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The next 10 years will see the technology’s job-replacement rate largely determined by non-technological factors. 

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Patients were randomized to undergo treatment with the new-look AnchorMan or the Watchman 2.5. A follow-up study comparing the AnchorMan to the Watchman FLX and FLX Pro devices is already planned.

Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) with Medtronic’s self-expanding Harmony valve is both safe and effective after more than a year, according to new real-world data published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.[1]

The same device was previously recalled back in 2022. Customers are urged to return unused delivery systems to Medtronic to avoid any issues.

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The daily polypill was also associated with improved drug adherence, according to new research out of UT Southwestern.

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The agency said it hopes to control “unnecessary” increases in the volume of clinic visit services furnished at certain off-campus hospital departments.

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Rabun County, Georgia, jurors settled on the eight-figure sum on June 26 following a trial that started 11 days prior, with Gainesville Radiology Group one of the defendants. 

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Details are emerging in the extraordinary case of a U.S. toddler who was found alive in a hospital morgue five or six hours after an ER doctor declared the child dead by drowning. 

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A hospital system in Tennessee is under fire for delays getting patients’ radiology reports submitted in a timely manner following its move to outsource reads.

Philippe Généreux, MD, presenting late-breaking clinical research on TAVR at ACC.25

Two separate studies at ACC.25 explored data from the EARLY TAVR trial. One analysis included stroke findings that surprised researchers.

Sergio Raposeiras-Roubin, MD, presenting new data on TAVR and dapagliflozin at ACC.25 in Chicago

The positive data were presented as part of a late-breaking clinical trial at ACC.25 in Chicago. One cardiologist on stage for the presentation said these findings will impact the way he manages certain TAVR patients.

Video interview with Gregg Fonarow, MD, explaining the success of the AHA Get With The Guidelines-Stroke program, during AHA 2024.

Cardiologist Gregg Fonarow, MD, reviewed decades of data and discussed the long-term impact of the AHA's Get With The Guidelines-Stroke program.

NCH Rooney Heart Center is building a comprehensive program in Florida.

Naples Comprehensive Health is building up what it hopes will be a nationally recognized cardiology program. Robert Cubeddu, MD, and Dee Dee Wang, MD, spoke with Cardiovascular Business about the journey so far. 

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The next 10 years will see the technology’s job-replacement rate largely determined by non-technological factors. 

Patients were randomized to undergo treatment with the new-look AnchorMan or the Watchman 2.5. A follow-up study comparing the AnchorMan to the Watchman FLX and FLX Pro devices is already planned.

The same device was previously recalled back in 2022. Customers are urged to return unused delivery systems to Medtronic to avoid any issues.