New data out of Germany suggest TMVR can offer intermediate-risk patients a safe alternative to surgery.

Latina girls ages 8-13 were placed in an MRI and given an emotional processing test to measure fear response.

The new software was also added to the FDA's Tap Pilot program, an honor reserved for “high-quality, safe, effective and innovative medical devices."

Researchers say their new analysis, based on five years of U.S. data, highlights just how important it is to keep post-TAVR PPMI rates to a minimum. 

Ken Rosenfield, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, and William Gray, MD, of Lankenau Heart Institute, detailed the long-term impact of a key policy shift. 

Data from nearly 9.9 million participants were included in the team’s final analysis. The group emphasized the important role governments can play in trying to reverse the world's reliance on these products. 

The safety and efficacy for using Definity was backed by three successful clinical studies.

The 57-year-old father of two is still in good health decades after receiving a new heart.