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Video: Vivek Reddy, MD, Director, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust Professor of Medicine in Cardiac Electrophysiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, explains studies on the latest pulsed field ablation and leadless conduction pacing trials. #PFA #conductionpacing

Vivek Reddy, MD, spoke to Cardiovascular Business about some of the biggest trends in electrophysiology today.

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Vivek Reddy, MD, spoke to Cardiovascular Business about some of the biggest trends in electrophysiology today.

Late-breaking data out of EuroPCR focused on 420 patients treated with Boston Scientific's new coronary IVL catheter. Overall, the device was found to be both safe and effective for patients with severe CAD.

Baxdrostat, sold by AstraZeneca under the brand name Baxfendy, is now approved to treat hypertension in combination with other antihypertensive medications.