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MiRus Siegel TAVR

The Siegel TAVR valve includes no nickel or cobalt. In fact, its frame was built using special alloys specifically developed by MiRus. 

heart data research doctor cardiologist AI

Researchers with Mayo Clinic have shown that EHR-driven risk assessments could go a long way toward improving care for PCI patients. 

Farapulse Boston Scientific Pulsed Field Ablation PFA fda approval

The FDA's 2024 approval of the Farapulse system covered patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Now, however, the technology is officially approved for patients with more persistent symptoms. 

blood test research laboratory

It may not always be necessary to subject heart transplant patients to one biopsy after another. 

Researchers hope these policies can be standardized in the future to help avoid confusion and improve clinician safety.

Dr. Marwan al-Sultan

A prominent doctor and multiple family members are dead after an Israeli airstrike. "Thousands of heart patients will suffer as a result of his killing," one colleague said.

Innovation at work

The late-breaking five-year results of the Evolut Low-Risk Trial presented at ACC.25 showed positive results for the Evolut TAVR system when compared to SAVR.

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One of the most formidable societies of medical professionals in the U.S. is going toe-to-toe with Robert F. Kennedy’s HHS over changing vaccination recommendations. 

Tom Price, MD, former secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), said one way to address the growing shortage of physicians is to expand medical resident positions, but these are tied to Medicare spending so alternative means may be needed.