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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.

$13M federal grant fuels research into imaging AI for Alzheimer's
In total, NIH has awarded the project over $30 million. Researchers are hopeful that the funding will help pave the way for more personalized treatments for Alzheimer's.
Impactful innovations reshape learning and technology at ACC 2026
ACC 2026 Chair Kathryn Berlacher, MD, MS, FACC, explains some of the big trend at this year's meeting, including AI, CCTA, hands-on and guideline sessions.
Cost-related medication non-adherence declined after the Inflation Reduction Act
Lower Medicare drug costs translated into more patients taking their medications, leading to better outcomes.
New temporary pacing system for TAVR launches in US
New pacing system is designed to streamline TAVR cath lab workflows, cut procedural steps and increase reliability.
Radiopharma firm secures $85M to expand domestic production of radioisotopes
SpectronRx announced the funding on April 2, highlighting the critical need for a reliable domestic supply of radiopharmaceuticals.

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Johnson & Johnson gains CE mark approval for catheter capable of radiofrequency, PFA ablation

A new catheter from Johnson & Johnson MedTech is now approved to treat cardiac arrhythmias in Europe. Could FDA approval be on the horizon?

Robotic mitral repair compares favorably to surgery—but some concerns remain

Robotic-assisted mitral valve repair is associated with short-term outcomes comparable to conventional surgery, according to a new analysis of more than 40,000 patients. Robotic treatment also helps patients spend less time in the hospital, but the costs are much higher.

FDA has now cleared more than 1,000 AI models, including many in cardiology

Cardiology is the medical speciality with the second most FDA clearances overall.

Altered brain structure may play a role in eating disorders, MRI data suggest

Experts recently uncovered evidence suggesting behaviors such as undereating, binging and purging could be owed to anatomical alterations in parts of the brain.

Johnson & Johnson pauses use of FDA-approved PFA system to investigate patient complications

Johnson & Johnson MedTech's Varipulse PFA system has been linked to multiple reports of "neurovascular events" in patients. The company hopes to share more information in the days ahead.

Commercially available AI increases breast cancer detection by nearly 20%

Results from the world’s largest prospective artificial intelligence study revealed the system could significantly benefit breast cancer screening programs.

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Surgery outperforms PCI in NSTEMI patients with multivessel CAD

CABG was associated with a 41% lower risk of long-term mortality than PCI in a new study of more than 57,000 patients. The full analysis was published in European Heart Journal.

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Boston Scientific enters IVL arms race with acquisition worth up to $664M

Boston Scientific has agreed to acquire Bolt Medical, a California-based medical device company focused on developing new intravascular lithotripsy technologies. The news comes less than one year after Johnson & Johnson acquired IVL pioneers Shockwave Medical for $13 billion.

Clinical

$13M federal grant fuels research into imaging AI for Alzheimer's

Impactful innovations reshape learning and technology at ACC 2026

Cost-related medication non-adherence declined after the Inflation Reduction Act

New temporary pacing system for TAVR launches in US

Radiopharma firm secures $85M to expand domestic production of radioisotopes