCAI's official journal.
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SCCT
SCCT leadership commented on the results of a new study, a secondary analysis of the SCOT-HEART (Scottish COmputed Tomography of the HEART) trial, that shows coronary CT angiography leads to a more appropriate and effective selection of invasive coronary angiography for patients with suspected angina due to coronary heart disease. The use of coronary CT angiography also contributed to greater use of preventive therapies that led to a 50% reduction in risk for fatal and non-fatal myocardial infarction when compared to usual care, largely including stress testing.
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SCCT
Update your knowledge base or prepare for the upcoming certification or recertification exams with SCCT's two-day comprehensive Board Review and Update Course at SCCT2016 - the 11th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. The new format includes an expanded number of interactive question and answer presentations, new session content and CME. Register here!
SCCT
SCCT encourages your billing staff to view a new CMS video with pointers to help you properly submit claims with sufficient documentation for cardiovascular CT Scans.
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SCMR
Cardiovascular MRI is a better prognosticator of risk for serious cardiovascular events than SPECT, regardless of a person's risk factors, angiography results, or initial treatment, according to a study published online May 10 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Researchers concluded that cardiovascular MRI is a "robust alternative" to SPECT for predicting patient outcome in terms of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs), and the findings add "further weight to the growing evidence base for cardiovascular MRI in the diagnosis and management of patients with suspected coronary heart disease."
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SCMR
Over 170 recordings are now available for SCMR members to view from the 2016 SCMR Scientific Sessions in Los Angeles. View presentations and hear experts provide cutting edge education and research on topics such as T1 Mapping, congenital heart disease, case sessions, cardiomyopathy, myocardial disease and much more.
Access to the online learning is restricted to SCMR members, if you are not a member please visit the benefits page to join. To access the courses please visit the SCMR website to learn more.
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