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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.

Sanitation issue forces FDA recall of ventilator suction systems
Ballard Closed Suction Systems will need to be returned to the manufacturer for a refund due to the high risk of a potentially fatal infection stemming from their use.
Myval TAVR valve associated with positive durability data after 4 years
Researchers have been spending more and more time evaluating the Myval TAVR valve from Indian medtech company Meril Life Sciences. The balloon-expandable device is available in some parts of the world, but not the United States.
Medicare now covers TriClip procedures for patients with symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation
CMS has finalized a new national coverage determination for T-TEER, sometimes known as transcatheter tricuspid valve repair. Abbott's TriClip is the only device approved by the FDA for T-TEER, but other treatment options are under development.
World’s first patient receives new-look heart pump—cardiologist ‘impressed’ by device’s performance
The CorWave technology is unlike other left ventricular assist devices, working in harmony with the patient's heartbeat and making adjustments as needed.
FDA issues Class I recall on infant heated wire circuits prone to disconnect
The faulty adapters must not be used. The devices, manufactured under the brand name AirLife, must be identified and quarantined because of the high risk of severe injury or death associated with the malfunction.

Benefits of anticoagulation decrease with age in AFib patients

The net clinical benefit of anticoagulants like warfarin and apixaban slows over time in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to a Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes study, diminishing as people age and face competing risks of death.

FDA warns of biotin interference in diagnostic troponin tests

The FDA issued a safety communication Nov. 5 reminding the public, healthcare providers and lab workers that the common supplement vitamin B7, or biotin, can interfere with certain diagnostic tests, including troponin tests that can be integral to a heart attack diagnosis.

Risk of bleeding, hemorrhagic stroke notably higher in women than men after PCI

Women face a greater risk of bleeding and hemorrhagic stroke after PCI than men, according to a new subgroup analysis of the GLOBAL LEADERS trial.

West Virginia achieves 1st-ever heart transplant

A 61-year-old patient at the West Virginia University Heart and Vascular Institute is the first in the state to receive a successful heart transplant, WVU reported Nov. 10.

E-cigs could be more harmful to CV health than traditional cigarettes

A study out of the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center suggests e-cigarettes—the culprit behind a vaping epidemic that’s injured more than 2,000 and claimed the lives of at least 39—could be more harmful to CV health than traditional cigarettes.

AFib patients most likely to discontinue dabigatran during first 6 months of treatment

Nearly three-quarters of atrial fibrillation patients taking dabigatran remain adherent to the medication two years after filling their first prescription, while just over 25% discontinue the drug for various reasons, according to an analysis published in the American Journal of Cardiology.

1st major study of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy offers clues about the elusive disease

Results from the world’s largest comprehensive study of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy patients are in—and they’re providing cardiologists with a wealth of previously unknown information about the disease.

Long-term survival poor in patients with moderate, severe AS

Both severe and moderate aortic stenosis, when left untreated, were associated with poor long-term survival in a large-scale study of Australian heart patients.

Clinical

Sanitation issue forces FDA recall of ventilator suction systems

Myval TAVR valve associated with positive durability data after 4 years

Medicare now covers TriClip procedures for patients with symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation

World’s first patient receives new-look heart pump—cardiologist ‘impressed’ by device’s performance

FDA issues Class I recall on infant heated wire circuits prone to disconnect