AHA joins the “House of Cardiology” consortium’s push to leave ABIM’s certification process and create its own board. The American Heart Association (AHA) is joining several other professional societies in the quest for a new, independent medical board for cardiovascular medicine. Last week, the AHA’s national board of directors voted to provide “full support” […]
Montréal-based healthtech startup Kento Health has closed a $4.1-million CAD ($3-million USD) pre-seed financing round. The round was led by Boreal Ventures and N49P, and saw participation from Broom Ventures, Graphite Ventures, and several other strategic angel investors as well as an undisclosed US-based medical institution. Kento claims it is poised to make a substantial […]
The Mediterranean and DASH diets are often cited by cardiologists as two of the easiest, most effective dietary strategies for protecting the heart from cardiovascular disease (CVD). According to new 30-year data from more than 200,000 patients, however, there is another diet that can help limit CVD: the portfolio diet, which focuses on cholesterol-lowering foods […]
A recent study found cardiovascular deaths from heat may increase by 233% in the next 13 to 47 years. The study, published Oct. 30 in Circulation, collected heat-related cardiovascular deaths between 2008 and 2019 and created a model to predict death rates based on the pathway of greenhouse gas emissions and socioeconomics. Here are four […]
October 27, 2023 — Shockwave Medical, Inc., which develops technologies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, has announced the planned United States introduction of the Shockwave C2+ Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy (IVL) catheter, following approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The enhanced C2+ catheter made its U.S. debut at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics annual scientific symposium of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation […]
DALLAS — Climate scientists are warning that extreme heat, resulting from global warming, could potentially triple cardiovascular-related deaths within the next 50 years. Scientists predict that if minimal efforts are made to reduce emissions, deaths due to cardiovascular issues, such as stroke and heart attack, influenced by heat could see an increase of up to […]
Heart-related deaths due to extreme heat are expected to significantly increase in the United States, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The study, published Monday in the journal Circulation, analyzed the heat index between May and September of 2008–2019 and found that it rose to at least 90 degrees […]
Cardiovascular deaths due to extreme heat are projected to increase between 2036 and 2065, according to a National Institutes of Health-backed study. Published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation Monday, researchers found these deaths may more than double by the middle of the century, with older and Black adults likely to be disproportionately affected. From […]
American Heart Association The national Board of Directors of the American Heart Association last week voted to provide full support to the House of Cardiology’s consortium proposal to create a new (ABCVM) specifically to certify cardiovascular physicians. The proposal for the new ABCVM was announced on September 21, 2023 by the consortium of professional societies […]
New Board of Cardiovascular Medicine will certify cardiovascular medicine physicians with more specific and more competency-based trainings and supports DALLAS, Monday, October 30, 2023 – The national Board of Directors of the American Heart Association last week voted to provide full support to the House of Cardiology’s consortium proposal to create a new American Board […]