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Heart Rhythm 2025 Heart Rhythm Society President Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD

Heart Rhythm Society President Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, MD, speaks to attendees during Heart Rhythm 2025. Image courtesy of HRS.

Pulsed field ablation was one of the biggest topics at Heart Rhythm 2025, the annual meeting of the Heart Rhythm Society. Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Boston Scientific, Abbott, Kardium and Field Medical all shared new data at the conference highlighting the safety and effectiveness of their advanced PFA technologies.

Read more about PFA takes center stage at Heart Rhythm 2025 as medtech companies share new data

OmniaSecure defibrillation lead for placement within a patient’s right ventricle

Image courtesy of Medtronic.

Medtronic emphasized that this device should be especially valuable when treating younger patients or those with a small anatomy.

Read more about Medtronic receives FDA approval for smallest defibrillation lead of its kind

Read more about Integrating Barostim into a Comprehensive Heart Failure Program: How Duke Is Improving Outcomes & Navigating Reimbursement Challenges

Duke University Health System has integrated Barostim into its comprehensive heart failure program. For patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), Barostim is a device therapy that works with drug therapies to target the neurohormonal pathways responsible for heart failure progression and symptoms. Listen in as an advanced heart failure specialist discusses patient selection and post-implant management, the implant procedure, patient care pathways, and how Duke has incorporated Barostim into their system.

Simple practice changes have helped Denver Health cut the time from exam order placement to initiation by about 47%.

Read more about 5 EHR-based strategies to reduce CT turnaround times

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Women are the fastest growing veteran segment across all military branches, and they may face unique risk factors for breast cancer related to their work.

Read more about Growing 1M-plus patient population warrants radiology practices’ added attention

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

Sanjaya Viswamitra, MD

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

Read more about University of Arkansas names new radiology chair

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

Read more about FDA rejects application for new brain cancer imaging agent

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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RFK's Facebook page

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.

Read more about HHS sued over RFK’s $11B cuts to infectious disease control

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

Read more about Same-day discharge safe, feasible for patients undergoing transarterial chemoembolization procedures

Mugshot of Luigi Mangione taken by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections.

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Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

Luigi Mangione has officially entered a plea in the indictment against him for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The federal case is now expected to move forward before the overlapping state murder trial, as the Department of Justice is seeking the death penalty.

Read more about Mangione enters plea of 'not guilty' as federal trial moves forward