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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 cardiologyheart failure, electrophysiologyhypertension, structural heart disease, use of pharmaceuticals, and COVID-19.   

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Regulatory Roundup: Updates on Medtronic and LivaNova recalls, FDA-cleared AI models, a new heart valve and more

Read our recap of some of the biggest FDA-related stories that impacted cardiology in the last month.

Helga and Zohar, the phantom passengers, on the flight deck of the Orion spacecraft. NASA/LM/DLR photo

NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission using phantom technology familiar to imaging specialists

Ehsan Samei, PhD, president-elect of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, helped NASA build medical phantoms that are literally out of this world. Samei detailed the project at RSNA 2022 in Chicago. 

Medtronic launches Evolut FX TAVR system aortic stenosis

Medtronic’s newest self-expanding TAVR system linked to improved performance

Medtronic presented the real-world data at the PCR London Valves 2022 conference. The company's Evolut FX TAVR system gained FDA approval back in August 2021. 

Majority of Americans report negative healthcare experiences

 Only 40% of Americans rate the quality of U.S. healthcare as “good” or “very good.”

A study that analyzed patient outcomes in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) in veterans showed outcomes for on-pump and off-pump procedures over 10 years to be similar. Photo by Jim Lennon

Radial artery grafts vs. saphenous vein grafts for CABG: Does one outperform the other?

The new study, published in Circulation, represents a collaboration between specialists from a variety of facilities, including Cleveland Clinic and the University of Arizona. 

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Adding extra salt to your food at the table associated with a greater risk of CVD, heart failure

Yes, even a little additional salt can make a big impact on a person's cardiovascular health. The full analysis was published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

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New AI model calculates risk of heart attack or stroke using a single X-ray

“This type of screening could be used to identify individuals who would benefit from statin medication but are currently untreated," one specialist said. The full analysis will be presented at RSNA 2022 in Chicago. 

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation has shared new one-year data on the safety and effectiveness of its Evoque transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement (TTVR) system among patients with tricuspid regurgitation (TR)

Edwards shares new one-year data on transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement

The new findings, presented at the PCR London Valves 2022 conference, focused on mortality and heart failure hospitalization rates.