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Boston, the home of AF Symposium 2026

AF Symposium 2026 in Boston included new data from some of the biggest names in electrophysiology. Johnson & Johnson MedTech, Abbott, Atraverse Medical, Field Medical, Pulse Biosciences, Argá Medtech SA and CardioFocus were just some of the medtech companies at the heart of late-breaking presentations. 

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The J-Valve System is associated with positive 10-year outcomes for patients with severe AR, according to new research out of China. It also performs well in patients with severe AS.

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An experimental oral PCSK9 inhibitor is associated with LDL-C reductions that could prove to be a game-changer for patient care. 

SCAI has shared a new call to action as an observance of American Heart Month. The group is asking Congress to pass new pieces of legislation that could improve care for PAD patients and get important medical devices in the hands of interventional cardiologists.

Cerepak Detachable Coil Systems

Several detachable coil systems are being recalled due to a higher-than-expected failure to detach rate. Customers should not use them going forward.

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New Jersey-based Zydus Pharmaceuticals has recalled nearly 23,000 bottles of its icosapent ethyl capsules due to leakage issues that may have weakened their effectiveness. 

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Survival rates are high for both men and women presenting with BAV disease, according to a new analysis of nearly 28,000 SAVR patients.

Open surgical bypass is the gold standard, but endovascular therapies may provide value for high-risk patients with long femoropopliteal lesions.

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The two-year rates of all-cause mortality or disabling stroke were 4.3% for TAVR patients and 6.3% for SAVR patients.

The solution has still only been approved in the United States for investigational use. 

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This secondary analysis of data from the FIDELIO-DKD trial was presented May 17 at ACC.21 and published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology

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The study's authors believe they are the first group to investigate the real-time relationship between alcohol consumption and AFib events.

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Tim Szczykutowicz, PhD, associate professor radiology, University of Wisconsin Madison, explains the new technology developments in GE HealthCare's  FDA 510(k)-pending photon-counting CT scanner.