August 11, 2026

DOJ Adds to Eye Fraud Settlements

Federal prosecutors allege two ophthalmology practices submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary transcranial Doppler ultrasounds.

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July 29, 2026

RV Function May Improve Arrhythmic Risk Stratification

A systematic review and meta-analysis linked right ventricular dysfunction to higher odds of sudden cardiac death and severe ventricular arrhythmias, supporting its potential role in complementing conventional risk assessment.

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July 28, 2026

May Lower RFR Signal Repeat Revascularization?

Patients with lower nonischemic resting full-cycle ratio values had more repeat revascularizations despite similar 2-year major cardiovascular event rates.

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July 17, 2026

FDA Approves New Iohexol Vials

The approval includes additional 300 mg iodine/mL and 350 mg iodine/mL vial presentations.

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July 17, 2026

Consensus Panel Calls for Enhanced Radiation Shielding

A consensus statement called for immediate adoption of enhanced radiation protection devices, although evidence of long-term health benefits and effectiveness across procedural settings remains limited.

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July 14, 2026

Oversight May Be Critical in Patient Acceptance of AI in Radiology

A UK survey found that patients supported AI as a clinical tool but wanted physicians to remain responsible for medical decisions.

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June 29, 2026

GCS May Expand CTRCD Assessment

Award-winning ASE abstract highlights GCS when GLS assessment is limited by suboptimal apical windows.

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June 28, 2026

Inside the Baseball Athlete's Heart

Echo data from elite combine participants describe cardiac adaptation patterns in elite baseball players.

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June 28, 2026

Can AI Extract Echo Report Data as Accurately as Expert Annotation?

In a study of 50 echocardiography reports, GPT-5 mini extracted 55 cardiovascular fields from free-text echocardiography reports with 92.5% exact-match agreement with expert annotation.

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June 28, 2026

Elastography Distinguishes Cardiac Amyloidosis Types

Shear wave velocity measurements in the basal anteroseptal and right ventricular walls differed between transthyretin and light chain cardiac amyloidosis when conventional echocardiographic parameters did not.

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