California-based Masimo received the clearance just a few months after being acquired by Danaher Corporation in a deal worth approximately $9.9 billion.
"Patients do not need to become athletes to improve their cardiovascular health," one expert explained. "Small increases in physical activity can produce meaningful benefits, particularly for those who are currently inactive.”
The instructions for Abbott's Amplatzer Amulet Left Atrial Appendage Occluder now include more details about minimizing the risk of pulmonary artery injury. This a Class II recall, but no devices need to be returned.
Overall, more than 950,000 clinicians submitted queries to a popular AI platform from January 2024 to June 2026. Cardiovascular care was a common topic, especially questions about specific treatments and medications.
Cardiac surgeon compensation is up 11%, according to new survey data from MedAxiom and the American College of Cardiology. Vascular surgeons experienced an increase in pay as well, but it was much smaller.
A new FDA-approved pulmonary valve should reduce the number of open-heart surgeries children with congenital heart disease require as they grow older. Emile Bacha, MD, explained the importance of this device in a new video interview.
Certain Sapien M3 TMVR delivery systems have been linked to a risk of malfunctioning in a way that puts patients at risk. The devices included in this early alert should be returned to the manufacturer.
Traditionally, the interventional cardiologist first visualizes the coronary anatomy in detail when contrast is injected in the catheterization laboratory. For many patients, however, that anatomy has already been captured, often in considerable detail, by coronary CT angiography (CCTA) performed earlier in the clinical pathway. This article considers how this dataset can be used to plan the procedure, an approach referred to as CT-guided PCI.
