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ESC over a photo of ExCeL London conference and exhibition center.

<乌鸦传媒>Pause or Keep RAS Inhibitors Before Surgery? Take Your Pick.

Either choice is "acceptable" based on randomized study

A photo of a blister pack of statin pills and a stethoscope lying on a calendar.

<乌鸦传媒>Statin Candidate Pool Shrinks if PREVENT Risk Calculator Is Put to Current Practice

Fewer people using primary prevention medications expected to result in more CVD

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<乌鸦传媒>This U.S. President Was Dying, but His Doctors Zipped Their Lips

Eight decades after FDR's decline and death, do White House physicians owe truth to the public?

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<乌鸦传媒>Diuretics for Ambulatory HF Patients With Volume Overload: Winners & Losers

Three regimens compared head-to-head among abundant choices

A computer rendered cutaway of the heart showing the valves.

<乌鸦传媒>More Than 1 in 4 Seniors Have Asymptomatic Valve Disease

Most cases were mild, and age was a predictor of disease

A photo of surgeons in the operating room performing metabolic surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Major Heart Events Down With Metabolic Surgery for Apnea Patients With Obesity

All-cause mortality also lower compared with nonsurgical controls

A photo of a single-use applicator for the application of electrohydraulic shockwaves

<乌鸦传媒>Cardiac Shockwave Device Passes Hurdle in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

Question of clinical benefit beyond LVEF improvement will require larger trials

A photo of surgeons and a cardiopulmonary bypass machine in the operating room.

<乌鸦传媒>Amino Acid Infusion Before Cardiac Surgery Reduced Acute Kidney Injury

The amino acid mixture reduced stage 3 AKI by 44% compared with placebo

NYV over a photo of Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, NY

<乌鸦传媒>Established TAVR Platforms Evolving for Lifetime Management

New additions to Sapien, Evolut, Navitor lines aim to ensure coronary access

FDA APPROVED RSV prefusion F protein-based vaccine (Arexvy) over a microscope image of respiratory syncytial viruses.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Expands Use of RSV Vaccine to Include More Adults

Arexvy now approved for people 50 years and older at increased risk of serious outcomes

NYV over a photo of Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, NY

<乌鸦传媒>New Tricuspid Interventions Launched into 'Broken' System

Having the technology reach the right patients is a major challenge in the real world

NYV over a photo of Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, NY

<乌鸦传媒>Can Mitral Valve Innovators Dig Themselves Out of a Rut?

Current transcatheter mitral valve replacement devices a poor match for clinical need

A photo of residential buildings in Yakutsk, Siberia, Russia.

<乌鸦传媒>Most Heart Disease Deaths Still Occur in Cold Weather, but Heat Is a Growing Problem

Rising mortality burden from high ambient temperatures around the world

A computer rendering of a bioprosthetic surgical valve in the heart

<乌鸦传媒>Mortality Signal Emerges 2 Years After Valve-in-Valve TAVR for Failed SAVR

Alternative to redo surgery associated with several-fold increase in deaths, HF hospitalization

HRS over a photo of Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in Boston, MA

<乌鸦传媒>Early CRT Benefits HF With Moderately Reduced Ejection Fraction

Trial suggests a possible disease modifying benefit

EuroPCR over a photo of Palais des Congr猫s de Paris in Paris, France

<乌鸦传媒>ShortCut Leaflet Splitter for TAVR Helps Keep Coronaries Unblocked

Pivotal study supports safety, effectiveness of TAVR adjunct device against coronary obstruction

EuroPCR over a photo of Palais des Congr猫s de Paris in Paris, France

<乌鸦传媒>Indian Myval Enters TAVR Horse Race With Good Early Performance

Valve characterized by availability of intermediate sizes among other design features

EuroPCR over a photo of Palais des Congr猫s de Paris in Paris, France

<乌鸦传媒>Bicuspid Anatomy: Wrench Thrown in TAVR for Younger, Low-Risk Patients?

Controversial findings of low-risk trial allowing bicuspid patients

EuroPCR over a photo of Palais des Congr猫s de Paris in Paris, France

<乌鸦传媒>Joined Cath Procedures Turn the Table on SAVR-CABG

Small trial favors percutaneous approach to concomitant aortic stenosis and coronary disease

A photo of a mature man undergoing a stress test as his cardiologist and a male nurse look on.

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Cardiac Myosin Inhibitor Improves Exercise Capacity in HCM

Drug appears on par for efficacy, possibly safer than first drug approved in the class

A photo of a female nurse preparing her senior male patient for dialysis.

<乌鸦传媒>QT-Prolonging Meds Commonly Doled Out to Dialysis Patients

Most scripts originated from clinicians other than nephrologists

A person holding money, paying a doctor.

<乌鸦传媒>Is Industry Influence Driving LVAD Use by Cardiologists?

Clinical treatment decisions should be based on the best available evidence

Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil, performing the pig kidney transplant surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Too Ill for Typical Transplants, Woman Gets a Pig Kidney and Heart Pump Instead

Surgery marks sixth human xenotransplant performed at NYU Langone Health

A photo of a catheter ablation procedure.

<乌鸦传媒>Does Ejection Fraction Make or Break Afib Ablation in Heart Failure Patients?

Survival benefit does not extend to HFpEF group, meta-analysis suggests

FDA RECALL HeartMate II and HeartMate 3 over a photo of the HeartMate 3 device on an anatomical heart model.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Announces Recall of Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries

Recall comes years after issues were first raised

A computer rendering of the cutaway of a respiratory syncytial virus

<乌鸦传媒>Cardiac Events Common in Older, Hospitalized RSV Patients

New RSV vaccines could reduce risk, researchers said

A photo of surgeons working on a donor heart on a sterile bench.

<乌鸦传媒>Usefulness Questioned for Transplant Center Report Cards

Ratings look like noise due to volatile score changes every half year

ACC over a photo of Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA

<乌鸦传媒>Self-Expanding Evolut Valves Edge Out Sapien in Majority-Female TAVR Trial

Two common devices go head to head in people with small aortic annuli

ACC over a photo of Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA

<乌鸦传媒>Proof of Benefit in Acute MI Again Evades an SGLT2 Inhibitor

Yet empagliflozin gets a boost from a lower risk of total HF events in EMPACT-MI

ACC over a photo of Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA

<乌鸦传媒>Interatrial Shunt's Prospects in Heart Failure Shrink After RELIEVE-HF

Ventura device showed promise in narrower pool of HF patients with reduced EF

A photo of a bottle of Farxiga tablets

<乌鸦传媒>SGLT2i Better Than Diuretic for Early Decongestion in Acute Heart Failure?

Trial missed primary endpoint but suggestive results support more diuresis with less diuretic use

An image of an Abrams needle biopsy.

<乌鸦传媒>Medical Thoracoscopy Not the Only Good Way to Biopsy Complex Pleural Effusion

Image-assisted needle biopsy matched diagnostic accuracy in some patients

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<乌鸦传媒>In Heart Failure, Thinking Care Will Be Unaffordable May Mean Poorer Outcomes

Distress over high cost of treatment in a Chinese study was linked to survival, quality of life

A photo of a female nurse attaching a blood pressure cuff to her mature female patient.

<乌鸦传媒>Heart Disease Outcomes Better When Anxiety, Depression Are Treated

Benefits associated with psychotherapy, antidepressants seen in analysis of Medicaid records

FDA ADCOMM TriClip G4 system over a photo of the device

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Advisors Nearly All Aboard the TriClip Train for Tricuspid Regurgitation

Committee voted 13-1 that the benefits of the TEER device outweigh the risks in certain patients

A photo of surgeons during heart transplant surgery

<乌鸦传媒>Risk Score Proposed to Anchor Forthcoming Donor Heart Allocation Rules

Current six-tier system on the outs due to excessive manipulation

FDA APPROVED Evoque tricuspid valve replacement over a computer rendering of the device.

<乌鸦传媒>First Transcatheter Tricuspid Regurgitation Treatment Approved

FDA greenlights system for severe cases cleared by the heart team

STS over a photo of Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX

<乌鸦传媒>Caution Raised for Post-TAVR Cardiac Surgeries

Surgeons report rise in TAVR explants and other risky procedures

Composited optical coherence tomography images

<乌鸦传媒>Can the Eye Reveal Cardiac and Lung Disease -- Plus Much More?

Researchers link thinner retinal layers to higher risk of multiple diseases

<乌鸦传媒>Increase in Congenital Syphilis; Decrease in Breast Cancer Mortality

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