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The Critical State of Cardiovascular Care in Rural America
For people living in rural America, being diagnosed with a cardiac condition truly is a life-or-death situation. There are no cardiologists working in more than 85 percent of rural counties in the United States, according to research published in the July 2024 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Further, in those
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What Interventional Cardiologists Need to Know About Renal Denervation: Q&A with Dr. Nishant Kalra
The prevalence of resistant hypertension is estimated at 8% to 18% of the hypertensive population, with true resistance confirmed after excluding pseudo-resistance and secondary causes. Renal denervation—performed by interventional cardiologists—can lower blood pressure by disrupting renal sympathetic nerves. We recently sat down with interventional cardiologist Nishant Kalra, MD, to learn more about the procedure. What
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A Call to Embrace Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology
By Mehmet Cilingiroglu, MD Turn on the television, scroll on your phone, or listen to the radio, and you’ll find a lot of chatter about artificial intelligence (AI). Is this technology something cardiologists should fear or embrace? IBM defines AI as “technology that enables computers and machines to simulate human learning, comprehension, problem-solving, decision making,
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Corazon & VitalSolution Announce “Healthcare Highway” Conference
Corazon and VitalSolution announce the “Healthcare Highway: The Right Lane for Service Line Success” conference, taking place in Washington, D.C. on May 1-2, 2025. This event will be held in conjunction with the SCAI 2025 Scientific Sessions, offering attendees a unique opportunity to attend both events for a comprehensive and enriching experience.
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