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This channel newsfeed includes clinical content on treating patients or the clinical implications in a variety of cardiac subspecialties and disease states. The channel includes news on cardiac surgery, interventional cardiology, heart failure, electrophysiology, hypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.

Nursing home sued after horrific wound found on dementia patient
After a bout of COVID-19, an 81-year-old woman developed bed sores that became infested with maggots. A lawsuit claims the facility failed to take proper action to treat the injury.
‘A new alternative’: Tiny pacemakers for infants show early promise
A team of pediatric specialists worked closely with representative from Medtronic to develop the new pacemakers. Overall, the tiny devices—approximately one-quarter the size of a traditional pacemaker—were found to be both safe and effective. They are still under development.
Cardiologists make history, complete world’s first robotic transcatheter mitral valve replacements
One of the cardiologists involved in the procedures said they represent "a significant leap forward in structural heart intervention."
FDA approves design updates for Perceval Plus surgical aortic valve
The valve's sutureless, collapsible frame was built to simplify implantation and help patients recover faster following surgery. This updated version features laser-cut details and was shaped using a zero-pressure fixation process.
Cardiologists are first in world to use new TAVR catheter from Boston Scientific
The new Self-Centering Guide Catheter was designed to help care teams with the retrograde crossing of the aortic valve during TAVR. Researchers evaluated the safety and effectiveness of the catheter, sharing their experience in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions.

Former Pfizer employee convicted of trading on COVID trial info

The statistician pocketed $270,000 in profits after Paxlovid's ability to combat COVID-19 was revealed publicly in a landmark announcement.

Samin Sharma, MD, director of interventional cardiology and director of clinical cardiology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, discusses the first-in-human use of the Magenta Elevate percutaneous left ventricular assist device (pLVAD) with a small 10 French size and 5.5 liters per minute of hemodynamic support.

Initial results promising for world's smallest percutaneous heart pump

A new 10 French percutaneous heart pump could help greatly reduce vascular complications and improve cardiogenic shock outcomes.

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Valve-in-valve TAVR with Medtronic’s CoreValve devices still safe and effective after 5 years

Researchers tracked five-year data from more than 200 patients, sharing their findings in the American Journal of Cardiology.

Pre-clinical images of the Abbott Volt pulsed field ablation system creating lesions using electroporation, presented at the 2023 AHA Scientific Sessions, The Abbott PFA system is now being used in a first-in-human study at the Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders at the University of Adelaide, Australia.

First patients treated with Abbott’s pulsed field ablation offering

According to Abbott, its Volt system was specifically designed to address weaknesses seen in other first-generation PFA offerings.

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Vanderbilt scores $3.2M NIH grant to analyze MRI's role in improving epilepsy surgery

The five-year grant builds upon a growing body of research to better identify patients who would benefit from surgical interventions.

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TAVR in patients with severe obesity: Longer hospital stays, higher costs, more health risks

The CDC defines severe obesity, or class III obesity, as any patient with a BMI of 40 or higher. TAVR among these patients is not associated with a lower survival rate, but it does lead to many more risks.

ICE-guided Watchman procedures linked to safety concerns—is TEE better for LAAO or will things improve?

TEE and ICE are each associated with certain advantages and disadvantages, researchers explained. The new analysis included data from nearly 40,000 patients.

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Scientists got mice high to study the 'munchies'

The brains of mice exposed to vaporized cannabis light up when anticipating food, new imaging research shows.

Clinical

Nursing home sued after horrific wound found on dementia patient

‘A new alternative’: Tiny pacemakers for infants show early promise

Cardiologists make history, complete world’s first robotic transcatheter mitral valve replacements

FDA approves design updates for Perceval Plus surgical aortic valve

Cardiologists are first in world to use new TAVR catheter from Boston Scientific