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The annual rankings, based on survey responses and interviews, include a fresh look at some of most important tools in cardiovascular care. 

Nina Goodheart Medtronic to retire

Nina Goodheart, the president of Medtronic’s structural heart and aortic business, has announced her retirement. 

Transcatheter treatment of tricuspid valve disease has rapidly evolved over the past two years, giving physicians new tools to address a condition long considered under treated due to limited procedural options and complex anatomy. Ryan K. Kaple, MD, FACC, FSCAI, director of the structural and congenital heart program at Hackensack University Medical Center, spoke top Cardiovascular Business about recent advances and his center's real-world experience.

The interventional treatment of tricuspid valve disease has evolved in recent years thanks to new research and critical FDA approvals. Cardiologist Ryan Kaple, MD, reviewed this trend for a new video interview.

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Hawaii is the latest to introduce legislation aimed at closing coverage gaps, following similar action from Alabama, Arizona, California, Rhode Island and South Carolina. 

Solis Mammography Grant Davies

Grant Davies says he is retiring after 6 years leading the Addison, Texas-based breast imaging provider, with a former Carestream exec now taking his place. 

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A major medical group with a direct stake in the national debate over gender transitions for minors has come out against providing related clinical measures.  

FDA clears algorithm that detects and quantifies incidental lung nodules

The platform provides radiologists with a Malignancy Similarity Index score, used to help determine the likelihood that an incidental nodule is malignant.

Photon-counting CT scans best conventional CTs for lung cancer follow-up

Compared to conventional contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography, photon-counting CT exams can reduce patients' effective radiation dose by more than 66%.

Sanjaya Viswamitra University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine

A professor and chief of emergency radiology for the Little Rock-based organization, Sanjaya Viswamitra, MD, has served as interim chair since August. 

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“This is a disappointing outcome for American glioma patients,” Australia-based radiopharmaceutical firm Telix said in an announcement shared Monday. 

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. RFK HHS secretary

The Department of Health and Human Services is refusing to allocate funds meant to support state and local healthcare initiatives, as the money stemmed from now-defunct COVID-19 control efforts. A coalition of municipalities is suing to lift the block. 

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New research published in Clinical Imaging shows that patients undergoing TACE can forego dayslong hospital stays without no negative consequences.

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The annual rankings, based on survey responses and interviews, include a fresh look at some of most important tools in cardiovascular care.