May 2021

19% of heart attack survivors develop HF within 5 years | More support for prior authorization legislation ()
May in Review: FDA announces multiple Class I recalls | Popular foods that may damage the heart | Alcohol & AFib ()
Week in Review: A warning about fish oil | Marijuana use & heart damage | More than 30,000 stent systems recalled ()
Researchers in Spain make a key discovery | The pandemic's long-term impact | The cost of dapagliflozin ()
Economics & Policy: The latest salary data | 20 months in prison for fraud | Magnets & implanted medical devices ()
Plant-based meals & CVD | ‘Fish oil can no longer be considered harmless’ | PCI outcomes for cancer patients ()
Radial access vs. femoral access for complex PCI | Additional benefits of the DASH diet | 2 new FDA clearances ()
Imaging & Physiology: ECG results link marijuana use to heart damage | CMR & PAH | Long-term damage from COVID-19 ()
Structural Heart Disease: LAAO lowers stroke risk | Hypertension & congenital heart disease | When TEER fails ()
STEMI after TAVR | CDC reviewing cases of heart damage in young adults after COVID-19 vaccination ()
News Alert: CDC reviewing cases of heart damage in young adults after COVID-19 vaccination ()
Heart Failure: Omecamtiv mecarbil boosts outcomes | High BP & heart failure | The dangers of secondhand smoke ()
Marijuana use & heart damage | Boston Scientific recalls more than 30,000 stent systems | Aggressive BP management ()
News Alert: FDA announces recall of more than 31,000 Boston Scientific stent systems ()
Vascular & Endovascular: Post-TAVR infective endocarditis & stroke | Cardiologists perform live for charity ()
Week in Review: Alcohol & AFib | More than 60,000 pacemakers recalled | The $20M lawsuit over cardiology ()
New York cardiologist headed to prison | TAVR or surgery? | How Trump & Clinton led to a rise in heart rhythm issues ()
TAVR: Medtronic's big milestone | 11% of sites deliver below-average care | Permanent pacemakers & valve-in-valve TAVR ()
No capacity restrictions at Heart Rhythm 2021 | A $20M lawsuit over cardiology services | Immediate vs. delayed PCI ()
Confirmed: Elective revascularization provides long-term benefits | A milestone for Medtronic | Dapagliflozin & COVID-19 ()
Heart Rhythm: Finerenone limits AFib | Abbott pacemakers recalled | Fish oil & AFib | Unnecessary care? ()
Alcohol increases the risk of AFib | 'This is going to prevent thousands of strokes' | New data on finerenone ()
More than 60,000 pacemakers recalled | Cardiologist salaries in the wake of COVID | ACC backs prior authorization bill ()
Week in Review: Hostile work environments | Below-average TAVR care | Antidepressants & high blood pressure ()
FDA's warning about cell phone batteries & implanted devices | Medtronic's newest recall | A sneak peek from ACC.21 ()
News Alert: FDA announces new recall of instructions for Medtronic’s HVAD system ()
Common meds linked to high blood pressure | $8M for AI-powered CVD detection | Advanced dementia & AFib ()
Prevention & Risk Reduction: Alcohol & CVD | 8 popular foods that can damage the heart | Vegetarian diets ()
A fresh look at ethics & professionalism | BASILICIA before TAVR | Startup hires cardiologist away from Amazon ()
Practice Management: New cath lab guidelines | 11% of TAVR sites deliver below-average care | 2 big FDA recalls ()
Heart issues after mild COVID-19 infections | Hostility common in cardiology | AI model predicts post-TAVR IE ()
News Alert: 44% of cardiologists have experienced a hostile work environment ()
Long-term damage from COVID-19 | 11% of TAVR sites deliver below-average care | Fish oil supplements & AFib ()
News Alert: 11% of TAVR sites deliver below-average care ()
Week in Review: 8 popular foods that can damage the heart | Valve type & TAVR outcomes | Early ACC.21 coverage ()
Stroke & post-TAVR infective endocarditis | USPSTF rules on taking vitamins to prevent CVD | Abbott launches TAP-CHF trial ()
How valve type, anesthesia strategy affect TAVR outcomes | Cardiologists perform live procedures for charity ()
Interventional & Surgery: Robotic-assisted PCI shows promise | Guided antiplatelet therapy ()
Acute Coronary Syndromes: Early CMR imaging for unexplained heart attacks | Vegetarian diets & heart disease ()
Permanent pacemakers after valve-in-valve TAVR | FDA approves dapagliflozin for CKD | HF & pneumonia ()
COVID-19: A cardiologist's guide to vaccine-related blood clots | ‘The next wave of complications’ | High-risk patients ()
8 popular foods that damage the heart | 30-day Evolut data | When TEER fails | The high costs of low-value care ()