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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.   

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Thickening of artery wall, reduced heart function linked to HIV

HIV carries a fourfold increase in risk of sudden cardiac death, even in asymptomatic patients.

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Johnson & Johnson to acquire Shockwave Medical for $13.1B

The rumors, it seems, were true. Once the deal is finalized, Shockwave Medical will operate as a business unit within Johnson & Johnson MedTech.

Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement (TPVR) with Medtronic’s self-expanding Harmony valve is both safe and effective after more than a year, according to new real-world data published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.[1]

TPVR with self-expanding Harmony valve associated with ‘excellent’ real-world outcomes

Transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement is still linked to certain risks, researchers noted, but new data confirm it is a safe, effective treatment option for patients with severe PR. 

Osso VR, a San Francisco-based virtual reality (VR) company, has developed a new VR training simulation focused on left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) procedures. The simulation is designed to offer clinicians a new way to practice LAAO procedures in a “repeatable, risk-free virtual environment.”

Cardiologist-approved VR for interventional procedures headed to ACC.24

San Francisco-based Osso VR and the American College of Cardiology have collaborated on advanced LAAO simulations. The two groups first started working together back in 2022. 

FDA announces new recall of neurovascular catheters built by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary

The recall is due to ongoing concerns about the devices breaking. Three patients have been injured as a result of this issue.

GE Healthcare has announced the upcoming launch of new artificial intelligence (AI) software compatible with the company’s Vscan Air SL handheld ultrasound system.

GE Healthcare launching new AI software for handheld ultrasound system

The company's new AI offering, a product of its 2023 acquisition of Caption Health, will make its debut at ACC.24 in Atlanta.

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Microwave ablation an effective, safer treatment for thyroid carcinoma, study finds

A comparative analysis against surgical resection found MWS had the same survival rate and caused fewer side effects.

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Cardiology, radiology groups urge insurance provider to rethink imaging policy

SCAI and four other major healthcare organizations signed a joint letter in support of intravascular ultrasound. 

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