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A computer rendering of the Reveal Linq implantable loop recorder

<乌鸦传媒>Clues for Smarter Rhythm Monitoring After Cardiac Surgery?

Predictors of POAF burden, late-occurring POAF identified in prospective study

FDA ODAC durvalumab (Imfinzi) over a computer rendering of an antibody attacking lung cancer cells.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Panel Supports More Clarity in NSCLC Perioperative Immunotherapy Trials

Committee unanimously backs mandating trial design to distinguish effects of therapy phases

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<乌鸦传媒>Pay People, and They Will Go to Cardiac Rehab

Financial rewards increase participation in guideline-recommended programs

A computer rendering of a stent in an artery.

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Goalpost for PCI Excellence Is Borrowed From the Surgeons

"Failure to rescue" may help with quality improvement in interventional cardiology

A photo of surgeons implanting a stent during vascular surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Meta-Analysis Favors Complete Coronary Revascularization in a Single Go

But definitive proof on timing of procedures still lacking

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<乌鸦传媒>Women-Specific Goalposts Urged for Coronary Bypass Surgery

Smaller releases of troponin, CK-MB still associated with periprocedural heart injury

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

Question of clinical benefit beyond LVEF improvement will require larger trials

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

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

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

<乌鸦传媒>Brain-Protected TAVR Results in Fewer Real-World Disabling Strokes

Also, patients with prior stroke ID'd as likely responders in TVT registry analysis

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

<乌鸦传媒>Novel Heart Device Lead Sails Through Performance Hurdles

Next-gen Medtronic ICD lead wire meets pivotal trial safety and efficacy endpoints

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

SCAI over a photo of Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, CA

<乌鸦传媒>Gene Therapy Allowing Heart to Grow New Blood Vessels Supported by Early Data

Researchers are eyeing catheter-based delivery for people with refractory angina

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<乌鸦传媒>If Biopsy Needed for ILD Diagnosis, Start With Less-Invasive Option, Trial Suggests

Reduced patient burden using "step-up" approach with transbronchial cryobiopsy first

FDA APPROVED alectinib (Alecensa) over a computer rendering of lung cancer.

<乌鸦传媒>Alectinib Lands FDA Approval for Adjuvant Therapy in NSCLC

The ALK inhibitor reduced the risk of recurrence or death by 76% versus chemotherapy

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<乌鸦传媒>Evidence Strengthens for De-Escalating Axillary Surgery in Breast Cancer

Trial suggests axillary dissection can be avoided in some patients with early breast cancer

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<乌鸦传媒>After Lariat LAA Ligater Disappoints in aMAZE, Is a Path Ahead Still Possible?

Adjunctive LAA ligation did not help efficacy of catheter pulmonary vein isolation

Photo of a doctor performing a coronary angiography.

<乌鸦传媒>Culprit Lesion PCI Before Diagnostic Angiography for Faster STEMI Reperfusion

Strategy for shorter needle-to-balloon time appeared safe in preliminary data

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<乌鸦传媒>Preemies' Hernia Surgery Can Wait

Randomized study shows safety advantage to inguinal repair after initial discharge

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<乌鸦传媒>Do Race, Sex Factor Into Who Has Donor Heart Offers Turned Down by Transplant Docs?

Black people, men receive more offers before one is accepted

FDA RECALL Impella left-sided blood pumps: Instructions For Use (IFU) over a computer rendering of the device

<乌鸦传媒>Wider Pool of Impella Heart Pumps Caught in Recall After 49 Deaths

Devices require label correction for left ventricle perforation risk

A computer rendering of endotracheal intubation via hyperangulated video laryngoscopy

<乌鸦传媒>Use of Video Laryngoscopy Reduced Endotracheal Intubation Attempts

Video laryngoscopy also led to fewer intubation failures, injuries versus direct laryngoscopy

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<乌鸦传媒>Placenta Issues Linked to Newborns' Brain Aberrations in Congenital Heart Disease

Study supports hypothesis that placental abnormalities are intertwined with brain development

A photo of surgeons performing surgery on a patient with lung cancer

<乌鸦传媒>Changing the Surgical Paradigm in Oligometastatic NSCLC

Propensity-score matched analysis suggests survival benefit with surgery to the primary tumor

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

FDA ADCOMM TriClip G4 system over a photo of the device

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Reviewers Skeptical on TriClip for Tricuspid Regurgitation

Tricuspid valve repair system is up for advisory committee scrutiny on Tuesday

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

<乌鸦传媒>Pushback on Rule for Surgical Lymph Node Sampling During Lung Resection

Surgeons debate the right standard for lymph node dissection in lung cancer

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

<乌鸦传媒>CABG Surgeons Link Multi-Arterial Grafts to Patient Longevity

Short of a definitive trial, MAG proponents make do with national registry data

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

<乌鸦传媒>Drug-Related Endocarditis: A First Stab at Recommendations for Surgeons

STS consensus statement on ethics, surgical criteria, transcatheter debulking

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

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

<乌鸦传媒>Cooling Technique Frowned Upon in Aortic Arch Surgery

Cognitive deficits common even with less than 20 minutes of hypothermic circulatory arrest

<乌鸦传媒>Surgical LAA Closure Rises to the Top in STS Guideline for Afib

Society strongly endorses concomitant LAA occlusion during cardiac surgery

A computer rendering of the deployment of a stent.

<乌鸦传媒>FFR-Guided PCI Saves $$ Clamping Down on Unnecessary Stents in MI Patients

Cost-effectiveness shown over angiographic guidance for complete revascularization

AHA over a photo of Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

<乌鸦传媒>Angioplasty Redeemed for Stable Angina in Sham-Controlled ORBITA-2

Reduced angina frequency with anti-anginal meds out of the picture

A photo of a senior woman sitting on an operating table prior to surgery.

<乌鸦传媒>Heart Injuries Suggest Reconsideration of Holding BP Meds for Surgery

Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension

TCT over a photo of the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.

<乌鸦传媒>EP Study During TAVR Offers Better Prediction of Late Conduction Disturbances

Interventional cardiologists trained to handle His bundle recordings at one center

TCT over a photo of the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.

<乌鸦传媒>Small Aortic Annuli Not Inherently More Amenable to TAVR

TAVR, SAVR result in similar outcomes in female-dominated VIVA randomized trial

TCT over a photo of the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.

<乌鸦传媒>Drug-Coated Balloon Answers 'Embarrassing' Need for In-Stent Restenosis in U.S.

Agent device avoids additional layer of stenting in patients with recurrent blockages

TCT over a photo of the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.

<乌鸦传媒>Early Experience Keeps Tendyne TMVR on Track for MR and Severe MAC

Will preliminary results be confirmed by SUMMIT trial to come?

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