Cath Lab Digest

What Cath Lab Digest does

Cath Lab Digest is a specialized medical publication serving interventional cardiologists, cath lab nurses, and cardiovascular technologists with clinical news, case reports, expert interviews, and procedural updates focused on coronary, vascular, and structural heart disease. It operates as one of more than 20 specialty titles within the HMP Global Learning Network, a privately held healthcare education and publishing platform headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. The product surface extends well beyond the core journal to include the Cath Lab Digest E-Newsletter, the Cath Lab Conversations podcast, on-demand webinars, expert video coverage of major cardiovascular conferences (CRT, SCAI, TCT), and structured Topic Centers covering areas such as Shockwave C2 Aero, Cardiovascular ASCs, Peripheral Artery Disease, Radiation Protection, Renal Denervation, and Calcium Corner. Distribution is digital-first through the HMP Global Learning Network website, email, and social channels (Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn), with content delivered free of charge to healthcare professionals.

The business model is an advertising- and sponsor-supported B2B media play rather than a subscription publication. Revenue is generated primarily through sponsored content, partner spotlights, and display advertising from medical device manufacturers — Johnson & Johnson / Shockwave Medical is the explicitly named sponsor — that target the interventional cardiology audience. A secondary monetization lever is funneling readers into HMP Global's accredited continuing medical education (CME) programs, which carry separate pricing. The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: editorial coverage of major cardiovascular conferences and integration with HMP Global's broader medical conference portfolio (including CRT) drives audience acquisition and advertiser mindshare within a tightly defined professional niche. No direct revenue figure is disclosed, and the publication does not report independent AI/ML capabilities, proprietary data products, or APIs, positioning it as a content-and-community asset within its parent's diversified healthcare education portfolio.

Name

Cath Lab Digest

Legal name

HMP Global

Website

https://hmpgloballearningnetwork.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Cath Lab Digest is a specialty medical publication under HMP Global that delivers clinical news, case reports, podcasts, webinars, and conference coverage in interventional cardiology to cath lab physicians, nurses, and technologists, monetized primarily through medical device advertising and CME programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Malvern

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Advertising & Sponsored Content: Cath Lab Digest generates revenue through sponsored content and advertising from medical device companies. The publication features advertiser-sponsored content such as the HeartMate 3 LVAD advertisement and Shockwave C2 Aero partner spotlight sections, targeting device manufacturers seeking to reach interventional cardiologists.
2. Subscription & CME Education: The publication offers free access to content while driving users to HMP Global CME offerings for continuing medical education credits, creating value for healthcare professionals while monetizing through accredited education programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Cath Lab Digest is a digital-first medical publication that provides clinical news, case reports, expert interviews, and educational multimedia content focused on interventional cardiology and catheterization laboratory procedures. The publication distributes content freely to healthcare professionals through its website, email newsletter, podcasts, webinars, and video channels, while monetizing through advertising and sponsored content from medical device companies. It operates as part of HMP Global Learning Network, integrating with major cardiovascular conferences such as CRT and SCAI.

Product overview

Cath Lab Digest is a medical publication offering a portfolio of content products including its core peer-reviewed and clinical publication, an e-newsletter subscription, on-demand webinars, video content, podcasts, and specialized topic centers. The publication covers interventional cardiology topics including intravascular lithotripsy, heart failure monitoring, peripheral interventions, and new catheter-based technologies. Content is delivered through both digital channels (web, email, video, podcast) and print subscription.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cath Lab Digest Publication
• Cath Lab Digest E-Newsletter
• On-Demand Webinars
• Podcasts (Cath Lab Conversations)
• Topic Centers

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Johnson & Johnson / Shockwave MedicalminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerThe Shockwave C2 Aero Partner Spotlight section on Cath Lab Digest features sponsored content from Johnson & Johnson's Shockwave Medical division. This represents sponsored/partner content placement where the publication hosts promotional content for the coronary IVL catheter technology, though this appears more advertising-driven than formal partnership.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Healio Cardiology: Specialty medical news and education destination for cardiologists within the Healio network. Competes for cath lab professional readership and pharma/medtech sponsored content budgets.
• Radcliffe Cardiology: Independent publisher of multiple interventional cardiology journals, multimedia, and congress coverage. Direct functional comparable to Cath Lab Digest on editorial coverage, video, and KOL access.
• MDedge Cardiology: Cardiology specialty news and clinical content within the MDedge physician network. Targets practicing cardiologists with news, commentary, and CME, sharing advertisers and audience overlap with Cath Lab Digest.
• Cardiac Interventions Today: Trade publication covering interventional cardiology techniques, devices, and procedures with an audience of practicing interventionalists. Same advertiser base and content positioning as Cath Lab Digest.
• Interventional Cardiology Review: Peer-reviewed journal and multimedia platform published by Radcliffe Cardiology that covers coronary, structural, and peripheral intervention. Closest academic-leaning comparable to Cath Lab Digest's clinical scope.
• Cardiovascular Business: Trade publication and digital media property covering the business, clinical, and technology sides of cardiovascular care. Targets practicing cardiologists, cath lab staff, and administrators with overlapping sponsor mix.
• TCTMD: Daily clinical news service for interventional cardiology published by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation. Directly competes with Cath Lab Digest for the same specialist readership and for medtech advertising share.
• Cardiology Magazine (ACC): Official member publication of the American College of Cardiology covering interventional and general cardiology. Reaches the same specialist audience via a society-backed channel with comparable news and case-report formats.
• EP Lab Digest: HMP Global's sister publication covering cardiac electrophysiology labs. Same owner, same operating model (trade journal, video, podcasts, topic centers), and overlapping advertiser base in cardiac devices.

Broad incumbents

• Medscape Cardiology: Large, generalist physician news and education platform with a dedicated cardiology section reaching a wider clinician audience. Overlaps with Cath Lab Digest on cardiology news and on medtech/pharma advertisers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CathLabDigest
• Facebookfacebook.com/CathLabDigest
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cath-lab-digest

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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